Why they changed it, I can’t say.
(Donald just liked it better that way.)
Y’know, this wouldn’t be so bad if it were renamed, “Gulf of the Americas” - eg, North America and South America. Added bonus: It’s not what Trump wanted so he’ll be pissed.
The reason why people are protesting the random changing of the name is the vast amount of work it generates. Websites, textbooks, maps, etc. will all have to be updated (and all this accumulates to a couple million dollars). By this logic, “Gulf of the Americas” is just as bad.
I see your point about generating work, but name changes happen - German shepherd dogs becoming “Alsatians” during WW2, Mt. McKinley, a bunch of things in the US. But if it’s going to be changed, let’s not make it what Trump wants. He probably can’t even find it on a map anyway.
Am I the only one who thinks this, very specifically this, is good? I don’t want corporations deciding what to call things: they should use official maps. This is the only part of this fiasco working as it should.
I don’t know what the legal process is for changing a place name, but as far as I know should come through Congress, assuming they were doing their jobs. It should usually originate from locals like with Denali, but there’s no locals here. It’s only a weak impotent congress afraid to claim their Constitutional authority, afraid to stand up for themselves, afraid to stand up for their constituents. Afraid to “tell it like it is”, vote their conscience or even best interest, afraid to stand up for their country or constituents
I’m on the side of this being a distraction. It’s stupid and egotistical, and I’ll continue using the real name until it’s fixed. However it’s mostly noise for something that doesn’t ultimately matter much. Don’t let it distract you from much more important damage to our democracy, our society, our future.
But also Linux would be a great choice for many people
Are you the only one that thinks this is good? Probably
It‘s the 9 dash line all over again. It‘s so petty and pathetic.
Reported in Apple Maps as incorrect name. Won’t change anything, but it needed to be done.
Yeah me too. And a snide comment about supporting this douchebag. Made me feel better at least.
I wrote that “Gulf of America” is only used by an authoritarian regime and “not widely used.”
Please everyone do your part to report the incorrect information on google maps.
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app.
- Navigate to the gulf of Mexico
- Tap Menu (your profile pictude) Send feedback (way at the bottom). Wrong information.
I couldn’t find this “Send feedback” section
Look at every corporation bend the knee and enthusiastically embrace the fascist fusion of corporation and state.
I’ve been saying it for a decade but it keeps getting more obvious. The oligarchs and their corporations have been financing the fascists, and working towards the takeover, the entire goddamn time. I’m not talking about Elon and the tech bros. I’m talking about the global 0.0001%, the tens of thousands of oligarchs who own the lions share of every market. They’ve spent decades watching the CCP and Russian oligarchy with envy, yearning for the one party state capitalism and authoritarian control of the masses — just replacing communism™️ with freedom™️, religion™️ and nationalism™️ — free from the risk that democracy represents to their wealth and power.
OsmAnd still holding out! I will never not call it the Gulf of Mexico.
I think the world should stop calling USians americans. America is a huge place spanning 2 continents encompassing so many different cultures uniquely American. I always thought it was weird calling Mexicans in the US, Mexican American. It’s like saying American American. Wouldn’t Mexicans in Mexico also be Mexican Americans? Just never felt right to me.
In Spanish you say “estadounidense” which is pretty much “unitedstatesian”.
Not sure why anyone is surprised…they’re all bootlicking corporations that don’t want the mob boss to fuck with their mergers and/or investigate them for their various crimes.
There have been a lot of sycophantic comments floating around here the past 24 hours about how Apple was better because they didn’t change it when Google did. Now the same folks are saying well Apple had no choice. So weird to lick the boots of trillion dollar companies.
Are you confident those are the same users?
Yes.
Because Apple people are in a cult.
Someone please make it stop?
We have an asteroid incoming, so there’s hope…
It hasn’t even been an entire month yet…
Holy shit, I can’t believe this is true
I asked nicely? Please?
There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.
1438 days, 14 hours, 6 minutes remaining.
Well I can hear right now…
Stahp!
Get your guillotine ready, because this is just starting.
End stage capitalism.
Organic Maps is great btw.
From now on I will only refer to the USA as Estados Unidos de América.
Estados Unidos de Norteamérica
Be carefull with that kind of talk, you’re likely to get deported. /s
Northern Mexico sounds better. That will make President Elon annoyed and the First Lady Tramp throw a tantrum.
Fuck the C-suite execs🤘
I’m still going to call it the Gulf of Mexico🇲🇽Golfo de México
You’re next, New Mexico!
The next Democrat should run with the goal to rename it to Gulf of Donald’s Defeat. I would vote for them.
Assuming we don’t just get 8 years of President Vance…
Assuming you ever get to vote again. I thinks it’s extremely naive to believe Pedonald will ever leave office. Americans choose fascism, it’s not just a figure of speech.
I’m not American, I just live here… for now
So happy that I made the change for Linux Mint yesterday and said goodbye to Microsoft forever. Let’s not forget that their billions comes from us.
