The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 2 years agoComing up with new names is hardlemmy.worldimagemessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1606arrow-down117
arrow-up1589arrow-down1imageComing up with new names is hardlemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 2 years agomessage-square62fedilink
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up92·2 years agoNot around here. We named towns after terms from native tribes who were kicked out of the area.
minus-squaresteal_your_face@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down1·2 years agoAlso after wildlife we killed and nature we destroyed to build it.
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 years agoWisconsin, but it applies to a lot of the Midwest and Plains and… Kinda everywhere in the US.
minus-squaredoctordevice@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 years agoCould be a lot of places. Washington is full of them, too.
minus-squarechicagohuman@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-22 years agoAnd Chicago was named with a native word that describes a local onion or something
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-22 years agoThat sounds offensive
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·2 years agoIt’s fine. Ayn Rand said it’s OK because they’re not real people or something.
Not around here. We named towns after terms from native tribes who were kicked out of the area.
Also after wildlife we killed and nature we destroyed to build it.
Michigan?
Wisconsin, but it applies to a lot of the Midwest and Plains and… Kinda everywhere in the US.
Could be a lot of places. Washington is full of them, too.
And Chicago was named with a native word that describes a local onion or something
That sounds offensive
It’s fine. Ayn Rand said it’s OK because they’re not real people or something.