The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 3 months agoComing up with new names is hardlemmy.worldimagemessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1603arrow-down116
arrow-up1587arrow-down1imageComing up with new names is hardlemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 3 months agomessage-square62fedilink
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up92·3 months 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-down1·3 months agoAlso after wildlife we killed and nature we destroyed to build it.
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up12·3 months agoWisconsin, but it applies to a lot of the Midwest and Plains and… Kinda everywhere in the US.
minus-squaredoctordevice@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up10·3 months agoCould be a lot of places. Washington is full of them, too.
minus-squarechicagohuman@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-23 months agoAnd Chicago was named with a native word that describes a local onion or something
minus-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-23 months agoThat sounds offensive
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·3 months 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.