• vortic@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Wow, this was in the town of White Settlement, TX where a resolution to change the name to “West Settlement” was rejected by a 90% vote in 2005. Interestingly, it is only 52+ white.

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        1 year ago

        Or maybe it’s just a big ol waste of time and money to fully rename a town.

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          It’s an effort that pays dividends far into the future. Like changing military bases named after confederates. Regardless of the effort, future generations benefit from present wisdom.

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            “White Settlement” is apparently the name that the Native Americans gave it in the 1800s and it stuck. Literally nothing like naming military bases after Confederates.

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              I get that this makes it a little bit different, but practically I’m not sure it matters. People don’t care about name origins, and our relationships with names have changed since 1800. Whether or not “White Settlement” is offensive is a different question that I’m unsure about.

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                1 year ago

                No, it makes it a lot different. Evidently people do care about name origins, because they chose not to change the name.

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                  1 year ago

                  Some may have! But I’d need to do research on this particular vote to make that sort of claim confidently. I suspect it was complicated, because things like this are complicated! Just like names ;)

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      1 year ago

      To be fair, you can’t really know when you are going to come across a cat in a building and allergy pills are a thing.

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        I can count the number of times I’ve met a cat in a public funded building. It’s zero. A library isn’t some randomly owned house or business, it’s meant as a public resource which everyone should feel comfortable using.

        Is this the hill I die on? No, but that doesn’t mean it’s a pain in the ass for a non trivial amount of people.

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          If you have a cat in your local library and it causes issues for people then you should bring it up with them. You’re acting like one singular cat in one singular library where the majority of people wanted the cat is directly and negatively effecting you.

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      1 year ago

      That is indeed a valid point. But wouldn’t you be willing to die for this adorable little fella ?

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        I mean it’s not the hill I die on lol, it’s a minor allergic reaction and I have what I need at home.

        I’m just saying that not wanting a cat in a public funded place isn’t really meme material IMO, is a pretty tame request.

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          Not wanting a aninal that can cause allergic reactions in a public place is absolut common sense. This is in part what makes this a good meme, I think.

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      You’ll be fine. My girlfriend is a allergic to cats but she’s had one in the house for over a decade now.

      Just admit that the real reason is because you don’t like cats, and being allergic to them is a convenient excuse.