Google Maps will change the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, Denali to Mount McKinley

[shoulderoforion@fedia.io]

Google is complying with President Donald Trump's executive action that renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Soon, the name change will appear on Google Maps.

[absolutelynotavelociraptor@sh.itjust.works]

They learnt nothing from the twitter renaming, didn't they?

We're gonna have so much fun triggering Magastanis by calling it gulf of mexico

[sanctus@lemmy.world]

Can't wait to deadname these and watch conservatives lose their minds, the hit 'em with the "So its okay for you to identify things as you see fit, but not for people to do so to themselves? And you say you like freedom?"

[mrnesser@lemmy.world]

Rest of the world is sitting here looking at america like its a wierd old aunt sitting in a corner eating what we hope is sweets but could be cockroaches

[_stranger_@lemmy.world]

It's so much worse than cockroaches.

[_stranger_@lemmy.world]

I regularly visit the Texas coast, and I don't think I've ever said the "of Mexico" part out loud in a conversation ever. (Everyone just says "The Gulf". But now I absolutely will. Especially when I'm calling around for quotes on a deep sea charter.

[noodlejetski@lemm.ee]

https://publicpolicy.googleblog.com/2008/04/how-google-determines-names-for-bodies.html

When our policy says that we display the "primary, common, local" names for a body of water, each of those three adjectives has an important and distinct meaning. By saying "primary", we aim to include names of dominant use, rather than having to add every conceivable local nickname or variation. By saying "common", we mean to include names which are in widespread daily use, rather than giving immediate recognition to any arbitrary governmental re-naming. In other words, if a ruler announced that henceforth the Pacific Ocean would be named after her mother, we would not add that placemark unless and until the name came into common usage. Finally, by saying "local", we aim to reflect the primary and common names used by countries that actually border the body of water, as they are the countries recognized under international law as having a special sovereign stake in it.