Apple Maps now shows the Gulf of America
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Did my part
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Yeah gulf of “North America” would be more accurate in that scenario
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Google maps on Android shows "Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)".
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That opens another can of worms, since the continent is called America, and the country that appropriated it is The United States of America. Calling the continent “Americas” implies that USA is the original America.
As recent as the 80s it was still called America by everyone except USA and some countries of Europe.
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OK, fine, Central America. OP's point still stands.
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I think it’s just disgusting to see these companies I am dependent on bowing down to Trump’s bullshit.
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Well, yeah, because the United States Geographical Service is the source of truth for geographical names. No surprise Google and Apple follow it. There's a little more breakdown than that, but that's the gist of it.
https://www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names/domestic-names
The change is fucking stupid, you know it, I know it, we all know it. Save your fucking ire for all the real shit going down. In comparison, this doesn't rate a single breath.
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Pathetic.
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Is this a fucking joke
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He’s a bot
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Still says Gulf of Mexico to me. Is the change just for American users then?
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We’ve known since the beginning their products are made off the suffering of slave labor. Them being evil isn’t new whatsoever.
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Seems like it. Still Gulf of Mexico on my end.
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Starting a petition to have places renamed for Canadians.
No longer the USA, it shall be called the 4th Canadian territory: south central Canada
The arctic shall be named: Suckitputin
Greenland shall be named: Greenland (suckitmagats)
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Maybe if enough people file feedback on the name change they will reconsider. At least they will have a glut of feedback to deal with.
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I agree with the sentiment on Gulf of Americas. But I think the singular (and referring to land of both continents) makes more sense. Firstly because it rolls off the tongue better. Secondly because the existence of the 'North America' and 'South America' both imply that those lands are parts of a larger body of land called America. North America being the Northern half of America. While South America presides in the Southern half.
'America' being the United States is only reinforced by the fact that the United States is the most significant nation in global politics East of the Pacific and West of the Atlantic.
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In the UK, it says both. One above the other.
Spineless and pathetic.
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The one group that does understand class solidarity are the wealthy. They're not bowing to him because they're all in sync.
