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Mexico asks Google to reject U.S. renaming of the Gulf of Mexico. (www.thecentersquare.com)
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum wrote a letter asking Google to reject the U.S. decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America on its mapping service.

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[-] tiramichu@lemm.ee 94 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Google is pretty well known for displaying certain 'contested' things with different names in different countries.

It will change only for those viewing from the US I believe, not the rest of the world.

That this should even be 'contested' is a joke, but Google views this Trump-pandering as the price of their seat at the top table for this new administration, and they're quite happy to do it.

If we have to rename it, my vote is for the "Gulf of CUM" (Cuba, USA and Mexico)

That's fair isnt it? 💦

[-] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 38 points 2 months ago

As a US citizen I want it left as the Gulf of Mexico.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 23 points 2 months ago

I'd be down for gulf of cum

[-] atx_aquarian@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

No no, we're still talking about the map.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

1000019578

I know

[-] nexguy@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

So then in 4 years if a dem gets elected everything gets changed back... then a few years later if a rep gets elected...flipflop forever?

[-] RainBlast@startrek.website 12 points 2 months ago

Reread what you replied to. He wants it to be called the same thing it has always been called and what the rest of the world calls it. No president should be able to arbitrarily rename shit every 4 years. It dissolves the utility of giving things names.

[-] nexguy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I agree and it wasn't a reply, just a thought that it could technically flip back and forth...ridiculously. which is very sad. It will always be gulf of Mexico and denali to me.

[-] state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 months ago

Do you still think there will be an election in four years?

[-] DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago

Well hopefully there won't be a trump in four years.

[-] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

It sounds like their is only one English language version of Maps, so Canada, UK, etc. will also change.

[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 59 points 2 months ago

The dumbest timeline...again.

[-] ramble81@lemm.ee 26 points 2 months ago

Huh, I’m in the US and noticed it’s still the Gulf of Mexico.

[-] Brain@lemmy.zip 18 points 2 months ago

It's not official until the Government enters it into the Geographic Names Information System. Once that happens Google will begin changing their maps.

[-] CCMan1701A@startrek.website 14 points 2 months ago

They are likely waiting for the cartographers to finish their jobs.... Unless they were asked to resign... Who knows how this government functions at this point.

Waiting for the presidential cars to be replaced with cyber trucks.

[-] AndrewZabar@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago

Why did the name get changed? U.S.A. needed another ego stroke? Our public perception of nonstop ego-masturbation slowing down?

[-] samus12345@lemm.ee 25 points 2 months ago

The usual white nationalism bullshit.

[-] Macallan@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

aka the usual Trump bullshit..

[-] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

Reminds me of when I posted "Trump's white nationalist America" to a place right wingers frequent. They freaked out pretty hard. Gee, I wonder why.

[-] GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

Other documents that mention "the gulf of Mexico" will become unenforceable.

[-] CCMan1701A@startrek.website 17 points 2 months ago

I think the plan is if your in the US the name will change. I think. Something about USA being classified as a sensitive nation when before names didn't hurt us.

Backbone lost.

[-] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It is fucking freedom fries all over again.

[-] FabledAepitaph@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

It will always be the Gulf of Mexico to me

[-] Tronn4@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Being run by snowflakes

[-] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Ahhh yes. The United States. A sensitive nation of white nationalist snowflakes. It's honestly on brand.

[-] esc27@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

The people with the authority to officially change the name in the U.S. did so. The opportunity to do something about it was 3 months ago when only about a third of eligible voters voted against this crap. So here we are, and it is only going to get worse.

[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 1 points 2 months ago

There is still reason to pressure Google in the US (based on this policy of theirs) and especially abroad (as they plan to use both names outside USA and Mexico). Otherwise, they are handing Trump an easy win.

[-] ethman42@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

According to Google:

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.

[-] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

So far I've got MapQuest and something called Maps.ME ready to replace Google.

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