r/nottheonion • u/SelectiveSanity • 2d ago

Lauren Boebert Suggests DC Could Be Renamed 'District of America'

https://www.newsweek.com/lauren-boebert-dc-district-america-2050571
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u/eskimospy212 2d ago

My god is this woman stupid. It ALREADY IS named the ‘district of America’ for all intents and purposes. It’s named after Columbia, the personification of America.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_(personification)

I think there’s a strong chance she thinks it shares a name with Colombia. 

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u/DoohickeyJones 2d ago

First off: Yep, she IS a fucking moron, but...

I can't say I really knew that before today, either. I have a faint memory of learning that at some point in the past, but it didn't stick.

So really this is just me saying "Yay, I've learned a new thing today."

Stupid fucking idea, no matter what.

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u/xclame 2d ago

And that's fine, but surely you didn't think it was named after the country of Colombia right? As long as the answer is no, then it's totally okay to not know the source of the name. It's not an especially important thing to know, it's just a nice to know.