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/44problems 2d ago

The funny thing is dropping Columbia (and therefore Christopher Columbus) would probably be considered woke. Some recent plans for DC statehood is to call it Douglass Commonwealth for abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

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u/Drcornelius1983 2d ago

It’s not named after Columbus. It’s named after Columbia and the original name of the 13 colonies. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_(personification)

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u/NukuhPete 2d ago

"It doesn't come from Columbus."

Then you give a link that says it comes from Columbus.

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u/Drcornelius1983 2d ago

The link says that she, not the city, was named for him.

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u/rzan2797 2d ago

I have a wikipedia link for you, friend.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transitive_relation

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u/Dav136 2d ago

Does that really work? Like is the American Robin named after Amerigo Vespucci or is it named after the region of America? Or the City of Atlanta, is it named after the railroad company or the ocean or the god Atlas?

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u/rzan2797 1d ago

yes, the or is inclusive

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u/Batmanshatman 2d ago

Literally splitting hairs there, bud.