In the EU, they still show Mexico, while google shows both names:
this post was submitted on 11 Feb 2025
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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.
Put all borders in Sharpie, you Apple cowards!!
Google maps on Android shows "Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)".
Hot take, but I'd actually be fine with the US calling it the Gulf of the Americas since it is a shared gulf by north and south America. There are examples like the south China Sea and the Persian Gulf that have different names depending on what country you are in. But calling it the Gulf of America is just dumb.
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.
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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Google Maps right now:
Is this a fucking joke
Well this is surely upsetting.
Par for course
I honestly don’t give a shit, and wish less attention was given to inconsequential nonsense like this.
Trump and co are doing things far more destructive than this.
You can’t die on literally every hill. Save your energy and fight the important fights.
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Green Apple Splatter! Well, my next mobile phone will most likely be an Android.
Let me introduce you to our Lord and Savior, GrapheneOS
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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)