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[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow, this was in the town of White Settlement, TX where a resolution to change the name to "West Settlement" was rejected by a 90% vote in 2005. Interestingly, it is only 52+ white.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, I guess the name triggered more foreigners than town locals

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or maybe it's just a big ol waste of time and money to fully rename a town.

[+] [email protected] -7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s an effort that pays dividends far into the future. Like changing military bases named after confederates. Regardless of the effort, future generations benefit from present wisdom.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"White Settlement" is apparently the name that the Native Americans gave it in the 1800s and it stuck. Literally nothing like naming military bases after Confederates.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I get that this makes it a little bit different, but practically I'm not sure it matters. People don't care about name origins, and our relationships with names have changed since 1800. Whether or not "White Settlement" is offensive is a different question that I'm unsure about.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, it makes it a lot different. Evidently people do care about name origins, because they chose not to change the name.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Some may have! But I'd need to do research on this particular vote to make that sort of claim confidently. I suspect it was complicated, because things like this are complicated! Just like names ;)

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago

Congrats you pretty kitty

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago

I thought it said "ousts" at first. I was impressed.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

It was not a coincidence

[+] [email protected] -13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Fuck me and my allergies. I guess I didn't need to use the library anyways.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To be fair, you can't really know when you are going to come across a cat in a building and allergy pills are a thing.

[+] [email protected] -10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can count the number of times I've met a cat in a public funded building. It's zero. A library isn't some randomly owned house or business, it's meant as a public resource which everyone should feel comfortable using.

Is this the hill I die on? No, but that doesn't mean it's a pain in the ass for a non trivial amount of people.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you have a cat in your local library and it causes issues for people then you should bring it up with them. You're acting like one singular cat in one singular library where the majority of people wanted the cat is directly and negatively effecting you.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lolol I guess nobody is able to make comments on local news with living there 🤦‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Making a personal comment on something unrelated to you is kinda weird, ngl.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That is indeed a valid point. But wouldn't you be willing to die for this adorable little fella ?

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean it's not the hill I die on lol, it's a minor allergic reaction and I have what I need at home.

I'm just saying that not wanting a cat in a public funded place isn't really meme material IMO, is a pretty tame request.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Not wanting a aninal that can cause allergic reactions in a public place is absolut common sense. This is in part what makes this a good meme, I think.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You'll be fine. My girlfriend is a allergic to cats but she's had one in the house for over a decade now.

Just admit that the real reason is because you don't like cats, and being allergic to them is a convenient excuse.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

People have different severity of allergies.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

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