this post was submitted on 03 Aug 2023
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Animals with Jobs

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[–] Vorticity@lemmy.world 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.

[–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] Steeve@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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