Google also didn't. Oof.
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That post also prompted me to check Google maps, and I got Gulf of Mexico, thankfully. However I'm sure there will soon be a US version with the proper denomination so that the new masters of the land can be placated.
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I can't with these neogulfnouns
Surprised he hasn't tried to slap his name on something by EO yet, like a blue state.
"New York is such a weak name-- you know it, I know it-- I had an uncle that went to New York folks, great man, smart man. He told me once with tears in his eyes, New York could be great, but it's so sad, could be great though. So it needs a biglier name, powerful name, not weak, powerful. From today I've decided it's now called, Trump Trork."
There is no gulf with that name anywhere in the world.
You'll have to go back and figure out what you mean. Feel free to let us know once you find the name of a real gulf.
Can the president unilaterally change the names of anything he wants? Seems like there at least needs to be a vote on this.
Can the president unilaterally change the names of anything he wants?
Maybe for things inside his own country. Though the affected local governments may object.
But for bodies of water that contain international waters, and that border other countries? Fuck no he doesn't.
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Did Dan Crenshaw contact the Gulf to ask how it wants to identify itself?
yes, but it asked to be called "The Rainbow Gulf"... and he decided to maybe forget that ever happened.
Let's just call it the gulf of shit and dump all conservatives in there.
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Sorry if this has been asked elsewhere, but who even has the legal right to rename the gulf? It doesn't belong to USA, right? So we can't just rename it, right? If we did, everybody else in the world would keep calling it The Gulf of Mexico, right?
Every sovereign state can publish maps require everyone to use it as reference for further publication in its own territory. Hence you'll see different maps on Google for different regions. There's a UN committee to coordinate these and also to publish international water area names.
If we did, everybody else in the world would keep calling it The Gulf of Mexico, right?
Most countries don't call it "The Gulf of Mexico". For example in my country it's "Mexický záliv".
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As a Trans person I feel soooo bad /s
Only about a third of the Gulf of Mexico is US territory, so how can the US president unilaterally rename it? Seems Mexico has the larger claim to naming rights.
Probably a good time to try and sell maps and globes to red school districts.
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Should rename it the Persian gulf or the Arab gulf and watch as people get even more confused.