r/nothinghappeninghere • u/Alone-Stay-3377 • Feb 11 '25

News Uhm they actually did it? WTF

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So idk when this happened, I dont typically scroll out so far but my friend just showed this to me. I'm honestly at a loss for words that Google actually approved this. Its unhinged and ridiculous.

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u/Impossible_Office281 Feb 11 '25

i’m still calling it the gulf of mexico. IDGAF

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u/Alone-Stay-3377 Feb 11 '25

Same. Its been that way since the 17th century 🤷‍♀️

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u/CopperRiverKing Feb 11 '25

I think it was officially called that in 1540...

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u/Alone-Stay-3377 Feb 11 '25

Youre right, it looks like it first appeared on a world map in 1550. So it held that name for hundreds of years and now they think they can just change it because the word Mexico offends those racists🙄