War on racist mountains

This isn't new. In the '50s and '60s for example many things that were named "<n-word>head" were renamed. And no, there were not cases where the names came from some other language and just happen to sound like that word. They were things that whoever named them that they looked like a dark human head.

I thought editorialising the original:

> Canvel culture reaches a peak with ~

might be appreciated in this case, avoiding the clickbaity/sensationalising prefix, but if say two people disagree quickly enough for me to edit it I will.

Perhaps the names should stand as testament to the early settlers' shortcomings.

It seems problematic to be renaming places after 'approved' historical people. How long before historians uncover unsavory details about their lives, and in any case has the air of simply shuffling deck-chairs.

Surely we haven't run out of poetry for place names, which should be descriptive, or named after local landmarks, or at a stretch, relevant historical events.

And why not?

Literally the least we can do.

The article is paywalled, so https://archive.md/iZkYg

The actual article title is "Cancel culture reaches a peak with war on racist mountains".

It cites several renaming examples - none of which I can see a good faith argument against. (The article itself doesn't seem to cite a particular grievance against any of them either.)

The article ends with this weaselly paragraph:

> Some critics see the ban as an example of “cancel culture”, similar to the removal of Confederate statues. Last year, a referendum was held in Mississippi on the design of the state flag, replacing one that included the Confederate battle flag. Almost three quarters of voters approved the new design.

This is just pathetic.