Did Judge Shannon even set foot on the Lakota Sioux Reservation ? Lakota refers to a whole group of tribes beyond those in the former Shannon County, so Lakota Oglala referring to the specific tribe/sub-tribe would make sense. I doubt most of them know who Shannon even was, let alone what impact he had there: good, bad or none. If they want to rename it to reflect the reality of the place, let ‘em. If it helps them in any way, fine.
Sears Tower. (Willis, yes, stupid given that the name is a landmark, unlike Shannon County)
Bombay, India. (Which was a European corruption of the original name, which was closer to Mumbai, anyhow)
William Jefferson Blythe (Mama remarried)
Cassius Clay (Mohammed Ali) (the irony that he changed his name from that of Kentucky’s most prominent emancipator to that of a Mohammadan slaveholder is not lost)
Lew Alcindor (Strangely, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a better ring to it)
And you left out Mount McKinley, even though almost nobody in Alaska except the tourists called it anything other than Denali. It might make sense had our beloved President discovered it or lived there or even died there, but it was a bit of a stunt by a fella who named it that when McKinley was only running for President, not after his assassination. If the fella were a Dem, that might’ve ended up Mount Bryan.
I’ll throw in Idlewild, which ought to be restored to JFK Airport. Renaming Cape Canaveral in Florida to Cape Kennedy (mentioned by Auric Goldfinger) proved unpopular enough they changed it back. LBJ had ordered it changed via Executive Order in Nov ‘63 and the FL legislature changed it back in 1973.
” I doubt most of them know who Shannon even was, let alone what impact he had there: good, bad or none.”
The people that pushed for the change did and it seems to be the main reason they did.
Willis, the local media calling it that drives me crazy. Who cares what the owners call it, we don’t have to follow and neither does the stinking media. It’s a friggin’ landmark, you don’t change the names of landmarks.
The White Sox just got a new sponsor for the their stadium naming rights, a local mortgage company called, Guaranteed Rate. Their logo is an arrow pointing down. SMH.
I REALLY hate Mumbai. Bombay sounds real nice. I approve of the Peking change to Beijing though.
Bill changing his name as a young man to that of his abusive stepfather after being Blythe his whole life was stupid. Real cuck move. I wonder if he would be such a piece of garbage if Roger didn’t beat him.
I forgot about Mount McKinley. I know better than locals what things should be called ok?! ;D
Hell yes take JFK’s name of that airport. Name an STD research center after him instead.