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yeah_oui t1_j6eqrg7 wrote

Reply to comment by ImAnIdeaMan in Mt. Tahoma. Photo taken at the Nisqually Reach Nature Center. by Brickmat

Natives have been here for several hundred years, and they call it Tahoma. History didn't start when the white guys showed up

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Walter-MarkItZero t1_j6gjw4j wrote

Some of the natives. It wasn’t unanimous yet somehow one tribe wins out over the others.

Sort of like when it was named Rainier.

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yeah_oui t1_j6gkqk2 wrote

While it isn't unanimous between the tribes, it shouldnt be named after the white guy who "discovered" it.

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Walter-MarkItZero t1_j6gkx6z wrote

Why not? It’s been in popular and accepted use for more than 100 years. There’s no need to change to what it was “originally” when there ISN’T a single name it was originally.

Rainier is just fine.

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yeah_oui t1_j6glsus wrote

Because it wasnt discovered by him? What does popular even mean? It's the official name given by the government

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Walter-MarkItZero t1_j6gly69 wrote

It’s the name everyone uses. It’s known worldwide as Mt Rainier. “Popular use” isn’t a big mystery.

There’s no need to change it except anti-White bigotry.

This is what happens when someone invades the Reddit echo chamber. You seem shocked someone would disagree with you. Believe it or not, there are a lot of people who are just fucking tired with the constant effort to shit on everything.

Leave Rainier alone.

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yeah_oui t1_j6gmzoj wrote

>There’s no need to change it except anti-White bigotry.

Ah, got it. I'd love to hear your take on the US military renaming bases that we're named after confederate generals.

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NovaBlazer t1_j6gyo6l wrote

>History didn't start when the white guys showed up

Sure didn't. But putting names on maps did! 🤪

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Walter-MarkItZero t1_j6iv1ua wrote

Fun fact: the Puyallup tribal alphabet wasn’t created until the mid 1800’s and was not finalized until around 1970.

So any spelling of “Tahoma” would, by necessity, be using a tribal written language that didn’t even exist when Rainier was named.

While we are busy bashing western civilization for every evil under the sun, let’s maybe stop and think about how useful English is.

Another fun fact: the Yakama tribe changed names a few years back. The tribe did not have a written language and there were several copies of the treaty. Some spelled it “Yakima”, some spelled it “Yakama.” For almost 100 years everyone was fine with Yakima, until the tribe decided it needed to be changed. The city basically said do whatever you want, we’re good. That’s why they are spelled differently.

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