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MitchTJones t1_j6ihhpn wrote

Am I the only one put off by there being an American town literally called White Settlement?

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ishizako t1_j6j2d12 wrote

The city got its name because it was the lone settlement of white colonists amid several Native American villages in the Fort Worth area in the Texas Republic territory in the 1840s.

On October 14, 2005, city leaders, citing hurdles in attracting businesses, announced a plan to have local voters decide on a possible name change for the town from White Settlement to West Settlement. the name change was overwhelmingly rejected by a vote of 2,388 to 219

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Lord_of_hosts t1_j6j5lqn wrote

No doubt the voters were concerned the town might still be confused with those Native American villages.

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s2ksuch t1_j6k69cx wrote

I wonder if folks would feel the same way if it was any other color.. I would hope so

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Above_Everything t1_j6j0i5r wrote

I would have thought nothing of it but even in my Northern California town there was a place called “n word bar” up until a year ago

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MitchTJones t1_j6j8zle wrote

wait, like the name of the place was literally “n word bar” or are you censoring the word yourself?

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Taqueria_Style t1_j6luxo1 wrote

There is a petition to officially rename it Hhwhhaaat Settlement, as would be the traditional pronunciation in such a location...

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Carrooooot t1_j6lya5w wrote

nope. i totally agree and i sort of grew up there… also why tf is there an automated mcdonald’s in white settlement of all places???

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thenwetakeberlin t1_j6isxc6 wrote

Yeah amen to that. Everyone’s all “wow you don’t have to talk to a single person to get subpar food (still made by people in the back)” and all I can think about is a) the fact that a place with that name exists, b) the fact that no one seems to notice, and c) McDonald’s must have know this would get attention…why did they choose that place of all places?

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City_dave t1_j6lejvj wrote

I'm sure a lot of people like me, didn't appear to notice it to you, because we already knew about it.

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