In the previous blog, I pointed out that Oklahoma – which means Red People – is exactly the same as the now-forever-condemned Washington Redskins.
But be assured that it isn\’t the only state with this problem.
Here are some more, in alphabetical order.
-Alabama appears to be Choctaw for “thicket-clearers” or “vegetation gatherers”. That is a stereotype of Indians, no less than characterizing all Mexicans as farm workers. If “Redskins” is offensive, than this is too.
-Hawaii is a corruption of “Owhyhee”, the native-tongue word for “Homeland”. Since Hawaii is no longer a free-standing nation, but part of the USA, that is offensive to everyone else. A change is in order.
-Illinois is Algonquin for “warriors” or “race of superior men”. That not only insults everyone in the other 49 states, but all women in or out of Illinois. Women must be respected, so get rid of it.
-Indiana means “land of the Indians”. That excludes every non-Indian – i.e. the majority of the state\’s population – so it must be offensive. Out it goes.
-Iowa is the name of a specific tribe within the Sioux nation. Since only a small fraction of the population belongs to this tribe, it excludes everyone else. Bye Byeowa, Iowa.
-Maryland was named in honor of Henrietta Maria, wife of English King Charles 1. Well, we are not ruled by England anymore. I say, change it to Michelleland…..until January, 2017.
-North and South Carolina are named for King Charles I – the latin word for Charles being Cariolus. North and South Obamalina aren\’t as melifluous, but at least Barack is from the state of Owhyhee…..we think.
-Pennsylvania was named for Quaker William Penn, who was given the land by Charles I. Well, he doesn\’t own it anymore and I\’m not a Quaker, so I object.
-Virginia was named after “The Virgin Queen”, England\’s Elizabeth I. That not only honors a non-American, but is an affront to all women who choose to be sexually active, which makes it part of the war on women. It has to change.
-West Virginia – ditto.
And this, of course, is before we get to all the “New” places, like Hampshire, Jersey Mexico and York, all of which reference non-American places and therefore are an insult to the USA. Do the original Hampshire, Jersey, Mexico and York have any area called “New America”? No. I say dump \’em all.
Have I made my point? Boy I hope so.
Now, somebody call the US Patent Office.
