From what I can tell, while it was Edrogen who pushed it for political reasons, while some rolled their eyes at it (in Turkey), others didn’t mind the push if only because the constant puns from people comparing it to the bird were annoying.
I don’t bother most of the time, personally, but I don’t mind seeing it because as far as I can tell, it is at least more accurate, if not very important.
As contrasted with when I dropped “the Ukraine” to “Ukraine” because the former indicates a part of the USSR wheras the latter indicates the independent country, and Ukrainians have widely requested the proper term (“Ukraine”) be used.
:shrug:
I also would contrast with Trump’s attempt to raname the Gulf of Mexico and other such things as nationalistic, fascist, stupid, not necessary or desirable in any way whatsoever. As oppoed to Edrogan’s requested change, which at least is essentially AFAICY viewed neutrally or mildly positively (with some irritation about his attempts ot make it a nationalistic thing).
From what I can tell, while it was Edrogen who pushed it for political reasons, while some rolled their eyes at it (in Turkey), others didn’t mind the push if only because the constant puns from people comparing it to the bird were annoying.
I don’t bother most of the time, personally, but I don’t mind seeing it because as far as I can tell, it is at least more accurate, if not very important.
As contrasted with when I dropped “the Ukraine” to “Ukraine” because the former indicates a part of the USSR wheras the latter indicates the independent country, and Ukrainians have widely requested the proper term (“Ukraine”) be used.
:shrug:
I also would contrast with Trump’s attempt to raname the Gulf of Mexico and other such things as nationalistic, fascist, stupid, not necessary or desirable in any way whatsoever. As oppoed to Edrogan’s requested change, which at least is essentially AFAICY viewed neutrally or mildly positively (with some irritation about his attempts ot make it a nationalistic thing).