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== Post-ban controversy == | == Post-ban controversy == | ||
=== "Port Elizabeth" === | === "Port Elizabeth" === | ||
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Over the course of his 75-day ban (or "vacation" from OWOT), Lemuria developed a keen interest in the South African city [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gqeberha Gqeberha], specifically it's former name "Port Elizabeth". However, unlike other interests of his, this one has not been used as bait. | Over the course of his 75-day ban (or "vacation" from OWOT), Lemuria developed a keen interest in the South African city [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gqeberha Gqeberha], specifically it's former name "Port Elizabeth". However, unlike other interests of his, this one has not been used as bait. | ||
Lemuria feels extreme disdain towards Port Elizabeth's name change to Gqeberha, believing that "Elizabeth" is a "beautiful name" that must be preserved on the map. Even despite the "Port Elizabeth" name originating from imperialism, Lemuria still continues to argue that the name must be kept, disregarding apartheid and the suffering and oppression that African communities have gone through. This is an example of Lemuria putting his own desires and interests above other people, a sign that he may not have changed that much since his ban. Lemuria believes that what he thinks is "good" or "pleasing" is above the desires and even the lives and suffering of other people. To Lemuria, the beauty of a name is more important than the systematic oppression of Africans under imperialist British rule. | Lemuria feels extreme disdain towards Port Elizabeth's name change to Gqeberha, believing that "Elizabeth" is a "beautiful name" that must be preserved on the map. Even despite the "Port Elizabeth" name originating from imperialism, Lemuria still continues to argue that the name must be kept, disregarding apartheid and the suffering and oppression that African communities have gone through. This is an example of Lemuria putting his own desires and interests above other people, a sign that he may not have changed that much since his ban. Lemuria believes that what he thinks is "good" or "pleasing" is above the desires and even the lives and suffering of other people. To Lemuria, the beauty of a name is more important than the systematic oppression of Africans under imperialist British rule. | ||