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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], which was renamed from "Port Elizabeth" in 2021. 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], which was renamed from "Port Elizabeth" in 2021. 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. D9eoead and other users argued that the name "Port Elizabeth" was a remnant of imperialism and apartheid that should rightly be erased, but Lemuria disagreed with this, believing the name change to be a completely pointless and ineffective measure | 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. D9eoead and other users argued that the name "Port Elizabeth" was a remnant of imperialism and apartheid that should rightly be erased, but Lemuria disagreed with this, believing the name change to be a completely pointless and ineffective measure. | ||
At the end of the day Lemuria reminded the community that he was only invested in the Gqeberha/Port Elizabeth drama as a result of his love for female names. He stated that he had no objections to other, similarly motivated name changes in South Africa. | At the end of the day Lemuria reminded the community that he was only invested in the Gqeberha/Port Elizabeth drama as a result of his love for female names. He stated that he had no objections to other, similarly motivated name changes in South Africa. | ||