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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 have argued that the name "Port Elizabeth" was a remnant of imperialism and apartheid that should rightly be erased | 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 have argued that the name "Port Elizabeth" was a remnant of imperialism and apartheid that should rightly be erased, but Lemuria disagrees with this, believing the name change to be a completely pointless and ineffective measure. He added that most locals have continued to call the city "Port Elizabeth" and have even signed petitions to restore it to its original name, though this seemed to have mostly been from the white community in Gqeberha. | ||
At the end of the day Lemuria | 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. | ||
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It's completely fucking unnecessary, because Elizabeth is a beautiful given name that must never be erased from our maps. | It's completely fucking unnecessary, because Elizabeth is a beautiful given name that must never be erased from our maps. | ||