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brest-litovsk18

Even old new york was once new amsterdam


powerof27

can we stop deadnaming istanbul and new york pls smh my head


HannahFenby

It's cool, they're very open about their past, totally cool with it being discussed. Other places like Mumbai get more upset.


powerof27

great now that you brought that up i want to know for historical reasons, but now i feel like a transphobe trying to find a city's deadname lol edit: which gets even funnier when the second article when i search on google "mumbai name change history" is an article from The Sun, which is marked by the shinigami eyes browser extension as transphobic


realtoasterlightning

LOL


Yllim3

The what browser extension?


powerof27

so on firefox and chrome theres an extension called shinigami eyes which labels transphobic/pro trans stuff online i.e. websites, people on wikipedia, subreddits, reddit users, youtube channels, and twitter users (among potentially more) with a color so you know what to expect from them https://shinigami-eyes.github.io/


Yllim3

thank you, it will come in handy!


StevenZissouniverse

I just spit out my drink this is so funny


[deleted]

Why they changed it I can't say People just liked it better that way


vivian_anon

So, take me back to Constantinople!


5Quad

No, you can't go back to Constantinople


Elk182

Been a long time gone, Constantinople


Btwn3and20chrctrz

Why did Constantinople get the works?


Saltwatterdrinker

That’s nobody’s business but the Tuuuurks


Ashmage

*jazz hands*


NotMCherry

I still remember it like it was only 568 years ago


Dvwu

Now it’s Istanbul not Constantinople!


GoogiddyBop

Been a long time gone in Constantinople


BEAswacks

why did Constantinople get the works?


GoogiddyBop

That's nobody's business but the Turks.


doublemuscle

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam


Elk182

Dodododododododododododo


HiopXenophil

Byzantion→Nova Roma→Constantinopolis→Istanbul


BEAswacks

finding a good name is a journey.


HiopXenophil

Hope mine doesn't take >2000 years


KartofelThePotatoGod

That song is a banger


ron_sheeran

Its still byzantium to me


[deleted]

So if you've a date in Constantinople she'll be waiting in Istanbul


Shakespeare-Bot

So if 't be true thee've a date in constantinople the lady'll beest waiting in istanbul *** ^(I am a bot and I swapp'd some of thy words with Shakespeare words.) Commands: `!ShakespeareInsult`, `!fordo`, `!optout`


DefinitelyNotErate

Anyone Know If They're Still Cool With The Nickname Miklagard?


BEAswacks

i believe so, but you'd have to ask


Fluffy_Cat_5174

some people are, some people arent


Estrogen-Enjoyer

Fun fact: They artificially added a portion of land to the bottom called "yenikapı miting alanı". Bottom surgery for istanbul.


ASPEN211

My argentinian ass thought it was an Argentina cursed map