HELP! Renaming Texas 'subtle racism' Route

Allen Sandersonwrote: To be accurate it is the family of a woman who was paid to portray Aunt Jemima.

For the OP ... the easy solution is list the name as "Unnamed" in the title and then in the details just note that the name is not listed because it is considered offensive by some. At that point the route is documented. Which in the big scheme of things is what is needed.

Don't change the name to "unnamed". An online database with hundreds of climbs titled "unnamed" would be severely hamstrung.

Andrew Krajnikwrote:

Don't change the name to "unnamed". An online database with hundreds of climbs titled "unnamed" would be severely hamstrung.

There are already 1300+ routes that are unmanned.

The funny part is some people think it tastes good. & it does if you like corn syrup. 

Allen Sandersonwrote:

There are already 1300+ routes that are unmanned.

UnManned, you say? Not sure what you know that the rest of us don't, but happy to leave it that way.

M Mobleywrote: Triggered

That's my new route, bud! Couldnt believe no one had used that one yet.

Can somebody please help me understand what's racist about the route name "Aunt Jamima"?

Mark Straubwrote: Can somebody please help me understand what's racist about the route name "Aunt Jamima"?

Because they don't like black advertising role models. Racist!  

What's next? Eskimo Pie name change? Oh, wait...

This is all part of the cancel culture's overreaction and hyperbolic responses.

FrankPSwrote:

 black advertising role models

oh god this is good.

Allen Sandersonwrote:

There are already 1300+ routes that are unmanned.

Yep, and MP encourages you to name routes rather than post them as "unnamed". I just had it happen a week and a half ago. I posted a route that was unnamed in the guidebooks, and I was asked to give it a name for the purposes of the online database.

Andrew Krajnikwrote:

Yep, and MP encourages you to name routes rather than post them as "unnamed". I just had it happen a week and a half ago. I posted a route that was unnamed in the guidebooks, and I was asked to give it a name for the purposes of the online database.

Call it  Unnamed Route at Texas-Lake Belton-Rogers Park-Suicide Zone

Just chiming in here to say that anyone who thinks that getting rid of objectively racist brand names is "whitewashing history" is a literal fucking moron.

Cherokee Nuneswrote: Call it Route Thief.

Or perhaps I Stole Your Route.

You have utterly no business determining the name of this route, ever.

Whoa, someone's been quarantined too long.

For the record, I don't want to change the name, but if I/We don't MountainPolice.com will, so i opened this up to the community because... 
1) This is hilarious
2) if the name IS gonna get changed, wouldn't you prefer we change it to something that considers it's past? 

I dont understand why Aunt Jamima is offensive?
Sticky jams.  Because a black woman goes by a black name?  Who is offended?  Are they black?   

Not Hobo Greg wrote:

You find garbage high fructose corn syrup to be delicious?

Doubt he's ever had any. Racists love to be pretend they support racist shit. 

Cherokee Nuneswrote: Call it Route Thief.

Or perhaps I Stole Your Route.

You have utterly no business determining the name of this route, ever.

lol. Imagine this being included in the set of things you get offended over. 

OP, I checked my book, and the routes are not listed. Sorry I couldn't help.

Stileswrote:Who is offended?  Are they black?   

Well, yes. If you can imagine, the black population is heavily underrepresented in the climbing community. 

Franco McClimberwrote: What about WHITE LIGHTNING.  

"White Trash' aka 'Don't Call me That'".

Mark Straubwrote: Can somebody please help me understand what's racist about the route name "Aunt Jamima"?

Well it is a whole lot easier to go after that and rant about rock climbing routes than it is to actually change anything... Just feel good stuff by dummies who do not understand or choose not to understand what kind of change is really being asked for.

Faafo . wrote:

Says the guy who's offended over a rock named after a syrup bottle lol

Do you honestly see my words as reaction to an offense rather than support of a community to which I don't belong? You, in good faith, take my words as someone who has been offended?

The brand is based in racism. The company that owns it has said so and is changing it, with support from the black community. I support this as well.