{"id":1839284,"date":"2025-04-10T18:54:38","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T22:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1839284"},"modified":"2025-04-10T20:50:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T00:50:12","slug":"if-you-thought-there-would-be-nothing-more-to-report-about-the-gulf-of-america-nonsense-you-were-mistaken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2025\/04\/if-you-thought-there-would-be-nothing-more-to-report-about-the-gulf-of-america-nonsense-you-were-mistaken\/","title":{"rendered":"If You Thought There Would Be Nothing More to Report About the ‘Gulf of America’ Nonsense, You Were Mistaken"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This \u201cGulf of America\u201d business has spread to the state level, and where else would it start but Florida, where two state house bills<\/a> that would purge \u201cGulf of Mexico\u201d from state laws and educational materials have now passed the Senate<\/a> and await Governor DeSantis\u2019s inevitable signature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In February the White House barred the Associated Press from the Oval Office and Air Force One for failing to use \u201cGulf of America\u201d in their reporting. On Tuesday a federal judge ordered the Trump White House<\/a> to lift those restrictions; the White House is now appealing the order<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The public editor for the Dallas Morning News<\/em> explains<\/a> why the newspaper continues to use \u201cGulf of Mexico\u201d: \u201cSo, was using \u2018Gulf of Mexico\u2019 an editorial lapse or an act of courage? It was neither. It instead reflected a thoughtful, fair-minded decision driven by a pragmatism we typically refer to as common sense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purple Lizard Maps<\/a> (previously<\/a>) says they will soon launch a Kickstarter to make a map than honours the history and name of the Gulf of Mexico<\/a>. \u201cWe plan to make a unique, thought-provoking and beautiful map of the Gulf of Mexico. One that highlights 10,000 years of cultural, political and environmental history in this region. This will be a historical record, a piece of art, and a stand against cultural erasure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previously: Naming the Gulf<\/a>; Google Maps to Use \u2018Gulf of America\u2019\u2013Others Not So Much<\/a>; More Reactions to \u2018Gulf of America\u2019<\/a>; Google and the Gulf<\/a>; \u2018Gulf of America\u2019: Apple Conforms, AP Punished for Not Doing So<\/a>; \u2018Gulf of America\u2019 Isn\u2019t Going Over Well<\/a>; Is \u2018Gulf of Mexico\u2019 Worth Fighting For?<\/a>; \u2018Gulf of America\u2019: Compliance and Resistance<\/a>; A \u2018Gulf of America\u2019 Roundup<\/a>; \u2018Gulf of America\u2019 Update: AP Sues White House Officials<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This \u201cGulf of America\u201d business has spread to the state level, and where else would it start but Florida, where two state house bills that would purge \u201cGulf of Mexico\u201d from state laws and educational… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[490,692],"tags":[1719],"class_list":["post-1839284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-censorship","category-toponyms","tag-gulf-of-mexico","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1837083,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2025\/02\/gulf-of-america-update-ap-sues-white-house-officials\/","url_meta":{"origin":1839284,"position":0},"title":"‘Gulf of America’ Update: AP Sues White House Officials","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"23 February 2025","format":"link","excerpt":"On Friday the Associated Press sued three White House officials on First and Fifth Amendment grounds, calling the White House\u2019s barring of AP reporters from the Oval Office and Air Force One for refusing to adopt the \u201cGulf of America\u201d moniker for the Gulf of Mexico. 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