Thursday, November 10, 2005

One Small Defeat for Political Correctness

I have mentioned here previously the heartburn that has been caused in certain breasts over the name of a Texan town called "White Settlement". Well, It looks like that heartburn will have to continue. Press excerpt:

"The biggest victory of the night went not to the Republicans or Democrats but to the proud citizens of White Settlement. Nine out of ten voters in the tiny Texan town rejected a move to "modernise" its name to West Settlement. The town was named in plainer-speaking times by a band of pioneers who wanted to show that their town was a haven from hostile American Indian attacks in the 1840s".