Posted
10/16/2005 05:30:00 PM
by Douglas
Maybe it's just me, but I'd think that anyone living in White Settlement really likes
the name.White Settlement may be on the way out.
Voters in this city just west of Fort Worth will decide Nov. 8 on a proposal to change its name to West Settlement.
The "White" part is just not right for today's business world, Mayor James Ouzts said.
"When people see the name, the question of race comes to mind. They ask, 'What is that all about? Why is that name there?' " Ouzts said. "If you start out in a negative spot, it's hard to overcome that."
But the name has many staunch defenders.
"Why don't they go ahead and change the name of the White House to the West House?" former Councilman Alan Price said.
"They want to do away with the heritage of White Settlement and destroy the history of White Settlement."
Have we become so freakin' PC that the we're so terrified of the word "white" that a small town is going to spend dollar
one (much less between $25,000-$500,000) to change the name of a po-dunk town? What's next, egg whites to be called egg transparents?
Don't laugh.