Who.
Gives.
A.
F***?
We did the same thing with Indigenous landmarks - Ayers Rock became Uluru, The Devil's Marbles became Karlu Karlu, Mt Olga became Kata Tjuta and in Sydney the area known as the Hungry Mile was renamed Barangaroo. People can still call them whatever they want, but at an official level, that is what they're called.
It's respectful of the existing culture and eventually, people will stop caring.
As we all know, European settlers and their descendants don't have culture.
European settlers, that is, white Americans are considered the default culture in the US. For example, Paul Revere is considered a "need to know" part of American history, while
Crispus Attucks is not. Yes, there's the coverage of slavery, a bit of Reconstruction (and Frederick Douglass), and Civil Rights, but compare that to the fact that white American historical viewpoints are considered vital to know, while non-white viewpoints are not.
