American Beer Named After Goddess Offensive to Hindus

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Kelly

American brewing company Burnside Brewing Co. have had to rename one of their new signature beers after it’s name caused controversy in the Hindu community.

The beer, named “Kali-ma” after the Hindu goddess Kali, as an imperial wheat ale flavored with several Indian spices such as fenugreek, cardamom, peppers, cumin and Scotch-Bonnet peppers. There was a picture of the goddess displayed on each bottle.

The Hindu community was insulted to see a sacred depiction of a goddess on what they saw as a trivial, commercial product.

The brewery has stated that they did not mean to offend anyone, and that the idea for the beer name came from the film “Indiana Jones”.

Burnside are currently scrambling to rename the beer and will release it as soon as they come up with a new name.

San Diego Street to be Renamed After Gay Rights Activist Harvey Milk

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Kelly

Hillcrest, a diverse and vibrant neighborhood in San Diego, might soon be home to the first street in the city named after civil rights leader Harvey Milk.

A residential street currently named Blaine Avenue could be renamed “Harvey Milk Street” after the openly gay politician who held public office in San Francisco in 1977. Milk was one of the main outlets for the gay rights movement during the 1970s. His civil rights work was cut short when he was assasinated in 1978.

The street which is proposed to be renamed would be a symbol to the LGBT community in San Diego because it leads directly into the heart of the LGBT community center.

The City Council will vote on the proposal and if it passes the street name will be changed in time for Milk’s birthday on May 22nd.

Boulder Pizza Renamed After Obama

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Kelly

About 11,000 people saw Barack Obama speak at the Coors Events Center in Boulder, Colorado on Tuesday. After the event, he headed to a popular Boulder eatery called “The Sink.” The pizza that he enjoyed there has been officially renamed in his honor.

The Sink’s “Sinkza” is now named the P.O.T.U.S pie. The name stands for President Of The United States, and it is topped with pepperoni, sausage, green pepper, black olives and onion.

Before Obama left, he signed his name on the wall and ever since then people have been stopping in to the Boulder restaurant to take pictures of the signature.

Neighbors Want Serial Killer’s House Renamed

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Kelly

The neighbors of a home where 11 women were murdered want the entire street to be renamed so that it no longer holds the stigma of the violent crimes that took place there.

In Mount Pleasant in Cleveland, business owners, residents and relatives of victims are proposing that Imperial Avenue, where Anthony Sowell committed his murders, be changed to a new name.

The house where the bodies were hidden was fenced off and kept intact during the trial as evidence and was demolished in December. The group is expected to make a recommendation of a new name to council members over the next couple of months.

Austrian Village With Offensive Name Votes on Name Change

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Kelly

A small Austrian village was once named after Focko, a 6th Century Bavarian nobleman, and the modern spelling of “F*cking” was adopted in the 18th Century.

All 104 residents of the Upper Austrian town near the German border are set to vote later this week to rename themselves something less… crude. They are considering changing the name to “Fugging” instead.

Local residents have grown tired of tourists constantly laughing at their name and stealing town signs. At least 13 of the road signs in the village have been stolen. Many tourists have also posed naked in front of the village sign for a humorous photograph.