Thousands sign petition to rename Columbus, Ohio to 'Flavortown' after native son Guy Fieri

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(CNN) The city of Columbus, Ohio, has already vowed to bring down its statue of Christopher Columbus. But thousands are hoping to erase the city's connection to Columbus' legacy even further by renaming it Flavortown in honor of Columbus native Guy Fieri.

As the widespread conversation around police brutality and racial inequality continues into another week, statues of Columbus are being brought down across the nation to bring awareness to the cruelty he brought upon Indigenous people.

Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther announced earlier this week that the statue outside City Hall would be removed and placed in storage.

"For many people in our community, the statue represents patriarchy, oppression and divisiveness. That does not represent our great city, and we will no longer live in the shadow of our ugly past," Ginther said in a statement, according to CNN affiliate WTTE.

But for Tyler Woodbridge, who spent over seven years of his life in Columbus, the statue's removal wasn't enough.

mr_bots on August 24th, 2020 at 02:47 UTC »

Has a change.org petition ever actually accomplished anything?

WelfOnTheShelf on August 24th, 2020 at 02:43 UTC »

Flavortown Blue Jackets would immediately be the best sports name.

Tato7069 on August 24th, 2020 at 02:43 UTC »

Requirement for what? Requirement for a government official to say, "we're not renaming Columbus 'Flavortown?'"