Petition Draws Support To Rename Columbus, Ohio, ‘Flavortown’ After City Removes Christopher Columbus Statue

Flavortown.
That’s what thousands of people want to rename Columbus, Ohio, according to a new petition posted on change.org.

And the petition poster sounds serious. “Beloved Buckeyes one and all,”  wrote someone identifying himself as Tyler Woodbridge. “Columbus is an amazing city, but one whose name is tarnished by the very name itself. Its namesake, Christopher Columbus, is in The Bad Place because of all his raping, slave trading, and genocide. That’s not exactly a proud legacy.”

“Why not rename the city Flavortown? The new name is twofold. For one, it honors Central Ohio’s proud heritage as a culinary crossroads and one of the nation’s largest test markets for the food industry,” Woodbridge added. “Secondly, chef-lebrity Guy Fieri was born in Columbus, so naming the city in honor of him (he’s such a good dude, really) would be superior to its current nomenclature. ”

Fieri, famed for his blond spikes, often says “That’s Flavortown!” when tasting a dish on his show “Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives.”