Why are we changing maps?

I found this video (thanks to Bre mentioning the Eurocentric map conspiracy). This is an clip from an episode of West Wing.

Z June 5th, 2011 j 74
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  1. keroassady reblogged this from unapologetically-black and added:
    “Yeah but you can’t do that” “Why not?” “Cause it’s freaking me out!” Hahaha classic scene
  2. sidewaysdreaming reblogged this from unapologetically-black and added:
    One of my favourite scenes. Need to start rewatching this show.
  3. purplenana reblogged this from abagond and added:
    Really, each continent should issue and use maps with their continent at the centre, or in a way which they find most...
  4. abagond reblogged this from lovewashername
  5. lawd-knows reblogged this from gtca and added:
    I now have to actually look these things up.
  6. lucia27 reblogged this from emelindabaez and added:
    It’s never what it looks like…
  7. gtca reblogged this from unapologetically-black
  8. emelindabaez reblogged this from lati-negros and added:
    change world maps, improve social equality. genius.
  9. greye reblogged this from thatblckgrl
  10. lovewashername reblogged this from praisethelorde and added:
    HA. I knew something was up. Not that I knew any of that technical shit, but I have a map in my room and I always look...
  11. kaorijoy reblogged this from halfmaderobots and added:
    hello, thanks for blowing my mind… i googles world maps after this and got mad.
  12. praisethelorde reblogged this from blaqueviolet
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  14. thunderhorsevintage reblogged this from lati-negros and added:
    “what do maps have to do with social equality?”
  15. gomiworld reblogged this from enigmalynne
  16. thatblckgrl reblogged this from chillculture and added:
    *My oceanography or geography professor (don’t remember which) told us about this. The traditional maps are ALL wrong....
  17. enigmalynne reblogged this from unapologetically-black
  18. christel-thoughts reblogged this from unapologetically-black and added:
    I’m finding that a lot of people just didn’t have teachers with enough knowledge or integrity… Here’s something else I...
  19. alboss reblogged this from lati-negros and added:
    This video was very interesting…I never even noticed that…
  20. thelovesongofjaygatsby reblogged this from unapologetically-black and added:
    this is actually one of the best bits from the west wing
  21. universallyme reblogged this from dividedfront and added:
    Why are we changing maps?
  22. dividedfront reblogged this from unapologetically-black and added:
    Why are we changing maps?
  23. lati-negros reblogged this from latinegro
  24. atieno reblogged this from chillculture and added:
    mind blowing
  25. latinegro reblogged this from unapologetically-black and added:
    Maps changing and Social Equality. I learned this awhile ago, but this is great way of illustrating it…
  26. vixxxendiaries reblogged this from unapologetically-black
  27. chillculture reblogged this from unapologetically-black and added:
    So we have been lied to down to the damn size of countries all in the name of Imperialism? These motherfuccers were...
  28. halfmaderobots reblogged this from unapologetically-black
  29. halfmaderobots said: Damn…this just blew my mind for sure. Mental Orgasm for sure.
  30. illmeansilovelife reblogged this from unapologetically-black