why did they change the seal of los angeles from a native american woman ..too a white woman..??

Question

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Answer 1

It was changed to an Indian, not a white woman.

September 14, 2004. The Board approved a modified version of the seal after the ACLU, claiming it was illegal to include the cross on the seal due to its religious nature, threatened to take the County to court. In the redesign, not only was the cross removed, but also the oil derricks and the Goddess Pomona.

Some members of the public had criticized inclusion of the pagan Goddess Pomona if the cross was to be removed. A native Indian woman replaced her. The oil derricks were removed to make room for a mission, which was added to take note of the settling of the area by the Spaniards.

The decision to change the seal was so controversial that residents several times circulated petitions to allow a public vote on the matter, but they were unable to obtain enough signatures to put the issue on the ballot.

Answer 2

In Roman mythology, Pomona was the goddess of fruit trees, gardens and orchards. Los Angeles was at one time a very rural city and county and most of those farmers were not native american (they rellied heavily on native acorns, imagine us collecting acorns in the Santa Monica or San Gabriel mountains). Pomona is part of myth. she was never a real person, so your question is not valid. Pomona resembles a white woman, but in fact Pomona never existed.

Answer 3

Next year she'll be blonde and have a new set of boobs while wearing the latest Gucci purse

Answer 4

Who cares LA is a dump. What does this have to do with immigration anyway.

Answer 5

white women look better

Answer 6

native americans probably complained about it...

Answer 7

What difference does it really make in anyone's life?

Answer 8

does it really matter