Am I the only one who finds this route name to be in poor taste?
It took me a beat to figure out what I think you mean here. FWIW, itâs a legit phrase that has to do with going to the beach, beaches, coastlines, etc. If you google the term, youâll find an ocean-centric nonprofit, seafood restaurants, marinas, etc., all using the phrase.
There was a post about this about a week ago where someone else questioned the naming but the whole thread seemed to get deleted pretty quickly.
âŚand it looks like most, if not all, uses of the phrase are from the 90âs or newer, which suggests that they are a play on âGoing Postal.â
FWIW, I asked ChatGPT what the origin of âGoing Coastalâ was, and it saidâŚ
As of my last update in January 2022, âgoing coastalâ is not a widely recognized or standard phrase in the English language with a specific, commonly accepted meaning or origin. The term âgoing postalâ is more familiar and refers to becoming extremely angry or deranged, often in a violent way, and it originated from a series of incidents in the 1980s and 1990s where United States Postal Service workers carried out workplace shootings.
Mass shootings are such a hoot!
I trust ShatGPT about as far as I trust any sociopathic habitual liar. Maybe once it stops manufacturing âfactsâ out of whole cloth Iâll change my opinion of it 
It could be that the coastal phrase is an intentional alteration of the postal phrase. It could also be that there is no connection between them. The way Iâm seeing it used, it bears no resemblance or apparent connection in meaning to the postal term. Itâs on aprons you can buy on Etsy.
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In my mind it means using a route round the coast rather than inland, as in Iâm going on a coastal tour
Thoughts and prayers! 
Not this again,⌠people need to find better things to complain about
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Is it even possible to not offend someone these days?
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No. I started a similar thread a couple of weeks ago and it was deleted.
Never even gave it a thought, now Iâve read this thread I wonât give it another thought.
People need to stop reading into everything thatâs said and written, Woke world gone mad!
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Stop.
Some things are actual concerns, and sometimes we donât want stuff that âseems harmlessâ to fly under the radar. When I see âwoke world gone mad!â I read âIâm a super privileged person who canât take the time to see the world from someone elseâs perspective and I think everything is fine because itâs fine for ME!â
If you donât agree that this route name is a problem (I donât agree, donât think itâs a problem) then discuss it like an adult or move on. Stop accusing people of âwokenessâ like itâs so cool to not give a **** about the world. Generations of progress have been opposed by people whining how âother people are too sensitive waaaaaahâ.
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The IRL MTB trails near me here on the North Shore have way more suggestive names, âSevered D***â, âC*** Busterâ, âThrill Me Kill Meâ, âB****** Brewâ, âExecutionerâ, âRoach Hitâ, etcâŚ
So maybe Iâve become desensitized to trail names. Going Coastal seems pretty tame to me
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See, some of those just scream âbroâ to me, make me wonder what the women riding the trails think about it. âBikes=maleâ is a bigger problem to me.
If one of the nasty trails was called âSchool Shooterâ, would that be a problem? Thatâs what OP is getting at, I think. I donât see Going Coastal has having that same connection, but itâs not an unreasonable issue to raise.
Oh yeah for sure. The names are from a long time ago, newer trials have more reasonable names. People usually call them C-Buster, and Severred-D etc. But you can also look at ski hill trails that are double black and youâll see a lot of dark themes, death, destruction, etc⌠Like the one black ski trail at my hometownâs local ski hill is called âSuicideâ for instance. But thatâs just an example. Just trying to provide some context as to how I wouldnât blink at something called Going Coastal.
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If we want a trail name that will frighten tons of people these days, call it Critical Race Theory or Book About POC or something equally terrifying 
You accuse me of being super privileged and not giving a damn and then tell me to discuss it like an adult?!! Are you listening to yourself?
You know nothing about me, as I know nothing about you.
I know youâre someone who is sensitive enough to complain about âwokenessâ.
Again⌠Are you even listening to yourself?
Yes I am. Iâm saying itâs reasonable for people to be concerned about a great many things in this world. But âbeing upset about the fact that people are concerned about thingsâ is childish. Acting like itâs somehow harming you for someone to be concerned about a possibly troubling phrase, thatâs childish.
I have never, ever read someone complaining about âwokenessâ where the message wasnât actually âShut up, everything is perfectly fine how it is.â