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This will no longer be true next year, as The American Ornithology Society's Diversity & Inclusion Committee plans to rename all these species with "non-coloniz
by numinos1 3y ago
This will no longer be true next year, as The American Ornithology Society's Diversity & Inclusion Committee plans to rename all these species with "non-colonized, inclusive" names.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84GchnXInb8&t=3903s&ab_channel=AmericanOrnithology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84GchnXInb8&t=3903s&ab_chann...
- smegsicle 3y agoeither that or starting next year the american orthonogalogical society will no longer be a reliable resource for bird names
- lazystar 3y ago"what's in a name?" Unfortunately a lot. if they rename stellars jays, for example, it creates a rift in American culture.
- irrational 3y agoThey would have to rename every bird. Bluebird and Cardinal are named after English colors, the colonizers language.
- pests 3y agoNames of people.
- globular-toast 3y agoAh yes, rename the birds back, that will undo all the bad parts of colonisation.