Out of fear of racism, Sweden changes the names of bird species

Washington Post ^ | February 24, 2015 | By Rick Noack

[ConservativeStatement]

For centuries, it has now been revealed, the Swedish had given birds some names that now could be considered offensive to certain groups. One species, for instance, was called "gypsy bird," whereas another was named "negro." The insult "caffer," which was used by white against blacks in South Africa, also resembled a Swedish bird species called "kaffer." There were other offensive bird names in Sweden, such as "Hottentot" — apparently inspired by the name of the language of an indigenous southwest African tribe called Khoikhoi, yet also a derogatory term for that tribe.

[ConservativeStatement]

What about fairy penguins?

[doc1019]

Proof that the world is going mad.

[freedumb2003]

>>What about fairy penguins?<<

“Curious Penguins”

[henkster]

They need a bird called “cowering worthless no-balls moslem butt kissing scandinavians”

[doug from upland]

Time to rename black holes, black Tuesday, blackboard, blackmail, etc.

[optiguy]

No word yet from thespians.

[Leroy S. Mort]

Do the birds eat “nyger” seed (that used to be “niger” seed)?

[SWAMPSNIPER]

[PistolPaknMama]

..black beans, black hair, black eye, and all dogs named Blackie.

[smokingfrog]

No. I'm not gay.
Not that there's anything wrong with that...

[publius911]

They need a bird called “cowering worthless no-balls moslem butt kissing scandinavians”

Yellow-Bellied Cuckoo?

[Scrambler Bob]

Recall of all Ford’s Model T’s and all of Edison’s phones.

Must be re-colored, properly.

[elcid1970]

Does the time come when finally you lay a pistol on your desk & say, “Come and get me, you bastards!”

Well, does it?

[Trillian]

I guess it was either change their name or build an Easy Bake Oven.

[a fool in paradise]

#FirstWorldProblems

[a fool in paradise]

Time to rename black holes, black Tuesday, blackboard, blackmail, etc.

...going to need to make a black list of all of the names to change!

[Olog-hai]

That would make the corrupt career politician John Wiley Price very happy. For a while.

[Olog-hai]

Or the bird species named “tit” and “booby”.

[Dallas59]

Negro is Spanish for Black. Cracker is a biscuit.

[ozzymandus]

Oh, well, remember what we used to call Brazil nuts?