These Pennsylvania Birds Will Be Renamed as Watchers Reckon With Racism, Inclusion

The Pet Zealot ^ | November 24, 2023 | James Alain L.

[allen592]

In a significant move towards fostering inclusivity and distancing avian species from problematic historical figures, the American Ornithological Society (AOS) has announced its intention to rename several North American birds. This initiative, set to impact numerous avian species in Pennsylvania, aims to dissociate these magnificent creatures from namesakes associated with racism.

The AOS's decision to rename certain birds stems from the realization that several species, such as the Townsend's warbler and solitaire, bear names that honor individuals with racist backgrounds. Peter Saenger, an ornithologist from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, has highlighted that this project could potentially affect over a dozen birds that breed, migrate to, or visit Pennsylvania.

[SCConservative58]

This is truly some of the absolute stupidest sh*t I have ever heard. This liberal "inclusivity" crap is totally out of control.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Peter Saenger is a racist.

Pass it on.

[Alas Babylon!]

Bunch of

[Fai Mao]

I want reparations. 100,000 years ago, give or take, Africans invaded Europe and committed genocide on my Neandertal ancestors. They raped and pillaged their way across the continent and scarred all the Neandertal descendants to this day. The Blacks OWE me.

[heartwood]

It isn’t going to affect the birds. Also I’m keeping my bird books.

[Steely Tom]

Somehow I’ve made it to an advanced age without being aware that the American Ornithological Society existed.

[Common Sense 101]

Is there any known over/under on the number of years this constant dumbassery will continue?

[No name given]

That’s right. They’ll tolerate everyone except straight white conservative patriotic Christian males

[No name given]

Hopefully soon.

[TokarevM57]

..you beat me to your keyboard....this is the absolutely dumbest, most useless, most crazy thing I have seen since, oh, maybe this morning....what purpose will all this serve...? it’s like taking down all the statues of Confederate generals, etc....qui bono......for whose benefit...?? what is to be gained by all this lunacy...?

[SCConservative58]

For the TRUE racists like this idiot, everything is about race. So when this bird, that originally lives outside PA but flies south for the winter, passes through this galactically screwed up state, they have to go by another name, but as they pass out of it they can go back to their original name? What kind of stupid sh*t is that?

[Salman]

Adding to confusion.

Will they burn all old books that use the old names? Persecute anyone who unknowingly uses any of the the old names?

This is what passes for science these days. Actual studying of birds is out for the duration of hostilities (which is forever).

[Captainpaintball]

The average black american can't name a bird other than a blue jay or parrot.

This winds up making me hate left leaning white people even more than I already do.

[SCConservative58]

To this galactic dumbassery, I responds WGAFF?

[Seruzawa]

Lunatics everywhere.

[blackdog]

“Big Bird”?

[No name given]

Nothing.

[John S Mosby]

Heard that the Audubon Society which would NOT exist without John J. Audubon’s legendary works of bird art, beautiful and thorough as they are— Took Audubon out of their Name!!!??

Because Audubon owned.... slaves. As nearly everyone in the world regardless of “race” has prior owned slaves.

See Slavic people so named by the Rus because they were only in their opinion good for slaves... so we should rename all these countries. What the hell??

[butlerweave]

The morons will give them moron names