Posted on 11/02/2023 6:40:46 AM PDT by Dahoser
Dozens of famous bird species will lose their familiar names in the coming months and years as part of a nationwide effort to eliminate monikers “clouded by racism” and to diversify bird-watching.
The American Ornithological Society, which is responsible for standardizing English bird names across the Americas, announced plans Wednesday to ditch any bird classifications derived from a person’s name, instead identifying them by their physical traits or their habitats.
Although not all fowl named after people are linked to unsavory histories, the undertaking mainly aims to purge names connected to racism, misogyny and genocide, the AOS said.
Birds with names “deemed offensive and exclusionary” will also be rechristened.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
The Thick-billed Longspur, a small ground-feeding bird native to North America, was renamed in 2020 after nearly three centuries of being named for Captain John P. McCown, a Confederate soldier who is “perceived today by many as a symbol of slavery and racism,” the AOS said.Perceived, mind you. Meanwhile, you learn that McCown was court-martialed for disobeying orders, but some say it was actually due to his criticism of the Confederacy. None of that matters to the cancel culture puritans and their quest to outdo Mao's Cultural Revolution. No doubt they despair that unlike Mao, they cannot execute the impure and unworthy. Yet.
“Blackbird singing in the dead of night..”
a cultural revolution where no one of any consequence is stopping them and anyone who does try gets run over by the complicit mob of morons who can’t see the danger because they are purely STUPID! “never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups” applies.
I would guess most birds were named by white men so that needs to be erased otherwise people might get the impression that white people advanced science at a higher rate than other races. Can’t have that!
“...after nearly three centuries of being named for Captain John P. McCown, a Confederate soldier...”
If it was named after John P McCown almost 3 centuries ago, it was not named after any Confederate soldier by that name.
I wonder if the woodpeckers are on the list?
If the bird has been named after Capt. McCown “after nearly 3 centuries” how could McCown have even been a Confederate captain since he would’ve had to be at least 150 years old when he assumed his position?
Can’t wait till they get to the insects. That’ll keep them busy for a long time.
AOS: Are the people in charge 12 years old? Grow up. I guess you have no other way to spend the members’ money than to waste it on this insane endeavor.
The katydid will be renamed to kadydidntdonuthin.
It’s about time. The first one that should be renamed is vulture and renamed Democrat.
There’s nothing wrong with having been a Confederate for that matter.
“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.”
― George Orwell, 1984
The katydid will be renamed to kadydindunuffin..................
Did anybody think it would stop at statues and street names? It will never stop.
Thanks...needed a laugh
“The American Ornithological Society”
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Another organization going political. Must be some money involved behind this push.
Unfortunately.
Once you allow some absurdity expect it to flourish.
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