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Racism lurks in names given to plants and animals. That’s starting to change
Science News ^ | Jaime Chambers

Posted on 09/14/2021 6:13:08 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement

With lemon and black plumage, the Scott’s oriole flashes in the desert like a flame. But the bird’s name holds a violent history that Stephen Hampton can’t forget. He used to see the orioles often, living in California. Now that he lives outside the bird’s range, “I’m kind of relieved,” he says.

Hampton is a birder and registered citizen of the Cherokee Nation. Winfield Scott, a U.S. military commander and the bird’s namesake, drove Hampton’s ancestors and other Native Americans from their land in the 1800s during a series of forced marches now known as the Trail of Tears. The journey killed over 4,000 Cherokee, displacing as many as 100,000 people in the end.

(Excerpt) Read more at sciencenews.org ...


TOPICS: Agriculture; Chit/Chat; History; Pets/Animals; Science
KEYWORDS: animals; blackliesmatter; cancelculture; cherokee; cherokeenation; criticalracetheory; cynicaltheories; godsgravesglyphs; jaimechambers; liberalagenda; plants; racism; scott; scottsoriole; trailoftears; winfieldscott
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To: Jaded

Zat you Jenny?


61 posted on 09/15/2021 12:48:34 PM PDT by null and void (No jab/no job = Only the compliant can work, they won't spread dangerous ideas around the workplace!)
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To: SunkenCiv

Ay, porfavor-esta mierda otra vez...

“Wokeness” needs to be entered into the DSM as a mental disorder-obviously-those who have Wokeness Disorder are paranoid, hysterical, with simple names of persons, places and animals causing them to react in exaggerated fear-they are in immediate need of psychotherapy to avoid being smacked down by those fed up with their screeching...


62 posted on 09/15/2021 1:10:16 PM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: Texan5

/bingo


63 posted on 09/15/2021 10:20:18 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: kiryandil

“Now they’re going after Winfield Scott”

Old Fuss and Feathers said that Robert E. Lee was the best soldier he had ever seen.


64 posted on 09/16/2021 6:02:41 AM PDT by dsc (Their swords and every terrible implement of the soldier are the birthright of Americans.)
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