Many insect, animal names are racist, scholars say — so it's time for a change ... No more slave-maker ants? Gypsy moths?

https://www.theblaze.com ^ | August 03, 2020 | SARAH TAYLOR

[a fool in paradise]

What race are ants?

[ifinnegan]

These are not scientists but political operatives.

They also promote to prominence the very people they are condemning. No one would know who Yarrow is, for example. It is now just a name for a lizard.

This is cultural revolution. Not done for a real or sincere purpose but to destroy and gain power. A revolution that never ends.

[PGR88]

“Faggot Case Moth” is a good one.

[MtnClimber]

A Snowy Egret should be renamed to a Cream Abdul Jabber Egret?

[freedumb2003]

The word “mate” is sexist as it means “fellow male” in some countries like Australia and implies coupling where the man dominates.

So they should call it “cli-otherperson change.”

Remember, these are same people who think woman is derived from the word “man” instead of “menos” for the moon.

[freedumb2003]

15 down - 899,999,985 to go!

Get cracking progs!

[Redleg Duke]

When a society gets so “comfortable” and assumes plenty is entitled, they tend to focus on ridiculous areas, inventing “problems” for them to solve in their comfort.

This is a segment of society in the decline, tending towards irrelevance. This is the condition of the so-called “liberal arts elite”.

[SoCal Pubbie]

The black panther will henceforth be known as the hep cat.

[rfreedom4u]

So is dung beetle still ok?

[The Duke]

Charlton Heston said it best .. "It's a mad house!"

[Sirius Lee]

"There is no room for racism in science," University of Arizona Ph.D. candidate Earyn McGee

There's no room to conduct science if you're a race obsessed snowflake. If she has this much time on her hands then she's clearly not doing any research and should lose any grants/funding.

[seabeeson]

How do you say Fn idiot.

[Leaning Right]

These people are, of course, insane. But because there is never any push-back, there’s no stopping them. The will continue until pretty much every English word is deemed to be racist.

Maybe they’ll be happier if every word was replaced by a unique, random set of numbers.

So “Gypsy moth“ would become, say, 47 82 97 34 49.

See, it’s easy! And since numbers were invented by the Arabs, there’s no white person association here.

[JBW1949]

This stuff is starting to sound like the Puritans back in the 1600’s....

[Michael.SF.]

So I guess, this song is now racist:

I'm a King Bee -- Slim Harpo

[goodnesswins]

Universities are producing too many NUTS

[Signalman]

The Rise and Fall of the Roman American Empire.

[Army Air Corps]

Only, the Puritans were more fun-loving than this lot.

[Red Badger]

No wonder there are so many squirrels on college campi.....................