Posted on 06/30/2021 10:48:22 AM PDT by Red Badger
Some scholars aren't happy with the "problematic" insect and animal names, and are calling for a large-scale reform.
What are people saying about this? "There is no room for racism in science," University of Arizona Ph.D. candidate Earyn McGee — one of the scholars calling for reform — tells The College Fix in a statement.
McGee, also a herpetologist, also says that she is firmly against honoring "racist people or racial slurs by naming animals after them."
McGee adds she has high hopes for a new name for the Yarrow's Spiny Lizard — since celebrated ornithologist and herpetologist H.C. Yarrow was a Union soldier during the Civil War as well as a eugenicist.
"There is no amount of scientific contributions that can make unabashed racism and bigotry OK," she adds.
She insists that while some questionable people have, indeed, made scientific contributions, their names and discoveries should be discussed with full disclosure into their past actions.
"If you must acknowledge them, you can say something like 'X person discovered X thing, however it is important to note they also did this bigoted thing and that type of behavior is unacceptable for scientists," she said.
'Gypsy moths,' 'Faggotworms,' 'Yarrow's Spiny Lizard' The organization reports that some of the more concerning names include the slave-maker ant, the rape bug, the gypsy moth, and even more.
The Fix points out that in July, the American Association for the Advancement of Science shared a comprehensive list featuring at least 60 names that scholars say should be changed to something more inclusive and less offensive.
One questionable term is "hottentot" — or its Latin form, "hottentatus" — as the report's authors insist it is a "racial slur used by white people, directed toward indigenous Africans during apartheid."
The setophaga townsendi — or the Townsend's Warbler, a bird — is also problematic because "[Ornithologist] John Townsend was terrible."
The Fix points out that the name is especially nefarious, as Townsend studied bird species in Oregon, and would often "rely on Native Americans to capture his specimens."
"During his studies," the outlet continued, "he would describe cultural differences and steal skulls from Indian graves."
Other offending names include the Large Faggotworm, though its name is derived from "its definition as a bundle of sticks or twigs bound together as fuel."
You can read some of the names and why they are offensive in the graphics below.
What race are ants?
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.
“Faggot Case Moth” is a good one.
A Snowy Egret should be renamed to a Cream Abdul Jabber Egret?
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.
15 down - 899,999,985 to go!
Get cracking progs!
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”.
The black panther will henceforth be known as the hep cat.
So is dung beetle still ok?
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.
How do you say Fn idiot.
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.
This stuff is starting to sound like the Puritans back in the 1600’s....
Universities are producing too many NUTS
Only, the Puritans were more fun-loving than this lot.
No wonder there are so many squirrels on college campi.....................
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