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Many North American birds bear names with racist roots. That's beginning to change
CNN via MSN ^
| 09 Jun 2021
| Leah Asmelash
Posted on 06/09/2021 4:05:09 PM PDT by blueplum
As the US continues to reassess its relationship to racism, offensive sports team and school names have changed. Up next? Bird names.
Bird Names for Birds is a grassroots initiative aiming to change eponymous common names of birds, specifically in North America, arguing that many have been named after problematic people....
...On Tuesday, there was another step forward. The AOS announced a new ad hoc committee that would make recommendations for guidelines on how to identify and change "harmful English bird names," ...
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bidenvoters; culturalrape; culturedestruction; freebird; liberalracism; orinthology; racehate; wokebirds
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To: blueplum
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posted on
06/09/2021 4:21:28 PM PDT
by
monkeyshine
(live and let live is dead)
To: blueplum
TIT MOUSES ARE IN TROUBLE WITH THE FEMINAZIES TOO!
42
posted on
06/09/2021 4:22:12 PM PDT
by
laweeks
(The air is always different to a midget on a crowded elevator.)
To: blueplum
I’m so sick of this bullsqueeze.
Just say no to name changes.
I bet you the AOS is totally woke.
43
posted on
06/09/2021 4:22:39 PM PDT
by
sauropod
(Chance favors the prepared mind.)
To: blueplum
When they finish with the birds perhaps they could start on the Democrats, the seat of racism in America’s past. And speaking of birds, what about that Senator Byrd from not that long ago, a highly placed leader in the Klu Klux Klan. Any buildings named after him? Any statues?
And speaking of recently, what was the Democrat position on segregation and integration, and what’s was Biden’s position?
44
posted on
06/09/2021 4:22:39 PM PDT
by
SaxxonWoods
(Any comment might be sarcasm, or not. It depends. Often I'm not sure either.)
To: blueplum
What about the California Spread Eagle? Would that be offensive to the Vice President?
45
posted on
06/09/2021 4:22:56 PM PDT
by
Kid Shelleen
(Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
To: fhayek
All of the tits, probably.
46
posted on
06/09/2021 4:23:15 PM PDT
by
gundog
(It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
To: blueplum
Hey! Race-baiting idiots!
47
posted on
06/09/2021 4:24:03 PM PDT
by
DJ MacWoW
(The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
To: Lurkina.n.Learnin
48
posted on
06/09/2021 4:24:13 PM PDT
by
Radix
(Natural Born Citizens have Citizen parents.)
To: Pilgrim's Progress
Could always call it a ghetto chicken.
49
posted on
06/09/2021 4:24:28 PM PDT
by
hercuroc
To: blueplum
The Fluffy Backed Tit Babbler is safe I hope.
To: ConservativeInPA
51
posted on
06/09/2021 4:24:48 PM PDT
by
bwest
To: rlmorel
52
posted on
06/09/2021 4:25:48 PM PDT
by
gundog
(It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
To: Radix
You have to know these things when you’re King.
53
posted on
06/09/2021 4:26:05 PM PDT
by
bwest
To: fhayek
54
posted on
06/09/2021 4:27:34 PM PDT
by
hoe_cake
(A Descendant of the Signers of the Constitution. )
To: Hieronymus
”Hands off!”
55
posted on
06/09/2021 4:29:50 PM PDT
by
gundog
(It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
To: blueplum
56
posted on
06/09/2021 4:32:14 PM PDT
by
skepsel
To: BlessedBeGod
Will we get new pages to insert in our bird books with instructions how o remove the ole offensive ones?
57
posted on
06/09/2021 4:32:56 PM PDT
by
arthurus
( covfefe IIl)
To: bryan999
This country is being ruined by “committee” at every level. Committees are all influenced by agendas. Obviously agendas are not a elected entity and most are simply rotten.
58
posted on
06/09/2021 4:34:08 PM PDT
by
shanover
(...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
To: blueplum
Bird names are now politically incorrect? The Blackbird will now be know as Bird of Color! 🤓 Will the American Robin be renamed since Liberals hate American... 🤓.
59
posted on
06/09/2021 4:35:49 PM PDT
by
Deplorable American1776
(I'm the one trying to save American Democracy...Donald Trump 6/5/21 at the NCGOP convention)
To: blueplum; SunkenCiv
Booby birds need a name change too.
Cancel culture is sending out the cancellations already
60
posted on
06/09/2021 4:35:54 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity.)
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