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Parasitic worms get sucked into gender bias row amid claims of names being sexist
Sky News ^ | 5/11/22 | Ian Collier

Posted on 05/12/2022 6:14:23 PM PDT by markomalley

Parasitic worms have been sucked into the gender bias row after a report claimed the naming of the creatures was sexist.

A team of scientists, led by parasitologist Robert Poulin, scoured studies in eight journals published between 2000 and 2020.

Around 2,900 species were discovered during that period - with 200 in 2007 alone.

However, of the 596 species named after eminent scientists, only 111, or 19%, recognised women, according to the experts from New Zealand's University of Otago.

And of 71 scientists honoured in the Latin names of two or more species, only eight were women.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: blm; cancelculture; doublestandard; racism; xyxx
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There are endless comments that could be made here.....
1 posted on 05/12/2022 6:14:23 PM PDT by markomalley
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To: markomalley

Celebrate whatever offends the Woke.


2 posted on 05/12/2022 6:15:43 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: markomalley

A parasitologist. Is that someone that studies the behavior of Democrats?


3 posted on 05/12/2022 6:16:35 PM PDT by HighSierra5 (The only way you know a commie is lying is when they open their pieholes.)
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To: markomalley

If they named parasites after women, then the complaint would be that someone is indicating that women are parasites.


4 posted on 05/12/2022 6:16:40 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: markomalley

What is the definition of a woman parasite?


5 posted on 05/12/2022 6:19:11 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: markomalley

Parasitic worms = Democrat Party core constituency.


6 posted on 05/12/2022 6:21:33 PM PDT by BenLurkin ((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.))
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To: markomalley

Gee, that’s tough.


7 posted on 05/12/2022 6:22:19 PM PDT by beethovenfan (The REAL Great Reset will be when Jesus returns. )
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To: markomalley

Wow. A whole TEAM of people
with nothing better to do than look for boogers to pick.


8 posted on 05/12/2022 6:22:22 PM PDT by hellinahandcart
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To: markomalley

“There are endless comments that could be made here.....”

Like, “there’s no way we can peacefully coexist with this insane crowd”


9 posted on 05/12/2022 6:27:09 PM PDT by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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To: markomalley

For one thing, the French language, as well as several others, have masculine and feminine forms. Words that use the articles le or un are going to be masculine, and words that use the articles la or une are feminine. No French speaking person is going to put up with pin-heads neutralizing their language. It time these word police go find another occupation.


10 posted on 05/12/2022 6:32:23 PM PDT by jonrick46 (Leftnicks chase illusions of motherships at the end of the pier.))
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To: markomalley

I have no problem with each and every new parasitic worm being assigned the name of a DemocRAT congress-critter. Start with that old hag Pelosi, followed by the Hillabeast, and on down the line, er, up the line since those wenches are at the bottom.


11 posted on 05/12/2022 6:33:16 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: aquila48

See my tag line.

L


12 posted on 05/12/2022 6:36:32 PM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: markomalley

The next four parasitic worm species that are discovered should definitely be named after the members of the Squad, for gender equity.


13 posted on 05/12/2022 6:50:39 PM PDT by lump in the melting pot
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To: Lurker

Yep!

It’s their way or the highway... or more precisely, the gulag.

We either...

A - defeat them
B - they defeat us
C - we find a way to separate


14 posted on 05/12/2022 6:53:03 PM PDT by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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To: markomalley

Worms are hermaphrodites. Name them all after Pat from Saturday Night Live.


15 posted on 05/12/2022 6:54:55 PM PDT by packagingguy
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To: markomalley

The NZers strike out again ...


16 posted on 05/12/2022 6:55:21 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: markomalley

I think that all parasitic creatures should have female names.


17 posted on 05/12/2022 7:07:46 PM PDT by Delta 21 (It started as a virus, and mutated into an IQ test.)
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To: aquila48

THAT! Yes. Exactly.


18 posted on 05/12/2022 7:08:56 PM PDT by Delta 21 (It started as a virus, and mutated into an IQ test.)
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To: HighSierra5

LOL! GOOD ONE!


19 posted on 05/12/2022 7:18:06 PM PDT by TigerHawk (The Raised Middle Finger in the Clenched Fist of the World)
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To: aquila48

MEGA DITTOS!


20 posted on 05/12/2022 7:19:32 PM PDT by TigerHawk (The Raised Middle Finger in the Clenched Fist of the World)
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