If we knew then what we know now, we would have picked our own cotton.
So when will Washington DC and Washington state change their names? It’s only a matter of time.
Good for them!
But, to counter the charge, they do have pictures of Black Birds in the bird books.
Some sanity at last!
Although once I read that SVB alone had given $74 million (that’s right, million) to BLM, I realized where the power of the left comes from: money. Lots of it, donated by leftist companies and wealthy individuals and allowing BLM and other pressure groups to live large and strut their power.
Glad the Audubon Society, which I’m sure is composed entirely of liberals but perhaps old-school ones, held the line and wouldn’t be bullied.
Audobon Society members apparently got past JJA blasting all of those birds. Slavery? Meh.
They will now be cancelled.
Donations and memberships will be attacked, the zoo and aquarium will be picketed and their lives will be a living hell until they submit and obey.......................
“And yet we must reckon with the racist legacy of John James Audubon, the man.”
“.. racist legacy” - yet another judgement of a historical figure using current ideology - how stupid. No indication of the context regarding Audubon’s slave-holding time. Did he inherit slaves? Were they a gift? Did he ever free them? How does the time he shared with black folks in his life have anything to do with his actual legacy?
Leftists are really fooked in the head ...
It’s probably based upon the massive amount of money they have tied up in advertising and the fliers they send us, seemingly WEEKLY, to donate to them. *Rolleyes*
(We don’t donate; we more than take care of ‘nature’ here on our farm.)
That’s a lot of printing costs down the drain, as well as website re-works, reprinting guidebooks, etc. It ain’t CHEAP to continue operations once you’ve rolled over and allowed yourself to be cancelled by the LefTards!
I’d LIKE to think it’s push back to the wokesters, but most likely it’s more of a financial thing for the entire organization. *SHRUG* :(
Did Audubon get permission from the birds he painted? He may have been a species-ist.
They realized that “Audubon” is a very strong brand. When you think of birds/conservation/naturalism - the word “Audubon” comes to mind.
What would they have changed their name to? The Woke Tranny Fund for Feathered Friends?
They know their fund-raising (and thus their jobs) would have collapsed to zero.
Next to be cancelled....
I went on down to the Audubon Zoo
And they all asked for you
They all asked for you
(For who?)
Well, they even inquired about you
I went on down to the Audubon Zoo
And they all asked for you
The monkeys asked
The tigers asked
And the elephant asked me too
“And yet we must reckon with the racist legacy of John James Audubon, the man.”
No, you really don’t. Anyone who has an issue with it can go trek down to the graveyard and register their protest with the man’s bones. You really don’t need to get involved.
The Civil War as I see it, was not some crackpot dictator of
the South going against the United States. These were men
who held a different view, and were willing to fight for it.
I don’t agree with the South, but they fought a valiant fight
and lost. Disagreeing with their actions, I’m not compelled
to expunge them from the history books. We learn more from
having the Civil War in front of us, knowing these man for
who they were.
After the war, the North made what I think was a sound
decision. We had achieved freedom, which I’m still not
convinced was the core of our fight. They decided not to
create hard feelings by going after the Southern leaders.
I think that was wise. It was okay for the South to have
their statues. It was okay if they thought their men
fought valiantly.
It’s shocking to me to see people trying to remake this
nation in a purist form. They not only want to knock over
some of our greatest men, they want to totally destroy our
history, our customs, what it is that contributed to what
we are. Further, they want to corrupt even sexual identity,
our men women marriage, and parenting.
That is very shortsighted, and the only reason it is
taking place is because these people are getting their
marching orders, and they are following them.
These people are paid and funded to do what they are
doing. They are everywhere. Charlie once again had
to face them last night, in part because they are ready
at a moment’s notice.
If we had an FBI and a Justice Department, they would
have put an end of this years ago. Instead they front
for them and sanitize their very actions.
The idea is to destroy this nation, so it will topple
from within.
We either get with it and start fighting back, or this
nation will be North Korea in ten years.