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  • Many North American birds bear names with racist roots. That's beginning to change

    06/09/2021 4:05:09 PM PDT · by blueplum · 111 replies
    CNN via MSN ^ | 09 Jun 2021 | Leah Asmelash
    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," ...