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[Jsisto]

https://www.npr.org/2023/11/01/1209660753/these-american-birds-and-dozens-more-will-be-renamed-to-remove-human-monikers

“We've come to understand that there are certain names that have offensive or derogatory connotations that cause pain to people, and that it is important to change those, to remove those as barriers to their participation in the world of birds”

I for one am tired of having to hear and see these birds squawking and chirping proudly with their racist and problematic names that trigger me. I’m glad this is FINALLY being adressed because it’s not like there’s any more urgent of important problems going on.

 

[AJUMP23]

I hope the birds eff these people up.

but BLACK bird is out there wanting to be called colored bird.

 

[Dice]

I went to Japan and all the swords had Japanese names. Racist af.

 

[Pejo]

The move comes as part of a broader effort to diversify birding and make it more welcoming to people of all races and backgrounds.

I honestly didn't even know "Birding" was a word.

 

[Trunx81]

But Tits stay Tits, or I riot.

 

[Jsisto]

I hope the birds eff these people up.

but BLACK bird is out there wanting to be called colored bird.

Excuse me SIR. The correct term is AVIAN AMERICAN. Are you seriously this bigoted?

 

[AJUMP23]

Excuse me SIR. The correct term is AVIAN AMERICAN. Are you seriously this bigoted?

Yes. Bigoted birdy busting beaks.

 

[Platinumstorm]

Not reading, but with the decline in the bird population, it would be nice if we planted more native plants and grasses to increase the bird and insect populations, since we're continually decimating their habitats. Songbirds in particular would benefit the most.

 

[Mistake]

If the names are more accurate, I'm actually fine with it

 

[Dirk Benedict]

Stay fragile, stay stupid and stay controlled. Is what I say to these types of people.

 

[Cohetedor]

But Tits stay Tits, or I riot.

Or the blue footed Boobies

 

[AREYOUOKAY?]

 

[bitbydeath]

 

[Pegasus Actual]

So fucking overdue. I always wanted to look at a bird but knowing that a white person named that bird caused me such anxiety that when it flies by I just look at my feet like a fucking peasant in the presence of Prince Harry and Queen Meghan Markle their very selves.

 

[Jsisto]

So fucking overdue. I always wanted to look at a bird but knowing that a white person named that bird caused me such anxiety that when it flies by I just look at my feet like a fucking peasant in the presence of Prince Harry and Queen Meghan Markle their very selves.

Decolonize birds!

 

[Methos#1975]

This is officially one of the dumbest things I've ever seen. Best part is the Latin names for many species indicate who first discovered and named them and that's far harder to change.

 

[MMaRsu]

Jesus christ I dont want to live on this planet anymore smh

 

[HoodWinked]

this thread reminded me of another bird video and now I must make you also sad.

Kauaʻi ʻōʻō - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Jsisto]

this thread reminded me of another bird video and now I must make you also sad.

Kauaʻi ʻōʻō - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Maybe if he didn’t appropriate Hawaiian culture he would have an interested mate. Do better.

All joking aside, that’s devastatingly sad.

 

[Fbh]

"Hey that's a nice looking bird"
"Oh I think that's a Wilson's warbler"

 

[nush]

Won't somebody thing of the tits, great tits and the boobies?

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Who are these people who derive actual pain from hearing these names?

 

[SJRB]

lol, America. lmao even.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

If you take a good pheasant that you catch and use the feathers to brush on the glazed seasoning, that son of a bitch makes a really good and tender Peking duck style au-jew reduction.

What I would do is partially broil it after grilling it on a low heat on your traeger grill. You let the succulent juices pour down into a pan and take the feathers. And gently caress the posterior of the bird like you. Would your lover when they are sleeping. That kind of dedication is what gets you a good bird.

 

[Trilobit]

"SWAT arresting hateful ornithologist who used the verboten name McCown's longspur"

I think I'm just going to invent my own names for birds now. It's easier that way. This is an "Inclusionary White-But-Not-Supremacist Bird":

This is a "Black-Face-But-Not-Like-In-A-Racist-Way Bird"

 

[winjer]

A few years ago, this would be an April's Fool article....

 

[Werewolf Jones]

I went to Japan and all the swords had Japanese names. Racist af.

Was there any named Kokujin Slayer?

 

[thefool]

Bird names are exclusionary.

This is what clown world looks like.

 

[GnomeChimpsky]

I'm curious, are they going after latin names as well? Because there are a whole bunch of species that are named after black people etc.

 

[ShadowNate]

I've lost track. Can you not use/say "black" again in the US? Is it considered derogatory if used as descriptive or as a specifier in a name for a bird species?

 

[StueyDuck]

imagine being triggered by the name of a bird.

 

[FeralEcho]

imagine being triggered by the name of a bird.

Idiocracy is begining to feel like an overestimation of the population's actual IQ.We're much worse than that.

 

[The Stig]

butwhy.gif

 

[Jinzo Prime]

I read that article and lost a few braincells. The amount of time and money spent on something so insignificant is shameful.

 

[a multicultural team of v]

I'm sure they will replace one of them with the name Kill the Jewsingbird though.

also:

"It's going to feel like a bother to some people, but I think it's actually an exciting opportunity," says Kaufman. "It's an exciting opportunity to give these birds names that celebrate them — rather than some person in the past."

Absolutely frightening thinking.

 

[Jsisto]

Today I saw a Cardinal and had an emotional breakdown because I was reminded of the numerous sexual abuse cases that have happened in the Catholic Church. Unacceptable name.

 

[DeaDPo0L84]

I misgendered a pelican the other day, had to issue a formal apology in the park, #chooselovenothate

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

This thread…

 

[Papa_Wisdom]

 

[Soodanim]

From the article:

One notable exception came in 2000, however, when the society renamed a bird that's now called the Long-tailed Duck because of concerns that its previous name was derogatory to Native Americans.

Okay, Google that to find the original name as they were too scared to type it. Wiki, here I come.

In North American English it is sometimes called oldsquaw, though this name has fallen out of favour. In 2000, the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) formally adopted the name long-tailed duck, in response to petitioning by a group of biologists who feared that the former name would be offensive to Native American tribes whose help was required for conservation efforts.

And we follow the citation trail.

Do all Indians live in tipis? : questions and answers from the National Museum of the American Indian : National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-230) and index

archive.org

Massachusett, a native Algonquian language, has the word "squa" which means "Young woman", which was borrowed to become "Squaw". Fine. But some scholars in the 1970s argued that when the non-natives actually meant the usage to be from the Mohican word "ojiskwa", meaning vagina.

tl;dr NPR were too scared to call it by its true name: old pussy.

 

[Jsisto]

From the article:


Okay, Google that to find the original name as they were too scared to type it. Wiki, here I come.


Okay, follow the citation trail.

Do all Indians live in tipis? : questions and answers from the National Museum of the American Indian : National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-230) and index

archive.org

Massachusett, a native Algonquian language, has the word "squa" which means "Young woman", which was borrowed to become "Squaw". Fine. But because some scholars in the 1970s argued that when the non-natives actually meant the usage to be from the Mohican word "ojiskwa", meaning vagina.

tl;dr NPR were too scared to call it by its true name: old pussy.

Old pussy is not that appealing, so I support this one.

 

[Putonahappyface]

Who are these people who derive actual pain from hearing these names?

 

[NeverYouMind]

My copies of these will remain unaltered.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

What a time to be alive.

 

[Ammogeddon]

But we’re just repeating the same mistake. No one has thought to engage with these birds to find out what they might like to be called. We need to decolonise nature. I’m sorry for the rant it’s just too painful for me.

 

[Jsisto]

But we’re just repeating the same mistake. No one has thought to engage with these birds to find out what and they might like to be called. We need to decolonise nature. I’m sorry for the rant it’s just too painful for me.

We need more bird representation. Listen to bird voices.

 

[CGNoire]

We need more bird representation. Listen to bird voices.

#BelieveBirds

 

[Papa_Wisdom]

#BelieveBirds

All hail your new aves leader

 

[Ikutachi]

I thought it had to do with bird flu.

 

[kruis]

"Names are important for humans. And this is absolutely a human-driven exercise," she says. "They're important for the people who watch birds and the communities who may or may not feel very welcome, if all the birds are named after these old European ornithologists."

Isn't there anybody with an ounce of common sense left to stop the madness? How many recent immigrants in the US actually feel "unwelcome" when they realize some birds were named after white people? That's outright racism, but leftist activists see no problem in making this notion acceptable.