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Racism, misogyny prompt American Ornithological Society renaming of birds (www.upi.com)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Can’t wait to periodically rename everything every ~70 years as societal standards change.

Well, I guess you can take solace in the fact that unless you're in grade school right now you probably won't be alive the next time the American Ornithological Society decides to re-examine the english names for birds.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Even those still in grade school shouldn’t be concerned as most of these bird species won’t survive climate change on the track it is currently taking