Posted on 07/10/2021 1:54:29 PM PDT by Right Wing Vegan
“If people are feeling excluded because of what we call something, that’s not acceptable,” the president of the Entomological Society of America said.
The Entomological Society of America are working to remove a pair of offensive insect monikers.
The scientific organization announced Wednesday that it is dropping the common names gypsy moth and gypsy ant because the names include an offensive slur for the Roma or Romani people.
For now, both insects will be referred to by their scientific names — Lymantria dispar and Aphaenogaster araneoides, respectively — though the ESA will be taking suggestions for new common names, they said in a press release.
"The purpose of common names is to make communication easier between scientists and the public audiences they serve. By and large, ESA's list of recognized insect common names succeeds in this regard, but names that are unwelcoming to marginalized communities run directly counter to that goal," ESA President Michelle S. Smith said in the release.
"That's why we're working to ensure all ESA-approved insect common names meet our standards for diversity, equity, and inclusion," Smith added.
In an interview with The New York Times, Smith noted that it was "not acceptable" to continue using the offensive names.
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Oh, Lord Almighty have mercy lolz
Only racists would even notice.
black widow will now just be widow
i see a big lawsuit for marvel ahead
Black widow spider next.
Lady bug is misogynist. Stink bug is offensive to the homeless. Cockroach, well you know…
Offensive my butt.
It’s all pointless.
To avoid offending anyone, we should follow Biden’s lead and refer to one species as “... the thing” and another species as “you know ... that other thing”.
I think science will be better off. Perhaps a tad less precise, but more politically correct and inoffensive.
So is Jew fish still okay now?
Gypsy moths are notoriously destructive, so they should be renamed Antifa moths.
So what are we renaming Nigeria?
What’s next? I have to use the name “Brazil Nut” now?
Or Niger.
Niger, please.
***gypsy moth and gypsy***
Any new name for Gypsy Rose Lee?
I suppose our tongues will now swell and rot off if, after a con, we say “WE have been gypped!”
Coon hound may also be on the target list for renaming because, well, it could somhow be thouht a slur against you know who.
Yep. So is white fly.
The Left has gone full insane.
Jewfish were switched to Goliath Grouper years ago, though the name is probably still too biblical for the modern mob.
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