This is a guest post by environmental analyst R.J. Smith, in response to the Washington Post article “The Racist Legacy Many Birds Carry,” which reports that many birds are named after racists. (See the summary on this site.) Yes, I’ve seen a lot of this hysterical madness. Soon they’’ll have to get rid of all…
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The White Supremacy of Birds?
The Washington Post has collected an amazing number of reasons to stop being a birder—all reflecting the fact that many birds are named after people deemed to be racists. “The Bachman’s sparrow, Wallace’s fruit dove and other winged creatures bear the names of men who fought for the Southern cause, stole skulls from Indian graves…