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18. They tried to get us to call it YOUR-uh-nus...

Reply to lpbk2713 (Reply #15)

Wed Nov 1, 2023, 01:10 PM

Nov 2023

but that ain't sticking yet...

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Dozens of birds to be renamed to shun racism [View all] bif Nov 2023 OP

Some of the honorific names attached to birds Farmer-Rick Nov 2023 #1

Yout wait until after they've hatched, right? Bettie Nov 2023 #2

Hehe Farmer-Rick Nov 2023 #4

Dumb. Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #3

Care to elaborate on why you think this? AllyCat Nov 2023 #38

#1--I'll bet there's very few truly offensive bird names. Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #41

If we don't say why, we will just repeat the mistake later. AllyCat Nov 2023 #42

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2023 #67

Welcome to DU. carpetbagger Nov 2023 #72

Post removed Post removed Nov 2023 #74

Indeed. Valdosta Nov 2023 #92

Jim Crow must go. usonian Nov 2023 #5

I'm Not A Right Winger RobinA Nov 2023 #6

Well, I have boobies/tits, and I DEMAND THEY STOP NAMING Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #7

One of my favorites that often visit the birdfeeder maxrandb Nov 2023 #9

Yes, they are adorable--I don't live in the eastern US anymore but Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #10

Last spring I was sitting on my deck Chautauquas Nov 2023 #13

That's both funny and interesting Deminpenn Nov 2023 #90

The word "tit" (bird) has always been around Wednesdays Nov 2023 #12

Actually teat derives from tit (or titt) whopis01 Nov 2023 #73

We get turkey vultures Sympthsical Nov 2023 #20

You don't like turkey vultures? Nature's little undertakers? Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #29

They're really neat Sympthsical Nov 2023 #33

Duh, I didn't make that connection with Byzantine empire--whoosh, right over my head. Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #37

There was an illegal dump near our old house LeftInTX Nov 2023 #75

I'm not sure I've ever seen a black vulture, but I definitely Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #77

They're often in pairs and tend to be in trees. (Kinda like hawks) LeftInTX Nov 2023 #79

Thanks, I will keep that in mind. Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #81

I love watching them soar, they hardly ever flap their wings, they just use the wind a kennedy Nov 2023 #62

You mean they're not Turkiye Vultures? LeftInTX Nov 2023 #61

Funny story of turkeys... carpetbagger Nov 2023 #78

The best part is Disaffected Nov 2023 #21

My juvenile self will never stop giggling at that. Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #23

My breast surgeon doctor has a beautiful illustration hanging on her wall of the waiting room Walleye Nov 2023 #39

How can you NOT laugh? Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #43

The example they give is a bird named for a Confederate general. Do you object to changing that? Scrivener7 Nov 2023 #44

If it really upsets people, I don't have a problem with it. Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #52

They started by considering removing names of terrible people, and then expanded the idea to make names more WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2023 #11

I've said this before... bif Nov 2023 #16

No fucking shit. nt Brenda Nov 2023 #70

I kinda agree jfz9580m Nov 2023 #17

Not nonsense. As the article states, these are verbal statues AllyCat Nov 2023 #40

We can't honor white dudes? Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #45

Straw man argument AllyCat Nov 2023 #46

"I'm tired of honoring white dudes". Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #49

I didn't say we can't. AllyCat Nov 2023 #55

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2023 #66

This is a fantastic change. K&R WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2023 #8

On the topic of encouraging black birdwatchers, there's this comedy bit I love: Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #14

Now if someone could only do something about Uranus. lpbk2713 Nov 2023 #15

They tried to get us to call it YOUR-uh-nus... Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #18

That's just as bad. Wednesdays Nov 2023 #24

Yeah, it's weird. I can't imagine calling it that. Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #26

"...where we butcher French place names like there's no tomorrow." Jedi Guy Nov 2023 #48

LOL, your poor parents, trying to be accurate. Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #51

DOOO-BOYS, amazing. Jedi Guy Nov 2023 #53

Welp, today I learned to stop calling it "Casa Grand-ay" when Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #54

:) Jedi Guy Nov 2023 #56

Sounds like it's just some town that they used to kno----oow Sympthsical Nov 2023 #76

Gotye, I remember that guy! Rah-fay-EL is not the right pronunciation? Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #80

This is the first time I heard about the original Greek... 3catwoman3 Nov 2023 #59

It sounds like "urine us." 3catwoman3 Nov 2023 #58

I hope they won't feel it necessary to change the name Xavier Breath Nov 2023 #19

Well, why not? whathehell Nov 2023 #22

Welp, you have a point. Xavier Breath Nov 2023 #27

Thank you.. whathehell Nov 2023 #94

I don't ForgedCrank Nov 2023 #25

As an example of a misnamed bird bif Nov 2023 #28

OK but was Kirtland a notoriously bad dude? Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #30

. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2023 #47

It should be the Central American warbler ;). EOM LauraInLA Nov 2023 #82

They should be numbered. Bird-1, Bird-2, Bird-3,... "Look, it's a 29." "No, it's a 666. Better call Johnson's wife." Wonder Why Nov 2023 #31

The Red-necked Grebe Dirty Socialist Nov 2023 #32

So I guess we can still keep the names Whip-poor-Will and Bob White Walleye Nov 2023 #34

What if the etymology is that a man named Bob White named the bird? nt. Voltaire2 Nov 2023 #64

The article does mention the failed renaming of... TreasonousBastard Nov 2023 #35

Rules for thee but not for me Lokilooney Nov 2023 #87

I for one think Disaffected Nov 2023 #36

I looked at the list...They are proposing naming the common names, not scientific names. LeftInTX Nov 2023 #50

"The Wandering Dude"? DBoon Nov 2023 #57

Yep... the dudes of all colors and creeds will wander! LeftInTX Nov 2023 #60

What they are doing is getting rid of all honorific names, because those are stupid. Voltaire2 Nov 2023 #63

I like how you assume that nobody here on DU "actually cares about birds". Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #65

Andean Cock of the Rock is a fabulous drag queen of a bird. carpetbagger Nov 2023 #83

I've only seen them in photos, but they are magnificent looking. Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #85

The eponym goes back to the 1800s. carpetbagger Nov 2023 #91

I might have exaggerated for dramatic effect. Voltaire2 Nov 2023 #86

I Actually Care RobinA Nov 2023 #93

Whew, some of the replies in this thread. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2023 #68

We must stop this "wokeism" and preserve their real names... lame54 Nov 2023 #69

! jfz9580m Nov 2023 #89

Damn dweller Nov 2023 #71

the Valkyrie? some pretty hitlerian associations, there prodigitalson Nov 2023 #84

Nothing wrong with that. David__77 Nov 2023 #88

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2023 #95

We should just stick with the names Adam and maybe later his "helper" Eve gave them... hunter Nov 2023 #96

Gosh, let's not stop there.... newdayneeded Mar 2024 #97