ZeroCool to scienceEnglish • 11 months agoRacism, misogyny prompt American Ornithological Society renaming of birdswww.upi.comexternal-linkmessage-square76fedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down115
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minus-square@SARGEx117link31•11 months ago Birb Tweety Birdy mcbirdface Birdemic Blue tits Yeah this’ll go well
minus-square@PoastRotatolink9•11 months agoI can’t imagine a world in which calling a bird a “tit” in the first place was not the product of a poorly thought out public poll
minus-squareTar_AlcarancakelinkfedilinkEnglish3•11 months ago“tit” is old-style english mean “something small” or “a little bit”. You can still spot the word in old sayings like the biblical “Jot or tittle”. On the other hand, we also woodpeckers, which is kinda similar in that it has a common translation, but also a hilarious one.
minus-square@rockSlayerlink7•11 months agoThey’re aiming for more descriptive names, so it’s probably not going to be a “vote for the best name” type of public involvement
minus-square@Monkeyhoglink2•11 months agoI’m not entirely sure that involving the public in anything is wise.
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Yeah this’ll go well
I can’t imagine a world in which calling a bird a “tit” in the first place was not the product of a poorly thought out public poll
“tit” is old-style english mean “something small” or “a little bit”. You can still spot the word in old sayings like the biblical “Jot or tittle”.
On the other hand, we also woodpeckers, which is kinda similar in that it has a common translation, but also a hilarious one.
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They’re aiming for more descriptive names, so it’s probably not going to be a “vote for the best name” type of public involvement
I’m not entirely sure that involving the public in anything is wise.