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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

So you are saying they are gonna change all European centric names for something regarding their phisical attribute? Or is it just this one?

[–] mo_ztt 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I believe they're trying to change any bird that's named after a person, and any European-centric name that replaced an existing indigenous name.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

But, that's a weird tactic. I mean, the rock dove/common pigeon is native to Spain, Senegal and Sri Lanka. What is going to be it's indigenous name?

Another example: Heerman's Gull is native to the westcoast of north america, from Vancouver to Guadalajara. Obviously none of the natives called it Heerman's Gull, since the guy wasn't born till the early 19th century. I wouldn't be surprised if it has two dozen "indigenous names" before leaving the US, so what are we going to pick?

[–] mo_ztt 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

All we need to do is to add to this comic another guy over on the riverbank who says anyone who doesn't agree with his new river chart is racist.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I mean, I'm still using Turkey, and my parents still occasionally refer to Former Yugoslavia and they called Zaire by it's old name (Congo) long enough that they are now once again correct. On the other hand, I'm pretty nobody here has ever called Heerman's Gull anything but "seagull", so I doubt anyone will notice this.