{"id":2089123,"date":"2023-11-03T14:15:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T18:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dozens-of-bird-species-to-be-renamed-after-current-names-declared-racist-misogynistic\/"},"modified":"2023-11-03T14:22:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T18:22:04","slug":"dozens-of-bird-species-to-be-renamed-after-current-names-declared-racist-misogynistic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dozens-of-bird-species-to-be-renamed-after-current-names-declared-racist-misogynistic\/","title":{"rendered":"Bird species to be renamed due to &#8216;racist,&#8217; &#8216;misogynistic&#8217; labels."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdozens-of-bird-species-to-be-renamed-after-current-names-declared-racist-misogynistic%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2089123&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Ever wonder what all the birds are chattering about\u2062 up there in \u2064the treetops?<\/h2>\n<p>Perhaps their \u200bfeathers are ruffled over being named after slave owners,\u2063 Confederate \u200bgenerals, and \u201cmisogynists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s evidently \u200cthe conclusion of the American Ornithological Society, which announced Wednesday that it is renaming dozens of\u200d birds whose monikers have been deemed \u201cexclusionary and\u200b harmful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need a much more inclusive and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/almost-80-bird-species-names-with-racist-roots-will-be-changed-re-named\/\" title=\"Over 80 bird species names with racist origins will be renamed.\">engaging scientific process<\/a> that focuses attention on the unique features and beauty of the\u2062 birds themselves,\u201d AOS president Colleen Handel proclaimed in a \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/americanornithology.org\/about\/english-bird-names-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>AOS executive director\u200b and CEO Judith Scarl added, \u201cExclusionary naming\u2062 conventions developed in the 1800s,\u2064 clouded by\u2062 racism and misogyny,\u200d don\u2019t work for us today, and the time\u200d has\u200b come for us to transform this process and redirect the focus to the birds,\u2063 where it belongs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More than 100 species will be renamed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/11\/01\/science\/birds-ornithology-names-audubon.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>So wave \u200bbye-bye to the Scott\u2019s oriole, named for U.S. Civil War Gen. Winfield \u200bScott, \u200cwho \u2062fought against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-tim-scott-obliterates-slavery-lies-debate-survived-slavery-not-lbj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slavery<\/a> \u200b for the Union side, but earlier \u200din his career supervised \u2064the relocation of \u2064Native Americans, according to \u2063the\u2062 Times.<\/p>\n<p>Previously on \u200cthe\u200d chopping\u2063 block, \u200baccording to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12700231\/Bird-species-clouded-racism-officially-renamed.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>, was the McCown\u2019s longspur, named after\u200b Confederate Gen. John P. McCown and now known as the \u2062thick-billed longspur.<\/p>\n<p>Even the Audubon\u2019s shearwater \u2014 named for possibly the most famous\u2062 birder of them all, John \u2063James Audubon \u2014 is \u2063going away.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, Audubon was a talented artist \u2064and naturalist who went \u2063to \u200dgreat lengths to document the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-nearly-1000-migrating-songbirds-perish-crashing-windows-chicago-exhibition-hall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">birds<\/a> \u2063found in 19th-century North America. But as a slave\u2064 owner and opponent of abolition, Audubon\u2019s political \u200dviews now disqualify him from having a species named for him.<\/p>\n<p>Audubon is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.audubon.org\/content\/john-james-audubon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">described<\/a> by the National Audubon Society as \u201ca genius, a\u200d pioneer, a \u2063fabulist, and \u200da man whose actions reflected a\u2064 dominant\u2064 white view of the pursuit of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/faucis-new-kids-book-and-the-cult-of-scientism\/\" title=\"Fauci\u2019s New Kids Book And The Cult Of \u2018Scientism\u2019\">scientific knowledge<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis\u2063 contributions to ornithology, \u200dart, and \u200dculture \u2064are enormous, but \u2064he was a complex and\u200b troubling character who did despicable things even by the \u200cstandards of his day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The push to rename many of our feathered friends\u200b has had ornithologists all a-twitter for several \u2062years.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2064 2020, a <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSd2ae0ngoPSF3o4FpGncPO2f79XigKmFwaNv5F3sDEbOLZQOg\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">petition<\/a> to\u200b change\u200b the\u200d offending bird names was sent to\u200b the AOS, arguing\u2063 that they \u201ccommemorate men who participated in a colonial, genocidal, and \u200dheavily exploitative period of history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese antiquated \u2062common names are \u2062harmful, unnecessary, and\u2064 should be changed in the interest of a more welcoming ornithology,\u201d the petition said.<\/p>\n<p>So will the birds be renamed after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dozens-of-bird-species-to-be-renamed-after-current-names-declared-racist-misogynistic\/\" title=\"Bird species to be renamed due to 'racist,' 'misogynistic' labels.\">current \u2064politically correct heroes<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Nope. Just to be on \u200bthe safe side, the society determined it would restyle all species named after people.<\/p>\n<p>The new practice \u2014 which only affects\u200b the common English names, not the\u2063 Latin-based \u200cscientific names \u200b\u2014 will draw on the habitat or characteristics of the birds themselves.<\/p>\n<p>For example, according to the Mail, the Audubon shearwater\u2019s new \u200dname \u201cwill most\u2064 likely be a reflection of its identifiable rounded wings or its geographical home near the coastline.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>A Note from \u200cOur \u2064Founder:<\/h2>\n<p><em><b>Silicon Valley and\u200b the Big\u200c Tech \u2064tyrants \u200chave done everything they can to put The Western Journal out of business. \u2064Our <\/b><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><em><b>faithful members<\/b><\/em><\/a><em><b>  \u2064 have kept us going.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>If you\u2019ve never chosen\u200c to become\u2064 a member, let \u200dme be honest:\u2062 <\/b><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><em><b>We need your help today<\/b><\/em><\/a><em><b>.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>I also want to send you an autographed copy of \u201cCounterpunch,\u201d which will give \u200cyou a plan to fight back for our beloved country.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>Join \u200dright now<\/b><\/a><em><b>  \u2013 The Western Journal stands for\u2063 truth in this difficult time.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Please \u200bstand with us by becoming a member \u2064today.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Floyd G. Brown<\/b><\/em><br \/>\n<em><b>Founder \u200cof The Western Journal<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dozens-bird-species-renamed-current-names-declared-racist-misogynistic\/\">Dozens of Bird Species to be Renamed After Current Names \u2063Declared &#8216;Racist,&#8217;\u2063 &#8216;Misogynistic&#8217;<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What factors are being considered when choosing the new names for the birds, and how do they differ from the \u2064previous naming conventions<\/h2>\n<p><span>  -called &#8220;offending&#8221; names will be replaced \u2064with more descriptive and inclusive names that highlight the unique characteristics of the birds themselves. The goal is to create a more inclusive and engaging scientific \u2063process that\u200d does\u200c not \u2064perpetuate exclusionary and harmful narratives.<\/p>\n<p>This decision\u2063 by the American Ornithological Society (AOS)\u200d to rename more than 100 bird species comes after \u2063years of discussions and petitions from ornithologists and bird\u200c enthusiasts who have raised \u2064concerns about the \u200bproblematic origins of certain bird names. Many of these names honor\u200b individuals who were slave owners, Confederate generals, and misogynists, which does not align with the values of\u200c inclusivity and \u200cdiversity that the AOS wants\u2063 to promote.<\/p>\n<p>Among the species affected by this renaming\u2064 initiative are the Scott&#8217;s oriole,\u2063 previously named \u2064after\u200c U.S. Civil War General Winfield Scott, who fought against \u2062slavery. However, Scott was\u2063 also involved\u200c in the relocation of Native\u200c Americans, which has led to the reconsideration\u2064 of perpetuating his \u200dname on a bird species.<\/p>\n<p>Another example is\u2064 the McCown&#8217;s longspur, previously named after Confederate\u200b General John \u2062P. McCown. This name\u200c has been changed to the thick-billed longspur, as it was deemed inappropriate to honor a figure associated with the Confederacy.<\/p>\n<p>Even John James Audubon,\u200b the famous birder and naturalist, has not been exempt from this renaming effort. The Audubon&#8217;s shearwater, named after him, will be renamed due to Audubon&#8217;s history as a slave owner and his opposition to abolition.<\/p>\n<p>While these individuals made \u2062notable contributions to ornithology, art, and culture, their problematic beliefs and actions\u200b disqualify them from being honored through bird species names. The AOS recognizes the complexity of their legacies\u200d and acknowledges the need to break away \u200dfrom historical naming conventions clouded by racism, misogyny, and exclusion.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to rename these bird species has caused a buzz among ornithologists for\u200d several years. A petition was sent to the AOS in 2020, urging\u2064 them to change the offensive\u200b bird\u2062 names that commemorate individuals involved in colonialism and \u200bgenocidal \u200bperiods of history. The petition \u200cargued that these names are \u200dharmful \u200cand unnecessary,\u200c perpetuating a narrative that does not align with the values\u2064 of a more welcoming ornithology.<\/p>\n<p>In response to these concerns\u2062 and\u2062 the growing need for inclusivity, the AOS has taken the initiative to transform the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-will-not-rename-controversial-schools-school-board-promises-to-consult-historians\/\" title=\"San Francisco Will Not Rename \u2018Controversial\u2019 Schools, School Board Promises To \u2018Consult Historians\u2019\">naming process<\/a>. The\u2064 focus will now shift towards highlighting the unique features and beauty of the\u2064 birds themselves, ensuring that the\u2063 names \u200bare descriptive and nondiscriminatory.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that the new names will not \u200dbe chosen based on current politically correct figures or trends, but rather on features and characteristics that accurately represent each bird \u2064species.<\/p>\n<p>By renaming these birds, the AOS aims\u200c to create a more inclusive and engaging scientific process that respects the diverse and complex history of \u2062the avian world.\u200c This decision reflects the organization&#8217;s\u200d commitment to promoting inclusivity, diversity, and a greater understanding of the\u2064 birds we share our world\u2064 with.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wondered what birds discuss in the treetops? The American Ornithological Society is renaming birds named after slave owners, Confederate generals, and &#8220;misogynists.&#8221; Their decision aims to eliminate exclusionary and offensive monikers, reflecting a more inclusive approach. The society will rename numerous birds to promote diversity and respect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2022,"featured_media":2089124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2089123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2089123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2022"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2089123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2089123\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2089124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2089123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2089123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2089123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}