This amounts to nothing more than an attempt to 'white-wash' ornithology---to make it look like this field didn't revere those considered heroes during earlier historical periods who are now considered evil. 🤔 Future generations will look back on this and sigh. We can't erase the historical reality, slavery and Indian Wars and other bad stuff happened with birds named after some of the participants. And some birders and ornithologists thought that sweeping those names under a rug in 2023 was a higher priority than conserving birds and their habitats. Geeze🫣🫣🫣🫣
SeEtta Moss Canon City On Thu, Nov 2, 2023, 3:28 PM Robert Righter <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi: > > I would hope the American Ornithological Union would pause before changing > common names of birds that are named after historic ornithologists as that > could be divisive . Currently we are living in a period of time where > accusations of racism are rampant and consequently we are currently judging > past historic figures based on our current definition of how racist they > may have been. This is how history becomes distorted and historic > individuals unfortunately become misjudged. Let’s wait a decade or so and > revisit the topic again when hopefully our lenses are clearer, less > tainted. Why are we in such the rush to change the common names of birds > that have been established for centuries. We all need to take a deep breath > or two and wait to see what transpires. > > > Bob Righter > > Denver, CO > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/F5EC9754-69CF-4CD5-A901-9ACC3BA5C169%40earthlink.net > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/F5EC9754-69CF-4CD5-A901-9ACC3BA5C169%40earthlink.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAAUvckpUf_mWPDjUW5AEFc7xBmWRMbK6Wt%2B-xk5Xfx4g5eMqZw%40mail.gmail.com.
