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[–] confluence@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Some birb names have recently been changed, but it was more about reversing racial stereotypes. The tits and bananaquits got to stay

[–] lesnout27@feddit.de 28 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 38 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Nobody wants to block the cocks.

[–] Rolando@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

They're all a bunch of peckers.

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago
[–] spez@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

scientists love dicks

*for lemmy reasons this is a joke

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I think you're at least half right, statistically

[–] SheDiceToday@eslemmy.es 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I thought it was less about racial stereotypes, and more about this big recent push across multiple fields to not have people's names attached to things. Right now (or recently) it's about oviducts v Fallopian tubes or the bulbourethral gland v Cowperis gland in biology, which I'm familiar with. I think there was a post and comment thread about birds specifically in the last few days on Lemmy; same thing with people's names being removed.

[–] confluence@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

From what I've seen, a lot of the motivation to not have peoples' names attached to things is because people have things attached to them (such as racism). Not saying that's every case, but I'm sure that's a significant factor behind the general push.

[–] Touching_Grass@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I fucking bet its really a chance for egotistical people to be able to put a names on things without having to discover new things.

[–] confluence@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Um. The names aren't being replaced with other personal names, and even if they were, it's certainly not with the names of the people doing the replacement.

[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think the point was they aren't necessarily trying to replace names with their own, but they get the privilege to name it whatever they like and the name will be used until the next big wave of renaming things comes along.

[–] confluence@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Still an odd accusation to me... How does that privilege say anything about ego, given that history probably won't remember the renamers specifically?

[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's really dependent on the attitude of the renamers. Maybe they are honored for the privilege and take it seriously, others might think it's their god given right to name things and fuck the old names. That last one may be a bit extreme, and without actually knowing these people, the best option is to just not give a fuck and move on with life.

[–] ReeferPirate@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Still calling Kestrels Windfuckers

[–] Mercival@lemm.ee 24 points 1 year ago

Blue-footed boobies are the only boobies, I can get behind.

[–] cmhickman358@thelemmy.club 22 points 1 year ago
[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"BananaQuit" sounds like a randomised username in some online game.

[–] Catsrules@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

I am a little disappointed that your user name wasn't Bananaquit. That would have been epic.

[–] Lepsea@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think they name bird like that so bird watching sound more fun to people who doesn't know bird

What are you doing in your spare time?

I usually go to see booby and tit but sometimes dick and cock

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

You're a dodo

[–] h3rm17@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Birdwatching goes both ways

[–] Battle_Masker@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

not a naughty name, but I wonder what was the scientist who named "Yellow-bellied sapsucker" was going through

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That one at least makes sense, if they're drinking tree sap and have yellow feathers on their belly

[–] funkless@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I mean the other names make sense with additional context

Both Tit- and Cock- as prefixes used to mean small (no laughing in the back, please)

And Hoary means grey-haired or old-looking

edit as I had to look this one up: "Booby" is an ellision of "Bobo" - as in "No seas tan bobo" (Spanish) - meaning "silly, naive, dumb..." as they tend to be quite tame birds

[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Doesn't bobo also mean stupid or idiot in Tagalog?

[–] Amends1782@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Probably , because so much Spanish is Infused into Tagalog

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My favourite is the grey go-away-bird.

[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago

That's just mockingbirds though. Lol

[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago

That's just mockingbirds though. Lol

[–] mom@nom.mom 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tufted titmice are among my favorite birds - and not just because I get to say "tit" in polite company... Also cockatoos and cockatiels.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Terrible birds. No tits. And not mice.

[–] mom@nom.mom 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I thought the same about seagulls - dumb bird, you don't live anywhere near the sea... I actually would call them "parking lot gulls"

At least titmice have the decency to be cute!

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Fuck you, where's your food?

[–] tslnox@reddthat.com 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] bingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

Sure, but beware, I'm a horned screamer

[–] ieightpi@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Can we please pretty please name a bird officially Haught-Breasted Milph?

[–] Bene7rddso@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why has noone mentioned the woodpecker?

[–] adaveinthelife@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Trauma, mostly.

[–] wonderfulvoltaire@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Horny dinosaurs

[–] dirtySourdough@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Hornithologists

[–] Jorgelino@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This even works across languages. In brazilian portuguese, a chick is called "Pinto" which is also a slang for dick.

[–] cobra89@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago
[–] davsf@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago

Dont for get that bird watchers talk about jizz.

the overall impression or appearance of a bird garnered from such features as shape, posture, flying style or other habitual movements, size and colouration combined with voice, habitat and location.