Birds Are Racist Now, Obviously
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Summary
Yes, birding has a racist legacy. Therefore, all the cute little birds Europeans have cataloged and studied and let the world know about must be renamed because birders are concerned with bird enthusiasts from centuries ago who had a supposed connection to slavery, colonialism, and white supremacy.
Transcript
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Forget about rising crime every week. It's something ridiculous that is called racist,
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but I haven't seen this one yet. Birds. Yes, birding has a racist legacy. Therefore,
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all the cute little birds Europeans have cataloged and studied and let the world know about must be
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renamed. Washington Compost claims that birders are so very concerned with bird enthusiasts from
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centuries ago who had a supposed connection to slavery, colonialism, and white supremacy.
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The bird they show on the cover of their rag is a Jameson's finch, an African bird. Jameson must
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have been an evil colonizer naming species in Africa. Well, I guess you all better not look at
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any birds anymore, including nature documentaries, pictures, books, and any material about them since
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evil white colonizers and supremacists put them on the map in the first place. In fact, you shouldn't
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even enjoy looking at them through binoculars or the naked eye since that's what white supremacists
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did. Europeans also honor birds with lovely bird feeders, houses, baths, feed gardens, art,
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and they shared it with the world. Can't enjoy that anymore because it's racist. In fact,
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if you're going to be consistent, most animal watching and naming should be a no-go because
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colonialists cataloged them. The birds know, and we know, that birds of a feather flock together.