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Hi Twitter Fam! Lots of Qs in the DMs about #BirdNamesForBird situation so this thread explains why the folks on the NACC who made racist remarks on the Kiwikiu name change proposal should RESIGN. Grab a drink, How can 1 organization HARBOR SOOOOO MUCH RACISM? Keep reading!
NACC = North American Classification Committee aka 12 folxs who have complete control over *ALL* North American bird names … including the ones named after grave robbing, slave owning, eugenics loving RACISTS… oh it gets worse, seriously you’re going to need that drink...
TW: Racist content
Disclaimer this is ONE example, should I do a thread on MORE? Let me know.
It's a long process to propose a name change for any bird - & in 2011 a proposal called for the Maui Parrotbill (A MADE UP NAME) to be changed to the native Hawaiian name
Kiwikiu
Disclaimer this is ONE example, should I do a thread on MORE? Let me know.
It's a long process to propose a name change for any bird - & in 2011 a proposal called for the Maui Parrotbill (A MADE UP NAME) to be changed to the native Hawaiian name
Kiwikiu
These photos below are showing the original comments on the left and ones redacted YESTERDAY by AOS on the right. In 2011 these 12 people unanimous voted "NO" against the name changes... here are there comments...
Comment #1:
If you see your position as a "game" then maybe you should resign?
Oh “made up out of the blue” … what exactly is your expertise on Hawaiian words?? Oh right -NOTHING, ZERO, ZILCH, NADA, goodbye, sit down, actually more like RESIGN …..
If you see your position as a "game" then maybe you should resign?
Oh “made up out of the blue” … what exactly is your expertise on Hawaiian words?? Oh right -NOTHING, ZERO, ZILCH, NADA, goodbye, sit down, actually more like RESIGN …..
Comment #2:
1. They've shown & agreed that these words are racist &/or complacent by blacking them out soooo …
2. Blacking it out doesn’t actually enact any change bc it still shows that concerning statements were made, the person who made this comment should RESIGN …
1. They've shown & agreed that these words are racist &/or complacent by blacking them out soooo …
2. Blacking it out doesn’t actually enact any change bc it still shows that concerning statements were made, the person who made this comment should RESIGN …
Keep in mind they KNEW THESE COMMENTS WERE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC per the “open policies and procedures of the NACC” that AOS and the NACC continues to pride itself on for anyone and everyone to see yet they said these exact words anyways...masked by anonymity, racism at it’s core .
Comment #4: When the entire comment is inappropriate (*cough* racist) & is therefore now ENTIRELY blacked out ... this is when you know you should resign.
Comment #5: Oh here's a good one, when you just agree with ALL of the other comments, the good (not really seeing any of this), the bad and the straight up ugly, yuppp you should resign too.
There are a total of 10 comments, but I think y'all get my point.
Here is the full list of comments: http://checklist.americanornithology.org/nacc/proposals/comments/2011_A_comments_web.html#2011-A-13
If you want to see examples of other problematic proposals that are EDI related, you can go to http://birdnamesforbirds.wordpress.com
*mic drop*
Here is the full list of comments: http://checklist.americanornithology.org/nacc/proposals/comments/2011_A_comments_web.html#2011-A-13
If you want to see examples of other problematic proposals that are EDI related, you can go to http://birdnamesforbirds.wordpress.com
*mic drop*
