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MEDIA in 2021: Washington Post Laments About ‘Racist Legacy’ of Bird Names

MEDIA in 2021: Washington Post Laments About ‘Racist Legacy’ of Bird Names

Maybe they’re doing it wrong. Washington Post reporter Daryle Fears wrote an article on bird watching, how it’s racist, and what we can do to change it and, apparently, it’s ruffling feathers within the ornithology community. According to the Post, “…racism and colonialism are in ornithology’s DNA, indelibly linked to its origin story. The challenge …