Taxacom: botanical names with racist history

[Stephen Thorpe]

Why aren’t gay people offended by the genus name Homo? Perhaps, to be consistent, we will need to rename Homo sapiens! Perhaps Nonbinary sapiens would be suitable?! The whole thing is absurd!
Stephen 

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> On 22/07/2024, at 9:53 PM, Peter Uetz via Taxacom <taxacom at lists.ku.edu> wrote:
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> If words hurt white people, it’s wokeism.
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> Were any (black) African botanists asked?
> The "proposal to … eliminate caffer” (etc.) seems to have been written by 2 white people, ironically:
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>> On Jul 22, 2024, at 12:40, Jeremy Bruhl via Taxacom <taxacom at lists.ku.edu> wrote:
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>> Dear John
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>> Words matter and can hurt deeply. The action taken is measured and reasonable.
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>> Cheers,  Jeremy
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