The American Ornithological Society said Wednesday it will change all English bird names currently named after people. AOS said it's being done to change naming conventions clouded by racism and misogyny.
Could be! Or maybe just a more rural thing. I grew up on the border of a major city and while it was generally frowned upon, I was no stranger to a lot of charged terms.
It (embarrassingly) took me until my 20s to realize the phrase I used to say something was poorly cobbled something together meant “rigged up like a black guy did it” - I assumed it was some ancient English word.
If anyone is wondering
N word toes
Not as messed up as Midwesterners calling stones sticking out of the ground risking dulling the mower blades n-word heads…
Couldn’t believe that one when I heard it used by a racist country bumpkin dumbass.
I’m from the Midwest and I have never heard that. Goddamn that’s a bad one lol
Maybe it’s specifically the Ozarks?
Could be! Or maybe just a more rural thing. I grew up on the border of a major city and while it was generally frowned upon, I was no stranger to a lot of charged terms.
It (embarrassingly) took me until my 20s to realize the phrase I used to say something was poorly cobbled something together meant “rigged up like a black guy did it” - I assumed it was some ancient English word.
Never hear this one.
Yep. Caused quite a stir at Christmas one year!