• fubarx@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    “Naming animals after racists, fascists and other controversial figures cause just as many headaches as those posed by plants, say scientists. Examples include a brown, eyeless beetle which has been named after Adolf Hitler. Nor is Anophthalmus hitleri alone. Many other species’ names recall individuals that offend, such as the moth Hypopta mussolinii.”

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      4 months ago

      Idk that “individuals that offend” is a great way to phrase it.

      Perhaps “individuals that deserve to be obliterated.”