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Many plant names are offensive: botanists will vote on whether to change them (www.nature.com)

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[–] criitz@reddthat.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Just seems like a weird hill to die on. Names can change. That's such a smaller problem than being black and having to talk about some "n-word flower" all the time, don't you think?

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[–] dactylotheca@suppo.fi 3 points 3 months ago

Just seems like a weird hill to die on.

Well, at least they're dead

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