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On related note, a few years ago, the Entomological Society of America officially discontinued the use of "gypsy moth" and "gyspy ant" as common names for Lymantria dispar and Aphaenogaster araneoides. L. Dispar is now known as the "spongy moth," so named for the appearance of their eggs, but I don't think a new common name has caught on for the ant species yet.

These changes we brought about, in large part, by the advocacy of Romani people in academia. You might not think that bug names are a very serious issue, but I believe that language matters. These species became known as "gypsies" because their attributes were likened to certain stereotypes and negative perceptions of actual Roma, so the continued use of those names reaffirmed those negative associations in the public consciousness. Slurs and pejoratives can never be truly decontexualized.

In my mind, one of the biggest obstacles that Romani people face when we are trying to advocate for ourselves is a lack of recognition as a marginalized group that deserves the necessary consideration. Even for seemingly trivial matters, like bugs or comic book characters, the way that people talk about us-- and talk down to us, when we get involved-- is telling. So, I always think that changes like this are a win, because it means that people are willing to learn and grant us the dignity we deserve. And there's nothing wrong with wanting to effect change in your own field, even arts and science.

#Romaphobia #<- double check that that's the right tag #it makes me so angry that you'd need to explain why this matters like what the heck #would people think it was fine if a monkey was named after the n word??? of course it matters?? #grrrrr. I'm going golem mode for you I want to protect and defend and grrr. I need to sleep but grrrrr. respect Romani people or else.

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happy glorious 25th of may

#images #undescribed #Discworld #excellent comic always read mostly reblog

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Reblog if you want your followers to ask you anything they're curious about.

#2010...

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you, reading this. you're a creature now. reblog to creature your followers

#tw unreality #cw unreality #??? idk

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yeah

#images #undescribed #I love being so thoroughly not the target audience like there's a joke in here and the mundanity of 0-width spaces blocks it for me #like if someone was showing me the definition of bathroom like yeah that's what a bathroom is? #what would be funny is if it was an RTL override lmao #that's like an article about Beetlejuice summoning the guy like that's funny if you do have familiarity

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Congratulations! You are now a Magic-User!!

#I love that every single time I see this the options are different #and only one is ever right for a given individual? and this one isn't for me

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#all I know is there's a guy who doesn't know anything and has a skill tree about it??? he got like amnesia and 15 mental illnesses? #and it's like? #TOXICOLOGY: success this is beer you can drink it and forget more #or something???? #please don't explain it's enrichment to figure it out on my own <3

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I got actual work done this weekend but more importantly I drew PAM WHO DEATH FORGOT

#images #undescribed #The Final Pam #Monster Factory #why is this post 8 years old

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im like opposite vegan. my love for animals and biology and nature makes me like meat more

#I'd prefer to be eaten underground but yes I refuse to not be eaten #I consider it selfish to deny decay of your flesh. you're done with it. why must it remain a shrine in the shape of death? #a shrine to your mortal form never to be returned to the cycle? some would poison their flesh to preserve it. but their flesh is borrowed. #even if you never eat the product of fauna it's borrowed from flora and fungus and I find it obscene to keep it longer than it sustains you. #put me in the ground and render me a feast once more #death #decay exists as an extant form of life #philosophy #circle of life is sacred to me #although circle is oversimplified I imagine it as a fabric of infinite threads woven in incomprehensibly complex patterns #probably stretching more dimensions than I understand #and that's beautiful but I'm getting off topic sorry yes a tiger may eat me #and I hope the cow I eat does not suffer and I'm so grateful for the strict requirements of kosher slaughter and the life of the animal #anyway I'm gonna shut up now

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There's a bunch of adhd advice out there that's like "people with adhd tend to work better under deadlines due to the anxiety so here are ways to artificially induce a stress response in order to get you to get work done" and it's like well what if I don't want to be stressed out all the time in order to function

#yeah not doing that #images #described #although wow that's overdescribed isn't it? #ADHD

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No see results option, I'm forcing you to perceive yourself. rb for more results plus

#online cuz you don't read me struggling with speech and forgetting what I said and you don't see my stupid face I choose what you perceive

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you would punch a nazi, but would you take ten minutes to learn about jewish history?

#Jewish history #according to Wikipedia the number was over 1200 #tw Shoah #cw Shoah

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Alright how tf do you do transactions of money anonymously online PayPal asked me my full name when I tried to make an account and I just turned around and never looked back for many years but I'm sick of not being able to give any money to non-corporations how do I do this with 0 chance of doxxing

#sfw #personal #ok to reblog

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I’m bored and nosy. Please reblog this with the book you’re currently reading.

#I don't read but my boyfriend is reading me Guards! Guards! :)

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It makes me happy when they listen

#images #undescribed #autism #yeah...

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would you still love me if i was a worm?

#images #undescribed #worms #love #philsophy #idk... worm #I love he

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Anyone who tried to wield the legendary sword would instantly turn to dust. Your country uses this as a method of execution. Little did you know, you were the chosen one it was waiting for.

#self reblog bc I reached tag limit but um. yeah I need to sleep but there's so much fun I could do with this so #inspiration #Moth Wizard #cuz you KNOW this would work great with Moth Wizard just uh switch the word “country” for like “community” or something #cuz they don't um have countries really anymore #teehee