Botanists vote to remove racist reference from plants’ scientific names
Botanists vote to remove racist reference from plants’ scientific names
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Botanists vote to remove racist reference from plants’ scientific names
Offensive term to be replaced as first step towards more changes in unprecedented reform of nomenclature rules
Archived version: https://archive.ph/ppR98
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Why is caffra insulting? I’ve never even heard the word before except in plant names.
In South Africa, we're vaguely aware of the n-word and its meaning in American culture, but the k-word (after which this plant was named) is highly offensive.