Libraries aren’t the only group that is recognizing the racist or derogatory roots of some of their terms.
“An international group of researchers has voted to modify the scientific names of more than 200 plant species whose names carry a derogatory word.”
“The community of plant, algae, and fungi researchers has acknowledged that some of the names are problematic, demeaning, or even racist and took a series of steps to start tackling these issues.”
