Sexism In Birdwatching ?

[webbo3]

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/local-news/bird-charity-vows-change-posters-5419459

\\“But why are the female birds always shown as a smaller picture insert? #sexisminbirding? We need a revolution.”//

Sexism?

\\One said: “Completely agree. Also, can we do away with the habit of describing (for example) a male blackbird as a “blackbird” while the female is always “a female blackbird”.//

thats because male blackbirds are obvious whereas female blackbirds could be a thrush.

[emmie]

too much to grapple with at this time of day.

[douglas9401]

Cock-a-doodle don't

[douglas9401]

Now I read the article I see that she's a doctor like Clarkson's a doctor.

Less impressed suddenly. :-)

[shoota]

What are they going to call the tits?
(Tyts in case of asterisks.)

[Togo]

//whereas female blackbirds could be a thrush.//

Haha. That is treatable mind.

[anneasquith]

She’s called ‘ birdgirl.

[Mamyalynne]

I can't describe it as sexism, however even though in the majority of cases, female birds are smaller than males ,the illustrations would be easier to distinguish if they were in proportion.

[shoota]

At least the comments below the article are sensible.

[wolf63]

People confuse me!

I would have looked at the bird guide to see which was a Gull and which ones were Eagles. Checking the gender balance would never have entered my mind.

[shoota]

Identifying female birds is easy - you find and identify the male and the bird 5 hops behind is the female... simples.

(Back behind the parapet Carruthers...)

[dannyk13]

Female blackbirds are not black:-
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/female-blackbird.html

[Toorak]

Who said they were?

[dannyk13]

//Who said they were?/A very helpful comment, have you any more?

[webbo3]

Danny @ 13:14
\\Female blackbirds are not black:-
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/female-blackbird.html//

toorak @13:15
\\Who said they were?//

Danny @13:17
//Who said they were?/A very helpful comment, have you any more?

So who said they were.?

[Mamyalynne]

Good grief, one of those days is it?

[dannyk13]

//Good grief, one of those days is it?//
Ask Toorak.

[brainiac]

danny - are you male or female owl?

[Spungle]

Would it also be better to say Robin/Robyn?

And how you even get away with saying Blackbird these days is beyond me, surely BAMEbird or Bird of Colour would be more appropriate?

[Mamyalynne]

Whilst I agree that Maya-Rose has been silly in her choice of words, strange that no one else can understand that illustrations in proportion would be easier to see.

Or is this just a vehicle to have a pop?

[Mamyalynne]

You should form a tag team with another ABer Spungle, who thinks that maybe we shouldn't say Black & White photographs.

Oh how we didn't laugh.