I found Tradescantia to be named "wandering jew" (link to Wikipedia) but I can't find any etymology for Auricularia except for the fact that it's ear-shaped.
Gee...I can't imagine why Jewish people might feel put upon. Thank God we have a Swede who really understands oppression who isn't afraid to stand up for naming plants after racist caricatures.
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Hadriscus@jlai.lu · 48 pts · 353d
I found Tradescantia to be named "wandering jew" (link to Wikipedia) but I can't find any etymology for Auricularia except for the fact that it's ear-shaped.
Plum@lemmy.world · 42 pts · 353d
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auricularia_nigricans
I can only presume.
Hadriscus@jlai.lu · 13 pts · 353d
Good find
ohulancutash@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 350d
Named because it’s black and ear-shaped. This is not the smoking gun.
fossilesque@mander.xyz · 28 pts · 353d
dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net · 13 pts · 353d
It’s “Judas Iscariot” but the “escariot” made me think “Judas Escargot.”
PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de · 7 pts · 353d
So, did it used to be "Jew ear"?
Plum@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 353d
Huh. Ew.
Jelly Ear is much nicer, all around.
psx_crab@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 353d
Huh. Chinese been calling this wood ear for idk for how long. Delicious fungi.
Triumph@fedia.io · 7 pts · 353d
Don't the traditionally racist depictions of Jews also include large ears?
Plum@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 353d
There's a whole myth thing about the wandering jew that pops up a lot in media....
But "inch plant" is the preferred nomenclature for tradescandia.
Hadriscus@jlai.lu · 7 pts · 353d
I think so. But these are two different species, one is a flower the other is a mushroom
Plum@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 353d
Acinonyx@lemmy.sdf.org · -2 pts · 353d
mushrooms are flowers
Plum@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 353d
Fungi aren't flowers in the same way that human beings aren't flowers.
Acinonyx@lemmy.sdf.org · 6 pts · 353d
not with that mindset
shalafi@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 353d
Never understood why Wandering Jew would be problematic as it's simply a myth. Anyone tell me what I'm missing?
o2wtf2o@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 12 pts · 353d
It's a myth that has been used by antisemites, culminating in use in the Nazi regime to Other the Jews (including an art exhibit and propaganda film). There have been plenty of calls from the Jewish community to get rid of the name.
shalafi@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 353d
Thanks!
Greddan@feddit.org · -3 pts · 353d
bishoponarope@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 353d
Swedes are delicious
Dragonstaff@leminal.space · 6 pts · 352d
"People with a victim complex"
Gee...I can't imagine why Jewish people might feel put upon. Thank God we have a Swede who really understands oppression who isn't afraid to stand up for naming plants after racist caricatures.
swelter_spark@reddthat.com · 10 pts · 353d
I've seen people update tradescantia to "Wandering Dude".