Now down to business... Today the focus of discussion is on the Numbat featured below:
Now the only reason why I am posting a picture of another animal below is to make a clear and precise point:
Now here is a great example of an animal who was named after a bat and as you can tell it is well justified. Here below is quite possibly the greatest and most useful and diversified pokemon.
As you can notice blatantly, the Numbat in no way shape or form resembles the appearance of a bat or even a Zubat for that matter. To name the innocent Numbat after a bat is not only wrong and shallow, but it is furthermore racist. This very action goes against the dream of MLK who desired to be judged by the "content of our character." It appears as if the individual who discovered the Numbat did not take a close enough look at its character and give it its own respected name, but instead had a narrow perception and simply named it after a bat. How far fetched?
Did Abe Lincoln not free the slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation for a reason? Did the morality and views of those who agreed with John C. Calhoun not die in flames with the burning of the confederation? I once thought the answers to all of these questions was an overwhelming yes, but I am now starting to question my previous views. Its not only scary, but it is alarming.
What is occurring to the innocent Numbat is the equivalent of naming a woman a woman. Under no circumstances should we call woman a variation of a man, for they do not have the same potential as man. Now I am not saying the Numbat does not have the same potential as a bat, for it could potentially have more, more necessary research is needed, and this is not my expertise, I only inform regarding why underappreciation exists.
So, I pose a few questions to generate lively discussion. Remember, while it is nice to simply read my blog, there is a special place in my heart for those who read and comment my blog. Not just here and there, but on a CONSTANT basis.
1) Can you think of anymore examples of an animal that was demoralized and named after another animal with no striking resemblance?
2) What do you think of my blog thus far? Do you feel it has lived up to my claim of the "golden age" (see blog 1 for more details)
3) What animal do you feel can be justified as being the most underappreciated animal thus far as mentioned per my previous blogs.
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6 comments:
I am shocked and appalled at the lack of respect for the Numbat. This creature is obviously a prestigious one in its own right, yet has been forced to live a life under a name that is simply unacceptable. My support truly goes out to the Numbat for remaining so graceful and strong throughout the racism that it has endured in its life.
I do know of an an aquatic animal that has been given the name "Dumbo Octopus". I find this downright offensive and racist. In no way does this magnificent creature resemble the fictional Disney character "Dumbo". Just because the ears of this animal slightly protrude does not give anyone the right to call insult its appearance by comparing it to an oblivious elephant.
As for your blog, I feel very privileged to have the opportunity to expand my knowledge on the existence of underappreciated animals all over the world. So I would like to thank you for expanding my horizon and knowledge base. You have certainly lived up to your claim of the golden age and I commend you for that.
However, I do not feel that I would be in any position to judge which animal has been most underappreciated thus far. Any that have been mentioned in your blog have all played an integral role in restoring hope in the future of other underappreciated animals. Basically, they are all equally underappreciated in my eyes, but more importantly- heroes.
The kiwi is definitely an underappreciated animal. When you ask somebody, "Hey, what is your opinion on kiwis?" the most common response is "I love them. They are quite juicy and delicious." Not one person says, "Oh they are such marvelous creatures who endure lifelong flightlessness in such a hostile environment." Not only are they unable to fly, but they also lay the largest eggs in proportion to their body of any animal- bird, reptile, fish, or platypus. According to the San Diego Zoo (http://tinyurl.com/5zr984), it would be like a human being giving birth to a 43 pound baby! And you thought human women had it bad. I would greatly appreciate it if you shined some light on this fascinating, but underappreciated, creature.
1) Can you think of anymore examples of an animal that was demoralized and named after another animal with no striking resemblance?
- The peetacurus (its very rare)
2) What do you think of my blog thus far? Do you feel it has lived up to my claim of the "golden age" (see blog 1 for more details)
- It not only has reached the golden age. it might have passed to the diamond age!
3) What animal do you feel can be justified as being the most underappreciated animal thus far as mentioned per my previous blogs.
- No doubt the ferment monkey!! oh how my heart goes out to it!
foolish man... the numbat is not pronounced num-bat, but numb-at. this is in reference to its habitual nature of shutting down its nervous system every evening at dusk. the exact scientific name for this animal is the numbat duskae.
and now to address your questions.
1)previous blogs : red panda (looks alot more like a red raccoon.) and jerboa (doesn't resemble any member of the family of snakes known as the boas). true travesties. also, the tarsier is known more commonly as a bush baby... which is not only racist, but also incredibly offensive to those of us who actually were born in bushes.
2) your almost there.
3) any animal on this website. just keep scrolling down. my personal favs- blobfish, saiga antelope, and the probiscus monkey.
the numbat actually isnt all that underappreciated.. it actually has its own website named after it where it finds cars for you: rednumbat.com
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