The Moths Formerly Know As Gypsy Moths
In 2022, #MothLivesMatter
What a pain in the ass this is for everybody.
Because the iconic gypsy moth’s name is no longer acceptable we must tie ourselves in knots in a bizarre game of Charades in order to refer to the pest.
In a CNN report on the subject, entitled, “An invasive species now has a new name to replace ethnic slur,” Margareta Matache, director of the Roma Program at …