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The Moths Formerly Know As Gypsy Moths
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The Moths Formerly Know As Gypsy Moths

In 2022, #MothLivesMatter

Tom Shattuck
May 17
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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 …

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