Squorlple@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 7 months agoYou are in this solar system, but we do not grant you the rank of planetlemmy.worldimagemessage-square76fedilinkarrow-up1509arrow-down117
arrow-up1492arrow-down1imageYou are in this solar system, but we do not grant you the rank of planetlemmy.worldSquorlple@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square76fedilink
minus-squareGregorGizeh@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·7 months ago Do people also view kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species as “ranks” of some sort, with some intrinsically greater value being given to some over others? Well, for humans we most certainly do
minus-squareCarrolade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·7 months agoSo, “homo” is better than “sapiens”? And “animal” is better than homo sapiens? Or do I have it backwards, and “lower” ranks are better? So, “pinus ponderosa” would be better than “plant”?
minus-squareGregorGizeh@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoI was just alluding to our racism 👀
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoOur racism is completely unrelated to our classification. We are racist between homo sapiens and homo sapiens
Well, for humans we most certainly do
So, “homo” is better than “sapiens”? And “animal” is better than homo sapiens?
Or do I have it backwards, and “lower” ranks are better? So, “pinus ponderosa” would be better than “plant”?
I was just alluding to our racism 👀
Our racism is completely unrelated to our classification. We are racist between homo sapiens and homo sapiens