OK, I know it's probably a POA how irked I am by the framing of this story, as now picked up by the NYT.
But seriously: stop praising this male tortoise.
The population went from 15 to 2000.
Where are the stories on the female tortoises who did the real damn work?
But seriously: stop praising this male tortoise.
The population went from 15 to 2000.
Where are the stories on the female tortoises who did the real damn work?
And PS. on the Galapagos, the conservationists are describing this in simple terms related to saving a species.
It's the US press who is writing this story like Diego the tortoise has an infallible dick and deserves praise for all time for simply engaging in biology.
STOP IT.
It's the US press who is writing this story like Diego the tortoise has an infallible dick and deserves praise for all time for simply engaging in biology.
STOP IT.
It's another instance where men who want to believe in their own virility as salvation of a species project that narrative onto something else.
Patriarchy isn't saving the planet. It's destroying it.
Write a story on what the females of the species are doing. Just once, try it.
Patriarchy isn't saving the planet. It's destroying it.
Write a story on what the females of the species are doing. Just once, try it.
(I meant "pain in the ass" not "pain on the ass" but you all will forgive my acronym badness for the sake of the character limit I hope)
