Plant awareness disparity: A case for renaming plant blindness
Plant awareness disparity: A case for renaming plant blindness
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DOI：
10.1002/ppp3.10153
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发表时间：
2020-11-01
影响因子：
5.1
通讯作者：
Parsley, Kathryn M.
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作者：
Parsley, Kathryn M.
社会影响陈述“植物失明”是困扰植物学宣传和教育一百多年的几个问题的原因。普通公众在很大程度上没有注意到环境中的植物，因此没有意识到它们对生物圈和社会有多么重要。最近，有人担心“植物失明”一词是有问题的，因为它是残疾的隐喻，并将残疾等同于负面特征。在这份简短的报告中，我通过对这个主题的简短文献回顾，将“植物失明”一词置于历史背景中，并接着解释了为什么这个词因其能力论而受到批评。然后，我提出了一个更合适的术语来取代植物失明：植物意识差异(PAD)，并解释了为什么它既解决了“植物失明”的问题，又保持了该术语背后的原始推理。“植物失明”是困扰植物学推广和教育100多年的几个问题的原因。普通公众在很大程度上没有注意到环境中的植物，因此没有意识到它们对生物圈和社会有多么重要。最近，有人担心“植物失明”一词是有问题的，因为它是残疾的隐喻，并将残疾等同于负面特征。在这份简短的报告中，我通过对这个主题的简短文献回顾，将“植物失明”一词置于历史背景中，并接着解释了为什么这个词因其能力论而受到批评。然后，我提出了一个更合适的术语来取代植物失明：植物意识差异(PAD)，并解释了为什么它既解决了“植物失明”的问题，又保持了该术语背后的原始推理。
Societal Impact Statement"Plant blindness" is the cause of several problems that have plagued botany outreach and education for over a hundred years. The general public largely does not notice plants in their environment and therefore do not appreciate how important they are to the biosphere and society. Recently, concerns have been raised that the term "plant blindness" is problematic due to the fact that it is a disability metaphor and equates a disability with a negative trait. In this Brief Report, I place the term "plant blindness" into historical context through a short literature review on the subject and follow this with why the term has been criticized for its ableism. I then propose a more appropriate term to replace plant blindness: plant awareness disparity (PAD) and explain why it both addresses the problems with "plant blindness" while keeping the original reasoning behind the term intact."Plant blindness" is the cause of several problems that have plagued botany outreach and education for over a hundred years. The general public largely does not notice plants in their environment and therefore do not appreciate how important they are to the biosphere and society. Recently, concerns have been raised that the term "plant blindness" is problematic due to the fact that it is a disability metaphor and equates a disability with a negative trait. In this Brief Report, I place the term "plant blindness" into historical context through a short literature review on the subject and follow this with why the term has been criticized for its ableism. I then propose a more appropriate term to replace plant blindness: plant awareness disparity (PAD) and explain why it both addresses the problems with "plant blindness" while keeping the original reasoning behind the term intact.