I would like to see this item's name changed to 'Orca Whale Towel' or just 'Orca Towel'. It's not good to perpetuate the stereotype of orcas as being killers. Yes, they kill seals and such, but that is their nature and right. They should not be called killers, because that perpetuates peoples' idea that they kill human beings for pleasure, which they do not. This myth has lead to many orcas being killed themselves.

I know this might seem like a small thing, but if we don't start change with small things, how else will it start?

Turtle eat jellyfishes. They kill too. Humans do too and yet we aren't called 'killers' out of the blue.

I agree. Let's bring back a more neutral name.

It's... not perpetuating a stereotype. It's the actual name of the animal. They're not called killer whales for shits and giggles, or because they've killed people. They're called that because they occasionally kill and eat whales.

I'm not fussed about renaming it - either way is fine with me. But, like... maybe research instead of making assumptions?

I'm not really seeing any reason to rename it because like, as said it's not really perpetuating any actual harmful stereotype???

I honestly see no reason that it needs to be changed (but I would have no objection to "Killer Whale" getting changed to "Orca" either)

I wouldn't be against changing this item's name simply because all of the other items on the site involving this animal use the term "Orca" in their names. So for me, it would be more of a consistency thing rather than the name being bad, but anyway.

Words are living things and how its perceived by the general populace is more important than what it says in the dictionary/encyclopedia. Killer whales are perceived as killers of people (and cute things like seals and other dolphins), no matter that the original meaning was a killer of whales.

That said, personally, I'm not invested in either changing it or keeping it. I don't think "orca whale" is correct though. Keep it as is, or change it to "Orca Towel" or "Whale Towel."

If we want to get even more pedantic, they aren't even whales, they're dolphins.