NeutronStar
Maye it’s better to have
ear flick
as the main tag name there, instead of it being the alias?Here is what “ear twitch” actually means for people who work with horses:
The ear twitch is a particularly barbaric way of subduing a horse. Essentially, an ear is twisted and pulled. Many a horse will end up head shy and sour after this experience, and there’s preliminary science to back up the horrible nature of this specific practice of twitching.
In fact, if you try searching on Google for
ear twitching
or ear twitch
, the vast majority of results would be about that technique of subduing a horse.If
ear flick
or ear flicking
is searched, things relevant to ear movements are actually found!So, maybe it’s better to rename this tag to avoid it having such bad connotations as “ear twitch”.
The “ear twitch” could be moved to be the alias of “ear flick” instead, if it’s necessary to keep it.
Also, while at it, maybe we could also alias
ear wiggling
into the tag as well, considering it’s more universally used like that when talking about animals: