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Be that as it may, global panic relating to HIV/AIDS, Ebola, Mad Cow Disease, Bird Flu, etc. was not primarily based in scientific reason. Consider Princess Di
by nickysielicki 10y ago
Be that as it may, global panic relating to HIV/AIDS, Ebola, Mad Cow Disease, Bird Flu, etc. was not primarily based in scientific reason.
Consider Princess Diana shaking hands with an AIDS patient in 1991 and how big of a deal that was.
I'll admit that I don't know much about Zika outside of the few articles I've read. And I'll also admit that I'm pretty afraid from what I've read. But what I find most interesting about Zika is this sociological aspect where the soccer fans in Brazil are chanting "Ziiikaaaa" on goal kicks and it seems like we've kind of just accepted that this is going to happen. Thousands of babies have been born with abnormalities already. I'd expect more panic.
- maxerickson 10y agoIt's winter in Brazil. There aren't a lot of mosquitoes right now. A US athlete acted like a ponce over Zika. The crowds chanted Zika to make fun of her. When I say ponce I'm talking about posting the pictures here: https://www.buzzfeed.com/bradesposito/heres-why-hope-solos-being-trolled-with-zika-virus-chants https://www.buzzfeed.com/bradesposito/heres-why-hope-solos-b... I'm not talking about thinking it over carefully.
- steve19 10y agoDo you know what "ponce" means? It means an effeminate man. So a woman who might be wanting to start a family has the audacity to bring insect repellent with her to Brazil, and she deserves to be harassed by thousands of soccer fans (and mocked by a HN user)?
- maxerickson 10y agoIt may be a poor word choice. I meant it to mean "ridiculous person". I would say that "bring insect repellent...to Brazil" is a very friendly way of characterizing the photos in my link.