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Viruses do not discriminate based on race and not all travellers who have brought the virus abroad have been Chinese. Saying things like “there are a lot of Chi
by duckqlz 7y ago
Viruses do not discriminate based on race and not all travellers who have brought the virus abroad have been Chinese. Saying things like “there are a lot of Chinese so I’m not surprised” is a very dangerous path to go down. Sad to see this on HN
- SAI_Peregrinus 7y agoViruses don't discriminate, but immigrants (and descendants of immigrants) do tend to visit their original home countries (and/or ancestor's home countries) more than the rest of the population. People of Chinese descent living in Italy are more likely to visit China than people of Italian descent in Italy (or Irish or whatever non-Chinese descent). Areas with high concentrations of Chinese people are thus more likely to have been exposed to a traveler than some other areas. There's nothing racist about this. Of course hot spots for transmission like airports will spread it beyond the Chinese communities.
- pasquinelli 7y agoViruses can discriminate by race.
- SamReidHughes 7y agoIndians got wiped out by Smallpox, for instance.
- parliament32 7y agoIt's not about race at all -- China isn't exactly a vacation destination; very few non-Chinese visit China. Considering the lunar new year was timed right with this outbreak (and the Chinese tradition to visit relatives on LNY), it's not ridiculous to assume that areas with higher Chinese populations have a higher chance of having the virus. This whole outrage culture thing needs to go away.