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I do think there's something wrong with it, when the WHO advises to use the terms they have laid out precisely to prevent racism-fuelled hysteria. The fact that
by claudiawerner 7y ago
I do think there's something wrong with it, when the WHO advises to use the terms they have laid out precisely to prevent racism-fuelled hysteria. The fact that "China virus" may be accurate in line with terms such as "Spanish flu" does not mean that they should be used, as explained in this[0] post. Calling it "China virus" is no substitute for the criticism the Chinese government deserves. If you want to criticize the Chinese government (and you should), then there are better ways of doing so, ways which won't be confused by anyone as anti-Chinese racism, which has been shown in various countries to generalize to anti-East Asian racism.
[0] "Why is Trump dubbing COVID-19 as the “Chinese virus” considered offensive, while many past epidemics have had similar naming schemes?" https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/51121/why-is-trump-dubbing-covid-19-as-the-chinese-virus-considered-offensive-while https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/51121/why-is-tr...