Academics, journalists, politicians, and anyone else who cares about being accurate should use the proper name for things (as suggested by the appropriate body)

Academics, journalists, politicians, and anyone else who cares about being accurate should use the proper name for things (as suggested by the appropriate body). This avoids confusion (never mind the obvious racial implications). You can call Covid-19 whatever you damn well please. Go ahead. Just don't be surprised if people judge you a certain way for it. > I'm sorry, but I am still upset that the W.H.O. [...] believe they have the mandate to dictate what [...] the public call diseases. Really? You're "upset" about that at a time like this? Think about how absurd that is. People are dying. Might I suggest taking this down time to perform some serious self reflection?