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You can call it the China virus if you want. You can't be cited or sued for doing so. But most people prefer to avoid terms that can reasonably be linked to har
by standardUser 6y ago
You can call it the China virus if you want. You can't be cited or sued for doing so. But most people prefer to avoid terms that can reasonably be linked to harassment and violence against minorities.
Your argument also assumes that there is some need to inform people of the origin of COVID-19. There is not. We all know it originated in China and most people now even know the name of China's 9th largest city.
- thereisnospork 6y agoWhy are you conflating 'china virus' with violence and racism? China is a country. >We all know it originated in China and most people now even know the name of China's 9th largest city. And history should continue to reflect this fact by naming the virus after it's origin instead of this Orwellian tip-toeing around refusing to call a spade a spade.
- standardUser 6y agoYou're being pedantic and disingenuous. Or just really, really dense.