Saying there’s no evidence as a rationale to ban discussion of investigating the simplest of explanations was purely political. I never understood the supposed

Saying there’s no evidence as a rationale to ban discussion of investigating the simplest of explanations was purely political. I never understood the supposed racism angle either. Why is it racist to suggest a Chinese lab studying corona viruses leaked it out, whether accidentally or deliberately, but it was perfectly fine to say it appeared by itself in an unregulated Chinese wet market?