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If the WHO thinks “MonkeyPox” sounds racist, then they’re the racist in the room. I don’t know a single person who thinks that. We’re living in a strange time
by sn0w_crash 4y ago
If the WHO thinks “MonkeyPox” sounds racist, then they’re the racist in the room.
I don’t know a single person who thinks that.
We’re living in a strange timeline.
- AnimalMuppet 4y agoCertain races have been derogatorily referred to as "monkeys". You can recognize that the term has been (and probably still is) used in a racist way, without being racist yourself. On the other hand, what WHO is doing is making it harder for us to just move on...
- sneakerblack 4y agoWhat keeps me a little sceptical about this move is that I don't know whether the name "monkeypox" actually comes form racist origins. If it's similar to the "Spanish" flu (which, wasn't really from Spain, but I digress...) or the "gay disease" (HIV/AIDS) where the colloquial name was invented due to a pattern of xenophobia/racism, then I understand the WHO's intention to change the name. If it's because it originated from moneys.... It's like wanting to change the Spanish name for black (negro) because it was used in a derogatory manner in a different context (US slave owners/racists)