Political correctness

[Turkeytop]

Hey. You're like a bull in a covid 19 shop.

[bmw]

So instead of a "Chink," is the correct insult now to call someone a "Cove" ?

[Bryce]

Covid Checkers?

[Matt]

I'm old enough to remember a time when people on the left threw a shit fit over calling french fries freedom fries.

[MWmetalhead]

I remember a time when some people on the right threw a shit fit over the name "french fries."

Ebola, SARS, and H1N1 were not named after their "country of origin." SARS, ironically, originated in China, *and* it was a form of coronavirus to boot!

I guess LL 101 you are proposing that SARS should've been called Chinese Respiratory Syndrome A and COVID-19 should've been called Chinese Respiratory Syndrome B?

In all honesty, who gives a fuck. The name assigned to the virus is the least of my worries. If "China" or "Chinese" were included in the name, I would have no issue. I also have no issue with excluding "China" or "Chinese" from the name.

[screen glare]

Main issue?

When Trump voters kill, injure an Asian-appearing American.

MAGA, Baby!

Make America Gunslingers Again.

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I remember a time when some people on the right threw a shit fit over the name "french fries."

Ebola, SARS, and H1N1 were not named after their "country of origin." SARS, ironically, originated in China, *and* it was a form of coronavirus to boot!

I guess LL 101 you are proposing that SARS should've been called Chinese Respiratory Syndrome A and COVID-19 should've been called Chinese Respiratory Syndrome B?

In all honesty, who gives a fuck. The name assigned to the virus is the least of my worries. If "China" or "Chinese" were included in the name, I would have no issue. I also have no issue with excluding "China" or "Chinese" from the name.

I remember a time there was Spanish flu... it originated at a military base in... Kansas.

They named it that because somebody somewhere for whatever reason figured that Spaniards were immune... so the most famous example isn’t even named for the country of origin...

[km1125]

I remember a time there was Spanish flu... it originated at a military base in... Kansas.

They named it that because somebody somewhere for whatever reason figured that Spaniards were immune... so the most famous example isn’t even named for the country of origin...

I don't think any of that has been established as fact.

[Lester The Nightfly]

In all honesty, who gives a fuck. The name assigned to the virus is the least of my worries. If "China" or "Chinese" were included in the name, I would have no issue. I also have no issue with excluding "China" or "Chinese" from the name.

Well, other than it's needlessly inflammatory.

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I remember a time there was Spanish flu... it originated at a military base in... Kansas.

They named it that because somebody somewhere for whatever reason figured that Spaniards were immune... so the most famous example isn’t even named for the country of origin...

I don't think any of that has been established as fact.

Actually it has...
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.kansas ... 80539.html

Or if you prefer something scholarly here’s a mountain of evidence pointing to Kansas:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC340389/

I will correct myself on the second part, the outbreaks severity was censored in several places including the US.. however Spain was neutral and its media were free to report on it in all its gory details and so it appeared worse there than elsewhere. It didn’t originate there however.

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In all honesty, who gives a fuck. The name assigned to the virus is the least of my worries. If "China" or "Chinese" were included in the name, I would have no issue. I also have no issue with excluding "China" or "Chinese" from the name.

Well, other than it's needlessly inflammatory.

There have already been several hate crimes against Asian folks because of it too...

[km1125]

I remember a time there was Spanish flu... it originated at a military base in... Kansas.

They named it that because somebody somewhere for whatever reason figured that Spaniards were immune... so the most famous example isn’t even named for the country of origin...

I don't think any of that has been established as fact.

Actually it has...
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.kansas ... 80539.html

Or if you prefer something scholarly here’s a mountain of evidence pointing to Kansas:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC340389/

I will correct myself on the second part, the outbreaks severity was censored in several places including the US.. however Spain was neutral and its media were free to report on it in all its gory details and so it appeared worse there than elsewhere. It didn’t originate there however.

Definitely not fact just because somebody from the Wichita Eagle wrote and article. There are a lot of theories on where it came from and how it started. Kansas is just one.

The other link even includes these statements: "It has never been clear, however, where this pandemic began. Since influenza is an endemic disease, not simply an epidemic one, it is impossible to answer this question with absolute certainty"

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I remember a time there was Spanish flu... it originated at a military base in... Kansas.

They named it that because somebody somewhere for whatever reason figured that Spaniards were immune... so the most famous example isn’t even named for the country of origin...

I don't think any of that has been established as fact.

Actually it has...
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.kansas ... 80539.html

Or if you prefer something scholarly here’s a mountain of evidence pointing to Kansas:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC340389/

I will correct myself on the second part, the outbreaks severity was censored in several places including the US.. however Spain was neutral and its media were free to report on it in all its gory details and so it appeared worse there than elsewhere. It didn’t originate there however.

Definitely not fact just because somebody from the Wichita Eagle wrote and article. There are a lot of theories on where it came from and how it started. Kansas is just one.

The other link even includes these statements: "It has never been clear, however, where this pandemic began. Since influenza is an endemic disease, not simply an epidemic one, it is impossible to answer this question with absolute certainty"

The author of the article goes on to make an extremely strong case for Kansas as the epicenter, debunking other locations backed up by evidence.