And you can feel free to discuss whatever political bits you like, somewhere else.
So this is getting to my very point. We're either going to allow politics here, or we're not.
If we aren't, then we should be excising things that plainly have strong political overtones.
Badge, no one is disagreeing that the Chinese government engaged in a cover up that almost certainly made this pandemic far, far worse.
But engaging in talk about the Wuhan lab stuff, and referring to it by its politically charged name are plainly political.
320, to answer your question, no, I'm not Chinese-American, but many of my friends and neighbors have Asian heritage. Why does this matter?
Because words matter. And we know that using terms like "China Flu" are grist for the racist mill. That does
NOT (using all caps, bolding, underlining, and italics to make sure that you read that--if you're confused, read it again) mean you're racist if you use them, but their use results in more racism. Anti-Asian racism is way up in this country, and using terms like "China Flu" exacerbates that. Isn't that reason enough not to use it?
So even here in pretty blue northern California, there has been a significant increase in the number of anti-Asian racist acts, and my friends and neighbors absolutely have been impacted by that.
So, yes, I do care what you call it because it does matter.
And to Utee's point, if we're going to discuss opinion pieces by heavily politically slanted sources, then lets not pretend that this is a politics free zone.
