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sabra

(30,404 posts) Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:45 PM Mar 2020

WHO officials warn US President Trump against calling coronavirus 'the Chinese virus'

Source: CNBC

World Health Organization officials warned against calling COVID-19 the “Chinese virus” as U.S. President Donald Trump has done, saying that it could unintentionally lead to racial profiling.

“Viruses no know borders and they don’t care about your ethnicity, the color of your skin or how much money you have in the bank. So it’s really important we be careful in the language we use lest it lead to the profiling of individuals associated with the virus,” Dr. Mike Ryan, the executive director of WHO’s emergencies program, said at a press conference Wednesday when asked about Trump’s comments inciting violence against Asians.

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“It’s not racist at all,” Trump said, “No, not at all.”

Trump was asked about his persistent use of the term “Chinese virus” despite reports that dozens of incidents of bias against Chinese-Americans who have been blamed for allegedly spreading the coronavirus.

“Because it comes from China,” Trump said to the reporter who asked him that question. “That’s why.”

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WHO officials warn US President Trump against calling coronavirus 'the Chinese virus' (Original Post) sabra Mar 2020 OP

We desperately, desperately need a president. patricia92243 Mar 2020 #1

Of course we all know... Alacritous Crier Mar 2020 #2

Does that make Trump Stupidity an acceptable term? nt bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #3

Racists Will Think Europe Is Fine... TomCADem Mar 2020 #4

Sometimes with a jerk like Trump MuseRider Mar 2020 #5

Trump's family comes from Germany. IggleDuer Mar 2020 #6

Going to try and walk that one back with another presser?? Bengus81 Mar 2020 #7

"I never called it the Chinese virus" NBachers Mar 2020 #8

There are countries who have received the American Virus this year. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2020 #9

+1 dalton99a Mar 2020 #10

Covfefe-45 truthisfreedom Mar 2020 #11

Covid-45. roamer65 Mar 2020 #14

The Fool thinks he can bully the virus by giving it a nickname with a racial epithet to demean onetexan Mar 2020 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Rainbow Droid Mar 2020 #13

Too stupid to know how to spell "Coronavirus" mainer Mar 2020 #15

well catsudon Mar 2020 #16

Unintentionally? Flaleftist Mar 2020 #17

patricia92243

(12,597 posts)

1. We desperately, desperately need a president.

Reply to sabra (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:49 PM

Mar 2020

Alacritous Crier

(3,816 posts)

2. Of course we all know...

Reply to sabra (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:54 PM

Mar 2020

how he'll respond to that. He and his MAGAt sycophants.

bucolic_frolic

(43,196 posts)

3. Does that make Trump Stupidity an acceptable term? nt

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Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:56 PM

Mar 2020

TomCADem

(17,390 posts)

4. Racists Will Think Europe Is Fine...

Reply to sabra (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:59 PM

Mar 2020

...and as long as they avoid Asian people they will be safe.

MuseRider

(34,111 posts)

5. Sometimes with a jerk like Trump

Reply to sabra (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 05:03 PM

Mar 2020

it is better to say nothing. Telling him no or counseling him about it will not help at all. Ignore him, it will make him mad but if nobody takes his bait he will blow up and eventually stop, right? Maybe? We DO need a president.

IggleDuer

(964 posts)

6. Trump's family comes from Germany.

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Wed Mar 18, 2020, 05:05 PM

Mar 2020

Trump is Hitler.

Bengus81

(6,931 posts)

7. Going to try and walk that one back with another presser??

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Wed Mar 18, 2020, 05:21 PM

Mar 2020

Christ on a crutch...WHEN can we get him out?

NBachers

(17,122 posts)

8. "I never called it the Chinese virus"

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Wed Mar 18, 2020, 05:27 PM

Mar 2020

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,011 posts)

9. There are countries who have received the American Virus this year. . . . nt

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Wed Mar 18, 2020, 06:03 PM

Mar 2020

dalton99a

(81,526 posts)

10. +1

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Wed Mar 18, 2020, 06:15 PM

Mar 2020

truthisfreedom

(23,148 posts)

11. Covfefe-45

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Wed Mar 18, 2020, 06:40 PM

Mar 2020

roamer65

(36,745 posts)

14. Covid-45.

Reply to truthisfreedom (Reply #11)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 08:39 PM

Mar 2020

onetexan

(13,043 posts)

12. The Fool thinks he can bully the virus by giving it a nickname with a racial epithet to demean

Reply to sabra (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 07:17 PM

Mar 2020

the Chinese.

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Rainbow Droid This message was self-deleted by its author.

mainer

(12,022 posts)

15. Too stupid to know how to spell "Coronavirus"

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Wed Mar 18, 2020, 09:29 PM

Mar 2020

Anyone who uses “Chinese virus” is equally stupid.

catsudon

(839 posts)

16. well

Reply to mainer (Reply #15)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 10:04 PM

Mar 2020

People in Taiwan refer to it as Wuhan Pneumonia right from the beginning, we're not going to change.

We still use Spanish Flu, German Measles, Hong Kong Foot....etc

It was the Chinese who started to discriminate against Wuhan/Huebei people

Discrimination is bad just the same, the virus will infect everyone

Flaleftist

(3,473 posts)

17. Unintentionally?

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Wed Mar 18, 2020, 10:21 PM

Mar 2020

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