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WHO plans to rename monkeypox
Posted on 8/14/22 at 8:10 pm
Posted on 8/14/22 at 8:10 pm
quote:You can’t make this shite up.
The World Health Organization is holding an open forum to rename the disease monkeypox, after some critics raised concerns the name could be derogatory or have racist connotations
quote:And this is a ABC News article. LINK
Numerous other diseases, including Japanese encephalitis, Marburg virus, Spanish influenza and Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome have been named after the geographic areas where they first arose or were identified. WHO has not publicly suggested changing any of those names.
Posted on 8/14/22 at 8:11 pm to shrevetigertom
Why would that have any racial overtones? Unless one is incredibly racist
Posted on 8/14/22 at 8:12 pm to shrevetigertom
Could just name it the booty rot.
Posted on 8/14/22 at 8:13 pm to shrevetigertom
Ideas:
Butt-frickers Pox
Pirate Pox
arse Cancer
Butt-frickers Pox
Pirate Pox
arse Cancer
Posted on 8/14/22 at 8:14 pm to shrevetigertom
Gay buttsex pox? Dirty dick pox? Pole in the hole pox?
Posted on 8/14/22 at 8:16 pm to LRB1967
I forgot to give context to the second quoted portion
quote:
In a statement Friday, the U.N. health agency said it has also renamed two families, or clades, of the virus, using Roman numerals instead of geographic areas, to avoid stigmatization. The version of the disease formerly known as the Congo Basin will now be known as Clade one or I and the West Africa clade will be known as Clade two or II.
Posted on 8/14/22 at 8:17 pm to shrevetigertom
You don't get if you don't hit pox
Posted on 8/14/22 at 8:18 pm to shrevetigertom
Gay-pox trademarked yet?
Posted on 8/14/22 at 8:19 pm to shrevetigertom
quote:
rename monkeypox
Donkeypox would be good. Some are already calling it that anyway. It's not a big change and no one can claim there are racist connotations.
Posted on 8/14/22 at 8:19 pm to Allthatfades
Pooty Shoot Pox
or
Whopox
or
Whopox
Posted on 8/14/22 at 8:20 pm to Strannix
Progs are racist af. Was same thing with Harambe.
Posted on 8/14/22 at 8:46 pm to shrevetigertom
Essence Fester
ETA: Confused it with Decadence. Leaving it for the down lows
ETA: Confused it with Decadence. Leaving it for the down lows
This post was edited on 8/14/22 at 8:49 pm
Posted on 8/14/22 at 8:48 pm to shrevetigertom
I know the real reason of how monkeypox started and it didn’t start here. Didn’t start in Europe also.
This post was edited on 8/14/22 at 8:49 pm
Posted on 8/14/22 at 8:48 pm to shrevetigertom
Fighting racism with racism....AGAIN!
Posted on 8/14/22 at 8:52 pm to shrevetigertom
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This post was edited on 12/21/23 at 1:25 pm
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