WHO to rename monkeypox amid racial connotation concerns
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Published 2022-08-13
The organisation said it strives to "avoid causing offence to any cultural, social, national, regional, professional, or ethnic groups".
An open forum will be held to search for a new name.
All Comments (21)
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Monkey is what we call a type of primate that includes dozens of species. I doubt that any of them are offended.
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Are they fearful of offending the monkey? Because anything else highlights their own prejudices.
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It’s kinda racist to assume monkey means black people.
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So they associate Blacks with Monkeys? They could call it "The Rainbow Pox?
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That’s the most racist thing I’ve heard in a while. 😂 I don’t hear monkeypox and think of a particular race of people. You’d think I wouldn’t get blindsided by these things anymore. 🤓
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Just rename it Political Tool, at least you'd be truthful about something
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It's always a disease with these people. How about not having strange sex with people, how about that?
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We certainly wouldn’t want to offend any monkeys now would we!!! Let’s see here … Has anyone heard of any chickens getting offended over “Chicken Pox?” I REST MY CASE 😂
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Pride🏳️🌈Pox a whole lot of corn shovin goin on
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That’s them being racists when I think of the word monkey I think of monkeys, they have too much time on their hands.
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This political correct nonsense is really getting old. These people have nothing better to do than look for ways to get offended.
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Always have to make everything about race. I’m not racist so nothing like that would ever have crossed my mind. Sad group of people.
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Will the Monkeys be getting a huge settlement for the trauma and ridicule or at least a public apology
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There is no hope for mankind with the absolute insanity we’re seeing today!
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Norm MacDonald would have a field day with this story. RIP.
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They should also quit hiding the fact it's spread by the "festive' community which can't seem to stop making fudge donuts with strangers
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Pride pox
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Yea just call it pridepox Or coxpox.
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Pride Pox
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The idea that there even IS a “racial connotation” is wildly offensive.
