Saying ‘Wuhan Virus’ Is Now Racist — Leftist Journos And World Health Organization Push Chinese Propaganda
Journalists and the World Health Organization are being “useful idiots” promoting Chinese propaganda.
These are the same “journalists” that insist that Trump joking at a rally asking for Hillary’s emails was “collusion.”
A few days ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) was very concerned about the “stigma” that could occur when talking about the COVID-19 virus that has spread all over the globe.
DO – talk about the new #coronavirus disease (#COVID19)
DON'T – attach locations or ethnicity to the disease, this is not a “Wuhan Virus”, “Chinese Virus” or “Asian Virus”.
The official name for the disease was deliberately chosen to avoid stigmatizationhttps://t.co/yShiCMfYF3 pic.twitter.com/belHrq5HVo— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 2, 2020
I mean, you wouldn’t want to bring attention to the fact that it did start in Wuhan and that the Chinese government didn’t do much to stop the spread of it early on.
After it was revealed that someone who attended CPAC tested positive for Coronavirus, Rep. Paul A. Gosar(R-AZ) announced on Sunday night that he would self-quarantine after he had “sustained contact” with that attendee. In his tweet, he used the term “Wuhan Virus” which was what the virus was called early on.
Many praised the controversial Arizona congressman, who along with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) is one of two members of Congress in isolation, for taking precautionary measures despite not showing any symptoms. But many more objected to his choice of words: On his personal Twitter account, Gosar called covid-19 “the Wuhan Virus.”
“While I appreciate you self-quarantining and making a responsible decision, you don’t need to throw out dogwhistle racist terms while you do it,” said one typical response.
Source: Washington Post
Most people call it the coronavirus.
Some call it Covid-19.
But only the most ignorant and racist among us would call it the Wuhan virus.
— Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) March 9, 2020
As always, Rep. Ted Lieu(D-CA) who can be counted on for all of the absolute worst virtue-signaling takes weighed in.
Dear @DrPaulGosar: I will pray for you, your staff & the person hospitalized.
Also, calling #COVIDー19 the Wuhan Virus is an example of the myopia that allowed it to spread in the US. The virus is not constrained by country or race. Be just as stupid to call it the Milan Virus. https://t.co/of91p65mIO
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) March 9, 2020
What an idiot. Using a so-called “racist” term somehow allowed the virus to spread in the United States.
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes jumped on the “That’s racist!” bandwagon.
Just astoundingly gross to call it the Wuhan Virus. https://t.co/cMrsA59xTH
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) March 9, 2020
David Gura, a lefty journo whose Twitter bio includes contributions to MSNBC, NBC News, Bloomberg TV, Marketplace, and NPR had expressed the same opinion — that referring to COVID-19 as the “Wuhan Virus” was racist.
https://twitter.com/davidgura/status/1236829798133108736?s=20
The replies explained that that was an absolutely ridiculous tweet. Ian Miles Cheong, who happens to be Chinese, responded to Gura.
Here's what Chinese in Asia are calling COVID-19: "Wuhan Virus."
So no, it isn't racist. pic.twitter.com/06U2RYyrPL
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) March 9, 2020
But Cheong wasn’t finished with Gura…
Excuse me? pic.twitter.com/b8dYwD21jF
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) March 9, 2020
Those in the media have been the ones calling it "the Wuhan virus/coronavirus" for weeks, so I guess they were being racist/bigoted this whole time. pic.twitter.com/ibogMw3rK0
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) March 9, 2020
CNN has been particularly racist… if that’s what we’re calling it now.
https://twitter.com/dsonoiki/status/1236856607687864324?s=20
https://twitter.com/thealexvanness/status/1236878610264399873?s=20
The World Health Organization called it "Wuhan Virus." So did the Washington Post. And the Taiwan News. And the Hong Kong Standard & IBT. /2https://t.co/RFo6xH50fi pic.twitter.com/x3dp0rDx9L
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) March 9, 2020
@michellemalkin dunks.
A virus has no race or religion. This one is worldwide. Any leftists who think talking about a virus is racist need to check themselves.
Wuhan Virus is the name used in popular discourse. Corona Virus or COVID 19 are technical. All are acceptable. https://t.co/D8VCl4zq4B
— Paul Gosar (@DrPaulGosar) March 9, 2020
The "racist" narrative against calling the Wuhan Virus by its colloquial name is one put forth by the Chinese government to absolve them of any responsibility for letting the outbreak spread. And the media is propagating it.
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) March 9, 2020
West Nile Virus
Zika Virus
Ebola Virus
German Measels
Spanish Flu
Marburg Virus
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Norovirus
Stockholm Syndrome
Lyme Disease
Wuhan Virus
All named after places
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) March 9, 2020
The irony is that the term “Wuhan Virus” was trending on Twitter.
I’m not an expert on the Internet, but I feel like the quickest and easiest way to ensure it is forever known as “Wuhan Virus” is to tell the Internet not to call it that. https://t.co/XXTrYThxsG
— Emily Zanotti 🦝 (@emzanotti) March 9, 2020
Meanwhile, in Mexico…
I don't think Mexico cares about political correctness all that much. https://t.co/teQiR5AQUl
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) March 9, 2020
See, saying “Wuhan Virus” isn’t anything like a song and dance number with a child dressed as the Coronavirus wearing a bamboo hat and sporting a Fu Manchu while other children dressed as doctors chase it with a syringe.
But I’m sure that the Media(D) betters are oblivious to the difference between the two.
As the firefighters in the Media(D) vent their spleens on anyone who says “Wuhan Virus” now that it’s been labeled COVID-19 over a month after the outbreak began, China is busy trying to distance themselves from being the epicenter of a massive viral illness outbreak… again.
China is now demanding an apology from the world on behalf of the sacrifice their people made dealing with Wuhan virus first pic.twitter.com/rRzxD9JrfY
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) March 9, 2020
China’s Foreign Ministry tells Pompeo to stop calling it the "Wuhan virus" https://t.co/HBJtXEynIt
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 9, 2020
Some are even going so far as to claim that the CIA planted COVID-19 in Wuhan.
https://twitter.com/esaagar/status/1236982633780953088?s=20
Contrary to the absurd idea that #wuhanvirus is a racist term, it may be a necessary one to prevent an Orwellian rewrite of history underway by some in PRC, as noted by @washingtonpost: https://t.co/5Wlic0cfPO
— Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) March 9, 2020
But why would China be spreading conspiracy theories like that?
Who could guess?
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) March 9, 2020
But yeah I guess it's more likely that this all started with a bowl of soup
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) March 9, 2020
So, as usual, everything is stupid and we’re all supposed to kowtow to the authoritarian Chinese government and not ask any questions.
Meanwhile, our Media(D) is stoking fear that this is The Pandemic that will wipe out half the population (or whatever) and that is leading to a shortage of toilet paper as people are stockpiling it.
But at least some shop owners can find the humor in this insane situation.
I don't know what store this is from, but God bless them. pic.twitter.com/aHQVP68Qwk
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) March 9, 2020
Remember, don’t touch your face, wash your hands for 20 seconds, use hand sanitizer, and don’t buy all of the damned toilet paper in Sam’s Club!
