If You Insist on Tying it to the Chinese People, You Just May Be a Racist

President Donald Trump and his supporters’ insistence on naming the current Coronavirus outbreak the Chinese or Wuhan Virus is having real-world consequences. As I wrote a few days ago, this is not just a theoretical complaint. It is not just some snowflake-liberal overreaction. People are being put in danger because the president, Republicans in Congress, and Trump’s followers insist on disregarding World Health Organization naming conventions for viral outbreaks and linking COVID-19 to the Chinese.

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Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet