[g1313]

We can all hope that Pete's example is an outlier, and no one thinks that changing the name will hide the fact that the virus originated in China and will eliminate all possibilities of hate crimes and intolerance.

I only ask you to think about what it really costs you to just not call it the china virus, and weigh that against the chance that it might make a small difference in someone else being discriminated against.

[g1313]

We can all hope that Pete's example is an outlier, and no one thinks that changing the name will hide the fact that the virus originated in China and will eliminate all possibilities of hate crimes and intolerance.

I only ask you to think about what it really costs you to just not call it the china virus, and weigh that against the chance that it might make a small difference in someone else being discriminated against.