Coronavirus: Will You Comply With The Government’s Advice?

[naomi24]

Whether you fall into the group classified as ‘at risk’, or are over 70 and advised to remain at home, or younger and fit but requested to abandon your social life, will you comply - and if not why not?

Me? I think we are duty bound.

[jim360]

You're entitled to ignore anything you like, spicerack, but racism isn't welcome here.

The Virus isn't a "Chinese" Virus, and calling it so is ignorant, wrong, and deliberately inflammatory. You can take that elsewhere.

[naomi24]

Jim, Telling Spicerack to 'take it elsewhere' isn't up to you. Apart from that, I don't think it is racism. Like it or not the virus comes from China.

[ichkeria]

I was think the same NJ

Everyone’s best laid plans go out the window when push literally comes to shove.

[Spicerack]

Who do you think you're talking to?

[TheDevil]

"Jim, Telling Spicerack to 'take it elsewhere' isn't up to you."

Implying someone should take racism elsewhere is up to a community as a whole, so to stomp out individuals trying to stomp out racism is just fuelling racism, really.

I'm sure deep down no one here is a racist, so lets not try act like we are, and if we are then why not go elsewhere during this time or already hardship? This thread isn't about the Chinese, would you not agree?

[New Judge]

Why isn't it "Chinese", Jim? It originated in China and was first noticed among predominantly Chinese people in China. What's the objection to calling it Chinese? It's far more appropriate than calling the 1918 epidemic "Spanish 'flu" as that did not originate in Spain at all and Spain was not (comparatively) very hard hit. I've never heard any objections to that title, though. Why do you consider it racist to use such an adjective?

[sanmac]

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever; German Measles; West Nile Virus; Lyme Disease; Ebola Fever; Norovirus; Spanish Flu; Lassa Fever; Legionnaires Disease are all named after a point of origin.

[TheDevil]

"What's the objection to calling it Chinese"

Because diseases don't have nationalities like humans. Does it just affect the Chinese?
It implies a pointing game and just brings the worms out of the woodwork to be nasty about Chinese culture.

[vulcan42]

TheDevil, going by your logic, if I say I'm going for a Chinese meal, which will be prepared in a Chinese restaurant near me and not in China, that makes me a racist.

[sevenOP]

Indeed, georgesgirl, a wide spectrum of views need not be anathema.

https://metallicman.com/laoban4site/was-the-2020-wuhan-coronavirus-an-engineered-biological-attack-on-china-by-america-for-geopolitical-advantage

[ichkeria]

Calling it “Chinese” is arguably not very helpful as it is only one of several :-)
I don’t think it’s racist: what is more objectionable are the occasional rants against an entire nation, so grok that point of view it’s also not helpful.
I wish the term “Coronavirus” had not stuck though. That’s also a generic term.

[Spicerack]

I already said that, Vulcan. I expect it is racist to these PC slaves.

[ABSpareEditor]

Let's all try to calm down a little bit. I understand that during these challenging times emotions may run high, but please let's respect the severity of the situation and remember what is important. Please try to moderate your tone and language. If referring to COVID-19 as the "Chinese virus" is deemed contentious, then it infringes the Site Rules.

[ichkeria]

I think what is being discussed is whether it is offensive to call it that.
And that in itself should not be banned.
I'm not aware that anyone has officially given it that title here

[Spicerack]

But calling people racists isn't?

[Theland]

Surely stating that something deemed contentious is unacceptable speech is political correctness gone mad.
I don't agree with this stance.

[Spicerack]

I'm beloved of the Chinese people and speak Chinese. I'm the Gantin-Jai.

[ABSpareEditor]

Please keep on topic of the original post.