Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis
Candy, are you really that dense? What matters is that the label is PEJORATIVE. "China virus" is used by conservatives to mean "The filthy virus that came from those heathen Chinee." It's not referring to a place--and if it was, that would be incorrect, as the virus's origin is almost certainly Africa.
A term is racist when it involves attaching a negative label to something. When you were young, did you ever hear the term, "Indian giver?" Or maybe you've heard "Mexican deal" (a bargain that won't be upheld).
When the NAACP was formed, "colored" was generally considered descriptive and neutral, like "white." In the ugly South, something "colored" was sometimes something inferior. But generally it was innocuous.
There's nothing inherently wrong with attaching an ethnic descriptor to something---German sausage, Turkish music, etc. What IS wrong is using such a label to slur and attack an ethnic group. And "Chinese virus" is being used here and elsewhere in exactly that fashion, despite hypocritical protestations.
Candy is now a racist in Kevin's mind. Here we go again.
