Being a racist a-hole won't stop you from getting the coronavirus, so calm the hell down.
The university eventually removed the post, but racism against Chinese — and those perceived as Chinese — continues unabated. Freaking out because you see an Asian person in a face mask? That’s racist. There’s a long history of Asians wearing face masks in public, saysis affected by noxious winds, and both pollution — rampant in China — and exposure to disease can weaken the body’s defensive systems.
There’s a long history of considering Chinese people “dirty and disease-ridden,” says Slate. This comes partly from early Chinese immigration to the United States, when, forced to live in miserable, cramped quarters without access to adequate medical care, immigrants became ill. The sentiment continues through American history. During the outbreak of bubonic plague in the 1900s, and the recent SARS outbreak, people avoided Chinese establishments — with devastating economic consequences.
Bottom line: if you spread rumors that Chinese people “caused” the virus through their eating habits, that’s racist. It’s also victim-blaming. If you look askance at Asian people and intentionally avoid them, or intentionally avoid Chinese restaurants, you’re being racist. If you use the coronavirus to justify using ethnic slurs, you’re racist.And being a racist a-hole won’t stop you from getting the coronavirus, so calm the hell down.
, and don’t put your dirty hands near your mouth, nose, eyes, or face. Period. You’re no more likely to get coronavirus from a Chinese restaurant than you are anywhere else.
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