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Title: WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, citing racism concerns
Post by: mystery-ak on November 28, 2022, 02:35:30 pm: WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, citing racism concerns

The World Health Organization is renaming monkeypox as mpox, citing concerns the original name of the decades-old animal disease could be construed as discriminatory and racist
ByThe Associated Press
November 28, 2022, 6:05 AM

LONDON -- The World Health Organization has renamed monkeypox as mpox, citing concerns the original name of the decades-old animal disease could be construed as discriminatory and racist.

The U.N. health agency said in a statement Monday that mpox was its new preferred name for monkeypox, saying that both monkeypox and mpox would be used for the next year while the old name is phased out.

WHO said it was concerned by the “racist and stigmatizing language” that arose after monkeypox spread to more than 100 countries. It said numerous individuals and countries asked the organization “to propose a way forward to change the name.”

In August, WHO began consulting experts about renaming the disease, shortly after the U.N. agency declared monkeypox's spread to be a global emergency.

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Title: Re: WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, citing racism concerns
Post by: Kamaji on November 28, 2022, 02:38:50 pm: :facepalm2:
Title: Re: WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, citing racism concerns
Post by: sneakypete on November 28, 2022, 06:09:36 pm: Monkey's were complaining?????
Title: Re: WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, citing racism concerns
Post by: DefiantMassRINO on November 28, 2022, 06:45:24 pm: ////00000////

Will the W.H.O. stop calling hangovers "the Irish flu"? Influenza is offended.

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Title: Re: WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, citing racism concerns
Post by: andy58-in-nh on November 28, 2022, 06:54:09 pm: And what are we calling these things now?

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Title: Re: WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, citing racism concerns
Post by: Kamaji on November 28, 2022, 07:03:39 pm: Quote from: andy58-in-nh on November 28, 2022, 06:54:09 pm
And what are we calling these things now?

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Mbars?

Although the reference may be a little ambiguous: https://www.google.com/search?q=%22mbars%22
Title: Re: WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, citing racism concerns
Post by: Weird Tolkienish Figure on November 28, 2022, 07:18:59 pm: Honestly thought this was a Babylon Bee article.
Title: Re: WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, citing racism concerns
Post by: sneakypete on November 28, 2022, 10:34:43 pm: Quote from: andy58-in-nh on November 28, 2022, 06:54:09 pm
And what are we calling these things now?

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@andy58-in-nh

"Caucasian Capers"?
Title: Re: WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, citing racism concerns
Post by: rustynail on November 28, 2022, 10:55:28 pm: WHO Renames Monkeypox? Is this a bit?