Let's take a moment to talk about trumps racist use of "Kung flu"

[SoonerPride]

Last edited Sun Jun 21, 2020, 11:11 PM - Edit history (1)

This racist bullshit came tumbling out of Donny Dumbfuck’s mouth in Tulsa. Of course the Emptysburg Address and 1/3 full rally overshadowed this latest racist nonsense.

But it shouldn’t.

The press should hound him on this.

You know he thought it would get a loud laugh and hoot and holler from the redneck rabble. So he waited until he he was in front of people before he debuted this outrage.

The press needs to, no, MUST ask Kaleigh MaInsane why did he use this racist term for covid-19? Was it funny? Does he think it’s funny? Does he think making racist jokes about a virus that has killed 120,000 AMERICANS in 4 months something to joke about?

This is absolutely unacceptable.

I want answers. This racist bullshit has to stop!

[madaboutharry]

1. It is disgusting.

He is a disgusting racist.

[SoonerPride]

2. Yes. Obviously. The press need to state that UNEQUIVOCALLY

[Doodley]

3. The worst thing is that he is saying this is China's fault and it is

unfair he should be held accountable for coronavirus in America.

[SoonerPride]

4. Any time I hear someone say "but but China lied"

I say to them

“We have 4% of the world’s population and 25% of the deaths.

Is that China’s fault?”

And the person just looks at me.

[Doodley]

8. Ditto.

[dalton99a]

11. +1. Vietnam, which is next door to China, still has not seen one death

Because they follow protocols and wear masks

[Maru Kitteh]

17. In fairness, I must call BS on their death count.

They are doing an exemplary job at management of the disease. However, if you have cases of Covid, you will have deaths from Covid. The leathality of this virus is not changed by the practice of wearing masks. Masks and contact tracing change the rate of spread, so that you will have fewer infections total. Once infected though, a certain percentage of those people are going to die. They must not be counting deaths with Covid as deaths from Covid.

[Clouseau2]

27. Obesity rate

Vietnam's obesity rate is the lowest in the world at 1%. If they had the same death rate as South Korea, you would expect 7 deaths from COVID-19. Maybe Vietnam missed them. Maybe just by chance, because these numbers are so low, only healthy people got infected. It may be a bit unlikely but it's not impossible at all.

So their numbers are not impossible. Vietnam did everything right in terms of bringing this under control. Closing the country, mandatory quarantines (not voluntary), quarantining entire blocks if a single infection was found, widespread mask wearing, extensive contact tracing, etc.

[SunSeeker]

16. Exactly. We would be fine if we had just done what South Korea did.

They controlled the outbreak without shutting down their economy, without closing factories and restaurants. How? Mass testing, contacting tracing and targeted quarantining of the ill. And universal mask wearing. It's not rocket science. https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/03/26/821688981/how-south-korea-reigned-in-the-outbreak-without-shutting-everything-down Not only did their testing program save their economy, it saved lives. They've lost only 280 people, we've lost 120,000, and we're still losing thousands every few days. https://www.realclearpolitics.com/coronavirus/ Granted we have 6.5 times the population of South Korea, but if we had done what they did, we'd have lost only about 6.5×280 or about 1,820 people, and our economy would not be in tatters.  

I am so fucking sick of hearing that this death toll was inevitable, that it's not Trump's fault. The fact is Trump caused over 118,000 Covid-19 deaths in the US to date.

[dalton99a]

5. Yep, considering his critical role in not preventing and not mitigating its spread

[spanone]

6. he only sees the virus as hurting him...no one else

he's a racist...he's a mean fucker too.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

7. Sad fact: the deplorables love it.

Gives them another racist soundbite to throw around in their echo chamber......

[SoonerPride]

9. I know they do. But the press can't let it pass

Just because they like it.

It is not normal.

It is not acceptable.

This kind of racist language cannot be normalized.

It’s not just “dog whistle” wink wink racism.

This is flat out racist bullshit.

I fully expect him to utter the n word prior to November.

And his apologists will say he is joking. Or misspoke.

[Hoyt]

10. Either people detest it, or they don't care. The press asking about it won't change

ignorant white wing hatred.

Just show trump 24/7. I have faith enough people will recognize him and his supporters for what they are.

[rusty quoin]

12. The big thing is that Trump got bored with COVID-19

He has the longest continuous up graph of infections than anywhere in the world.

I expect him to say stupid stuff, but we won’t bring the curve down until many months after he’s gone.

My God, he is the opposite of leadership. All the stuff he says along the way is just confirmation.

[yaesu]

13. just calling a dangerous pandemic anything other than what it is is misinformation that

could cost lives, another impeachable offence.

[lame54]

14. Debuted?...

That's not new

[SoonerPride]

19. I've not heard him use this term. I've heard him say "Wuhan Flu" and "Chinese virus"

But I hadn't heard this latest racist tripe until Saturday in Tulsa.

If he has said it before that is news to me. But to be fair I don't actually listen to him anyway. I can't change the channel or hit mute fast enough when he starts speaking.

So he may very well have said this bullshit before and I thankfully missed it.

[jcgoldie]

20. He was confronted with that term months ago in one of his covid briefings, asked if it was racist...

He feigned ignorance.

Here's the clip:

[SoonerPride]

21. That was when he called it the "Chinese virus." To date he had not uttered "kung flu" until Saturday

In March Kellyanne Conway condemned it but trump hadn't said it, at least not on tape.

Kellyanne Conway condemns racist term 'kung flu' three months before Trump says it

[jcgoldie]

22. He doesn't use it himself but watch to the end

Yamiche Alcindor asks him specifically about it.

[tblue37]

26. He used it Saturday in Oklahoma. nt

[orleans]

15. "The press should hound him on this"

the press should also continue showing the protests on the nightly news

or is everyone done protesting lately?

there is hardly a word about it.

[whopis01]

18. There is only one way the racist bullshit coming from the President is going to stop.

And we all know what it is.

[Ms. Toad]

23. March 18

https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4861985/user-clip-trump-kung-flu

He is asked about white house of the term here, and suggests it is not racist.

[yuiyoshida]

24. You want it stop.... I agree..

HE needs to go fuck himself with Nunchucks.

[tblue37]

25. She was asked--and she denied it.

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/why-does-he-use-racist-phrases-cbs-jiang-confronts-mcenany-on-trump-calling-coronavirus-kung-flu/

snip

“The president doesn’t,” McEnany shot back. “The president points to the fact that the origin of the virus is China. It’s a fair thing to point out as China tried to ridiculously rewrite history, ridiculously blames the coronavirus on American soldiers. This is what China is trying to do.”

“That’s what he’s saying by using the racist phrase ‘kung flu?'” Jiang asked. When McEnany referenced the place of the virus’ origin, Jiang reiterated, “What does he have to say to Asian Americans who are deeply offended and worry his use will lead to further attacks of discrimination?”

McEnany continued to deflect, blaming the Chinese government before calling out specific media organizations for their usage of the “Chinese virus.”

“The media blames President Trump for using the terms ‘china virus’ and ‘wuhan virus’ when they themselves have used these terms,” she said, before calling out the New York Times, Reuters, and other media organizations.

snip

[Nevilledog]

28. I'll see his Kung flu and raise him a Flu Klux Klan.