CoronaVirus

vtec to vvel · 03-21-2020, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

All these fools keep blasting their load before we even get warmed up

And let's not be rash... there are those that deserve the vacation

LMAO!!! So I'm going to use your previous post an example (below) in relation to the bolded part. Members who do not like to start drama, but are easily amused and entertained by them are like the small businesses and the "heart/soul" of this forum. Members who like to create such drama are the "Big Business" that keeps mods like Trips in power. Therefore, drama members should always stick around, esp. during a time like this when the interwebs is the pretty much the only source of entertainment, for amusement purposes

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Unfortunately, while small business may be the heart and soul of America, it is Big Business that keeps politicians in power. Therefore, corporate America will always take priority. We have seen it time and time again.

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Originally Posted by cv129

I think this is what started all.

This associates every Chinese to covid19, it carries a xenophobic undertone on blaming every single Chinese for the outbreak.

Perhaps it’s genuinely just a light hearted joke. For some others, it’s the type of words they hear while suffering from hate crimes, whether it’s dirty looks or a beating.

This is how I felt when I read the comment. This is subjective.

Not just Chinese, but anyone of Asian descent. Just because I'm Asian, people automatically think I'm Chinese and also think I have the coronavirus. And racism isn't anything new and has been around since the beginning of time and will continue to exist to the end of times. When I first started at the bottom with my current company, I would talk to potential clients on the phone, and when we met in person for the first time, I've had many clients kinda pause and say "You're Asian? You sound white on the phone" lol. Still not sure what this means to this day, but thanks?

I don't think the words "coronavirus" or "COVID-19" themselves associates with Chinese people, but because of where this virus originated from, that's where people think it's Chinese. A virus knows no borders/ethnicities, and has no nationality lmao. Like hurricanes, the ones we get in Florida originate in the Atlantic ocean, and very VERY close to the central west part of Africa. This doesn't automatically make them African hurricanes.

cooltoy · 03-21-2020, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by cv129

I think this is what started all.

This associates every Chinese to covid19, it carries a xenophobic undertone on blaming every single Chinese for the outbreak.

Perhaps it’s genuinely just a light hearted joke. For some others, it’s the type of words they hear while suffering from hate crimes, whether it’s dirty looks or a beating.

This is how I felt when I read the comment. This is subjective.

So I if said I don't speak Chinese everything would be good? Lesson learned - people over react.

Still don't understand what English has to do with me not speaking Chinese.

cv129 · 03-21-2020, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by cooltoy

So I if said I don't speak Chinese everything would be good? Lesson learned - people over react.

Still don't understand what English has to do with me not speaking Chinese.

Virus doesn’t have to originate from people. Wild animals are quite likely where it started.

It’s not overreaction, it’s just different perspective based on different experience.

You were saying Chinese is the official language of Covid19 because it originated it China. Nixin is saying it was brought to China by the US.

cooltoy · 03-21-2020, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by cv129

Nixin is saying it was brought to China by the US.

Seriously? Where did he get that info?

BettyZ · 03-21-2020, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by cooltoy

Seriously? Where did he get that info?

Out of his gaping azz?

cv129 · 03-21-2020, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by cooltoy

Seriously? Where did he get that info?

Speculation, imagination, conspiracy theory. Or, it’s just a joke?

cooltoy · 03-21-2020, 01:28 PM

Reverse xenophobia most likely.

bunk · 03-21-2020, 01:48 PM

Wuhan..chinese... covid... all legitimate ways of referring to the virus. Viruses are traditionally referred to by the region of origin. There was NOTHING racist about it, until MSM made it so in order to attack the current administration...

cv129 · 03-21-2020, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by bunk

Wuhan..chinese... covid... all legitimate ways of referring to the virus. Viruses are traditionally referred to by the region of origin.

Just like MERS (Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome). Wuhan virus, China virus, these I understand. But “Chinese” refers to the people, regardless of their geographical location. I think there’s a difference.

bunk · 03-21-2020, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by cv129

Just like MERS (Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome). Wuhan virus, China virus, these I understand. But “Chinese” refers to the people, regardless of their geographical location. I think there’s a difference.

While I would normally agree with you, at the time it was called the chinese virus, it was primarily only in China and large majority infected were in fact... chinese. There still was no racist intent... stop watching CNN and msdnc

vtec to vvel · 03-21-2020, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by bunk

Wuhan..chinese... covid... all legitimate ways of referring to the virus. Viruses are traditionally referred to by the region of origin. There was NOTHING racist about it, until MSM made it so in order to attack the current administration...

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Originally Posted by cv129

Just like MERS (Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome). Wuhan virus, China virus, these I understand. But “Chinese” refers to the people, regardless of their geographical location. I think there’s a difference.

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Originally Posted by bunk

While I would normally agree with you, at the time it was called the chinese virus, it was primarily only in China and large majority infected were in fact... chinese. There still was no racist intent... stop watching CNN and msdnc

What I think cv129 is trying to say is yes, the virus did originate in China, but that does not mean all Chinese people have the virus, just as not all Asian people are Chinese, and people are associating each Chinese person to have the coronavirus and/or that the coronavirus is the Chinese people. People travel to all parts of the world everyday, including Wuhan, meaning that someone from Spain or US or another part of the world could have been at the wrong place at the wrong time in China and could have contacted the virus. Also, no one is disputing the fact that the latest coronavirus is from the Wuhan region of China, but, not everyone from the Wuhan region will have the virus.

On a separate topic, I also hear people associate the term "coronavirus" as strictly the one that originated from China, when, in fact, there have been other previous strands of the coronavirus, and the term "coronavirus" is a general term.

SouthArk370Z · 03-21-2020, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by cv129

Just like MERS (Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome). Wuhan virus, China virus, these I understand. But “Chinese” refers to the people, regardless of their geographical location. I think there’s a difference.

About as many people know the difference between China and Chinese (and Oriental) as know the difference between jealousy and envy - ie, not many. They are not being racist, they just don't know the difference.

bunk · 03-21-2020, 01:51 PM

Back on topic... OP... the question isnt where to get the tail lights, but rather... WHY??? Lol

Rusty · 03-21-2020, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by bunk

Back on topic... OP... the question isnt where to get the tail lights, but rather... WHY??? Lol

bunk · 03-21-2020, 02:14 PM

Its racist!!!

03-21-2020, 01:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
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03-21-2020, 01:51 PM	#13 (permalink)
bunk A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Southern California Posts: 4,077 Drives: 2010 370z Roadster Rep Power: 2684370	Back on topic... OP... the question isnt where to get the tail lights, but rather... WHY??? Lol __________________ -Drop in K&N Filter -Invidia Gemini CBE -Z1 Oil Cooler -Swift Springs - EcuTek -Forgestar F14 -SPL Camber Links -Akebono BBK Upgrade -Z1 Premium SS Lines -SPL Diff Bushings -SPL FUCAs - BellRaceworks Diff Brace

03-21-2020, 02:14 PM	#15 (permalink)
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