The Pandemic. Racism & Prejudice

[Spike]

5 hours ago, Harry said:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/612106/

Mortality rate for Covid in the USA is 19 times higher for black Americans than white Americans.

that has probably more to do with most black Americans living in dense urban centres (which I suppose is the product of racism via gerrymandering and segregation)

[Azeem]

[Tommy]

23 minutes ago, Khan of TF365 said:

Is that a Spanish newspaper?

[nudge]

20 minutes ago, Tommy said:

Is that a Spanish newspaper?

Yes, La Tribuna de Albacete.

Horrific, it's on a level of 19th century racist caricatures.

[Azeem]

31 minutes ago, Tommy said:

Is that a Spanish newspaper?

Yes, and to think Spanish flu was only called that bcz everyone was under WWI censorship times, they were the only ones reporting it like South Africa did with omicron

[nudge]

Worth noting though that the author, Javi Salado, issued an official apology in the newspaper and on his Twitter account and explained that it was not his intention at all - he claims that "the meaning of the vignette was to show that the new strain is the result of the abandonment that we have subjected Africa in terms of vaccines, as has happened in the past with the colonisation, depletion of resources and subsequent abandonment of the continent, which has resulted in a need for immigration. The use of stereotypes has been a tremendous mistake". 

 

Given his history of posting vignettes critical of racism and inequality in the past, it does seem like it was an unfortunate mistake with no malicious intent.