- https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/08/01/1113908154/critics-say-monkeypox-is-a-racist-name-but-its-not-going-away-anytime-soon
August 1, 20223:30 PM ET
People protest during a rally calling for more government action to combat the spread of monkeypox at Foley Square on July 21, 2022 in New York City.
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Nearly seven weeks after the World Health Organization said it will change the name of the monkeypox disease, agreeing with scientists whocalledit “discriminatory and stigmatizing,” the controversial label doesn’t seem to be going anywhere.
Critics say the name “monkeypox” plays into raciststereotypes about Black people, Africa and LGBTQ people — and, they note, it falsely suggests monkeys are the main source of the virus.
“Monkeypox should be renamed for two major reasons,” saidDr. Ifeanyi Nsofor, a global health equity advocate and senior New Voices fellow at the Aspen Institute. “First, there is a long history of referring to Blacks as monkeys. Therefore…
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