I just learned that the monkeypox doesn't even come from monkeys  so why do we even call it monkeypox? why not humanpox or some other name?

 

humans can't take responsibility for anything... we will never progress as humans if we keep shifting the blame 

 

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But seriously, monkeypox are natural to rodents. We already had/have "humanpox", namely smallpox. Humans didn't create both of them so Idk what else to say 

 

Imagine pretending to be offended at this.. I can’t. 

girl what

6 minutes ago, The Next Day said:

 

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But seriously, monkeypox are natural to rodents. We already had/have "humanpox", namely smallpox. Humans didn't create both of them so Idk what else to say 

 

 

5 minutes ago, InventedGays said:

Not a single soul on the planet hears "monkeypox" and thinks humans are trying to avoid responsibility by naming it that  it is also named that because it was in fact first detected in monkeys and is normally spread amongst wild animals. Besides all types of viruses/diseases/illnesses have weird names its really not that deep

 

1 minute ago, Mattyboy said:

Imagine pretending to be offended at this.. I can’t. 

 

1 minute ago, Kendi said:

girl what

well.. the World Health Organization agrees with me 

 

we'll have to wait and see what the monkey community thinks about this 

 

sounds like speciesism to me.  but i guess monkeys can't donate money to the WHO so...

Edited July 26, 20223 yr by truthteller

7 minutes ago, Luckitty said:

 

 

 

well.. the World Health Organization agrees with me 

 

And one like, I’m assuming that was you 

7 minutes ago, WildAmerican said:

we'll have to wait and see what the monkey community thinks about this 

 

But chickenpox

 

Do you have a problem with the name chickenpox?

Didn't HIV come from chimps? Why don't we call it chimp IV?

 

why isn't covid the China virus

Edited July 25, 20223 yr by xclusivestylesz

1 hour ago, Luckitty said:

 

 

 

well.. the World Health Organization agrees with me 

 

A group of biologists say that the term is biologically wrong and naming variants after countries is stigmatizing. That's true. It's just called monkeypox because it was first discovered in monkeys and it's easy to name variants with letters and numbers like we do with Sars-Cov-2. 

 

 

Edited July 25, 20223 yr by The Next Day

Yes, also as a short person I would like smallpox to be renamed

Yes 

 

yes. my neighbor's pet monkey was very offended and upset about it when the outbreak started. i had to throw a whole hand of bananas at her to calm her down.

Edited July 25, 20223 yr by popmusicisdead

i'll ask the monkeys at the zoo next time i see them

9 hours ago, The Next Day said:

Humans didn't create both of them so Idk what else to say 

Eh… sure. 
 

OT: No, it’s the name of the disease. If you choose be obtuse and your life revolves around social “equality” on Twitter then you can feel attacked if you

must. 

yeah it's not giving me what it's supposed to have gave, i loved omicron that one was cute. 

 

This is sending me that this was announced a day after this was posted

I hate monkeys so whatever + 

Edited July 27, 20223 yr by Jude

8 hours ago, Hector said:

 

This is sending me that this was announced a day after this was posted

A visionary. Vision is scary 

Lol some of y'all acting dumb; it's not about it being offensive to monkeys () but about the misguided harm humans can do to the animals thinking it comes from them.

 

 

why do they call chickenpoxs do they come from chickens?

9 hours ago, Allday said:

why do they call chickenpoxs do they come from chickens?

Yes, a man got it after touching a chicken that crossed the road.