THEIR RULES: It appears that MSNBC's The Last Word is fueling anti-Asian bias with 'racist' headline on COVID-19

MSNBC’s The Last Word tweeted out last year that calling COVID-19 the “China virus” led to an increase in anti-Asian bias:

Anti-Asian bias rose after media, officials used 'China virus,' report shows https://t.co/fEZuGB8cC8 pic.twitter.com/2AXh2SW3GM

— The Last Word (@TheLastWord) September 29, 2020

But, you see, it’s totally cool with MSNBC to call a variant of COVID-19 first identified in India as the “Indian coronavirus variant”:

First confirmed case of Indian coronavirus variant in U.S. found in California https://t.co/pOOmwyLPbE pic.twitter.com/KwdoySxyKh

— The Last Word (@TheLastWord) April 4, 2021

We’re sorry MSNBC, but health experts have told us over and over again not to refer to variants this way:

The WHAT variant?! ?

— Kevin (@Raider_Kev) April 4, 2021

“Variants don’t have nationalities”:

Variants don't have nationalities. https://t.co/azZYDQuHlo

— RT (@thereald0rt) April 4, 2021

And, according to their rules, this tweet is racist:

This is a racist tweet by MSNBC’s own standards. https://t.co/T1S63KUqzJ

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) April 4, 2021

Time for a boycott, libs!

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