As Twitchy told you last night, MSNBC’s Chris Hayes tweeted that it’s “just astoundingly gross to call [COVID19] the Wuhan virus”:
Just astoundingly gross to call it the Wuhan Virus. https://t.co/cMrsA59xTH
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) March 9, 2020
Not quite sure what’s so gross about it, given that the virus is believed to have originated in, you know, Wuhan. Honestly, it’s kind of strange that Hayes is more upset about people calling it the Wuhan virus than he is about the Chinese government facilitating the virus’ spread. But whatever. Everything is racist, right?
Well, about that … what’s Chris Hayes’ marker for determining whether or not an eponymous virus is racist? Because just a couple of weeks back, he had a question about another virus named for a place:
OK, so what's the best book on the Spanish Flu pandemic?
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) February 27, 2020
Wow, Chris. Spanish Flu? That’s astoundingly gross, man.
oops. pic.twitter.com/xY0yLpLFG1
— Logan Hall (@loganclarkhall) March 9, 2020
Major oops, Christopher.
Haha. He's worried about his Chinese overlords, but not Spaniards.
— Jayne Deering (@JayneDeering) March 9, 2020
Tsk, tsk.
Can't wait until @chrislhayes learns what MERS stands for.
— Lincoln's Log ن (@migrant_patriot) March 9, 2020
He’s gonna flip his lid.
