Thursday, April 30, 2009
Spring Break Flu? Mexican Flu? Swine Flu?
Since this topic is going on right now as we speak i figured it would be nothing that i needed to discuss on here....that is until i heard that they are trying to rename it the mexican flu. This flu is a serious problem right now that is effecting tons of people, even ones in our very own neighborhoods. The first name that everyone was calling this flu was the "swine" flu because it originates from baby pigs, but now they are trying to change it to the "mexican" flu. This is absolutely ridiculous that anyone would even consider naming this flu that when it would put a permanant fear of mexicans in everyones heads. The racism against mexicans is already terrible in this country, people say that they are stealing everyones jobs, when they are jobs that no one wants anyways amongst other things. Mexican people are just like everyone else and i do believe that our immigration laws should be stronger, but i do not believe that this flu should be renamed after them. Most of the people that brought this flu into the country were white middle class teenagers on spring break in mexico who were not careful in what they were doing. So maybe it should be renamed the spring break flu since it is mostly those kids faults and then everyone would be against them, rather than the mexicans who did nothing at all. It seems to me that this is just another case of ignorance in our country, people are always looking for a scapegoat to our problems and this time they are just pinning it on the mexicans. That is down right rude and unfair since they have no way of defending themselves since most of the ones in our country do not speak english well or are very wealthy and would have no way of speaking out.
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I agree. Theres no reason to have to put the mexicans through the humiliation as if they are some kind of animals that brought disease to the United States. Yes, it did come from Mexico, however you cannot blame it on the mexicans when it was apparently brought over by middle class Spring Breakers who weren't careful enough and didn't take precautions. If you were to rename it the Mexican flu, like the poster said: it would create udder chaos and strike fear into every person not of the mexican race. It should just stay swine flu and eliminate any chances of offense.
ReplyDeleteI agree that this flu should stick to its name and not be changed to the Mexican Flu. People wanted reasonings and the first thing people do is point the finger to someone else. I do disagree with the fact of teenagers not being careful because it is exactly the same as the regular flu just a little worse. Before we didn't have all the medicines and vaccines that we do now so the scare in the 1900's is affecting people today little do they know it is CURABLE.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the point of this blog. Renaming the swine flu to Mexican flu could have damaging effects on Mexican Americans and Mexicos economy. Certain areas of Mexico depend on tourisim and they are probably suffering enough that people are in fear of getting this flu. Spring break flu is a great idea for renamming the flu in America.
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