Wonder will omnicroms be renamed?
Given recent news do you think the material name will be changed?
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"Bladegunner;c-2317438" wrote:
I remember when they got named after the country of origin.
Chinese varient
Brazilian varient
South African varient
Kent varient.
Indian varient.
And then all of a sudden because it was Indian we couldn't use the region of origin because its racist.
Classic
The Spanish Flu came from Kansas. It got called Spanish Flu because Allied and Central Power media censored any mention of the flu for fear it would panic the homefront or give the enemy a sign that they were weakened. Spain, being neutral in WW1, didn't have to worry about any of that and reported that it existed, so people called it the Spanish Flu.
Likewise, these variants "come" from countries becauss those countries have robust medical research and discover them. It's been all over the place for months, but it was scientists in South Africa who identified it.
Do you see now why we aren't naming these things after places any more? It's arbitrary at best.
