Wonder will omnicroms be renamed?

"NicWester;c-2317451" wrote:

"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.

“Despite the fact that the 1918 flu wasn’t isolated to one place, it became known around the world as the Spanish flu, as Spain was hit hard by the disease and was not subject to the wartime news blackouts that affected other European countries. (Even Spain's king, Alfonso XIII, reportedly contracted the flu.)”

The Spanish Flu did not originate in Spain, though news coverage of it did. During World War I, Spain was a neutral country with a free media that covered the outbreak from the start, first reporting on it in Madrid in late May of 1918. Meanwhile, Allied countries and the Central Powers had wartime censors who covered up news of the flu to keep morale high. Because Spanish news sources were the only ones reporting on the flu, many believed it originated there (the Spanish, meanwhile, believed the virus came from France and called it the “French Flu.”)

Scientists still do not know for sure where the Spanish Flu originated, though theories point to France, China, Britain, or the United States, where the first known case was reported at Camp Funston in Fort Riley, Kansas, on March 11, 1918.

Some believe infected soldiers spread the disease to other military camps across the country, then brought it overseas. In March 1918, 84,000 American soldiers headed across the Atlantic and were followed by 118,000 more the following month.

https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/1918-flu-pandemic