Israeli official: Swine flu name offensive

[The_Dude 1,142]

Can't wait for the paranoid companion thread that someone lays out their delusional theory about how this is going to become a pandemic with the influx of illegal mexicans coming to american to steal their jobs.

[Nagishkaw 510]

Its not the Andromeda Strain.

[Bobby+Umit 161]

Its not the Andromeda Strain.

"The Mexican Strain..."

Just when you thought it was safe to go to the border...

I wonder how Taco Bell is doing in the states?

[Ladylethal 12]

So people are dying 'cus of a virus that initially affects the swine population and someone who eats kosher finds the name offensive. That's just so completely irrelevant I don't get how it's even a motive to debate over.

[MsAnn 0]

I am offended! I like Miss Piggy and "swine flu" is giving her a bad name.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

So now they should have called Bird Flu "Chinese Death Fever" or something like that? This guy is moron, plain and simple.

I second that, Avian Flu was avian flu therefore swine flu IS swine flu. A trend was started why change it just because a nutcase doesn't seem to like the stupid name?

naming it Mexican Flu doesn't bother me IF the prior flu would've been called Chinese flu

There has been 100+ deaths BUT still I don't like the name! ...imbecile

Well the big global pandemic WAS called "Spanish Flu", but that was back when there was a lot less political correctness.

There are a number of diseases that are named after the place where it was first identified or general point of origin. Its not uncommon.

West Nile Virus

Australian Spotted Fever

African Sleeping Sickness

Central Asian hemorrhagic fever

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

Edited April 27, 2009 by Private Pike

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

There's a strain of swine flu virus called New Jersey 76

Named after the Ft Dix outbreak in 1976

[Empress of Groovy 373]

So now they should have called Bird Flu "Chinese Death Fever" or something like that? This guy is moron, plain and simple.

I second that, Avian Flu was avian flu therefore swine flu IS swine flu. A trend was started why change it just because a nutcase doesn't seem to like the stupid name?

naming it Mexican Flu doesn't bother me IF the prior flu would've been called Chinese flu

There has been 100+ deaths BUT still I don't like the name! ...imbecile

Well the big global pandemic WAS called "Spanish Flu", but that was back when there was a lot less political correctness.

There are a number of diseases that are named after the place where it was first identified or general point of origin. Its not uncommon.

West Nile Virus

Australian Spotted Fever

African Sleeping Sickness

Central Asian hemorrhagic fever

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

And Phoenician Dumbass Disease--lesser known but rampant.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Delhi Belly

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Mexico complains!

Mexico on Tuesday launched an official complaint to Israel regarding Deputy Health Minister Ya'acov Litzman's suggestion to call swine flu "Mexican flu" in deference to Muslim and Jewish sensitivities over pork.

Mexico's Ambassador to Israel Frederico Salas complained to the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem that the name Mexican influenza was bothersome and worrying.

The Foreign Ministry stressed that Israel had no intention of changing the name of the virus and emphasized the friendly ties between Israel and Mexico.

[EstebanTrabajos 7]

and terms is the most important thing now...huh?

idiots.

[almaty 19]

and terms is the most important thing now...huh?

idiots.

why are you anti-semite?

[Ban Hammer 13,332]

and terms is the most important thing now...huh?

idiots.

why are you anti-semite?

and anti-muslim!

[Nagishkaw 510]

[NickD 202]

Feel we should sit down with Deputy Health Minister Yakov Litzman and talk it over while eating a ham sandwich.