...so why is the media suddenly bringing it up again and backpedaling on the name change? First, they turned an innocent term into a racial controversy that no one was thinking about, and now they’re doubling down on the same mistake all over again.
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Because monkey pox sounds scarier and no one wants a monkey disease. It was probably someone who didn't know they spent millions on marketing and behavior analysis to come up with the name who changed it.