Monkeying around
The WHO has reacted to complaints that the term monkeypox is racist and stigmatising by announcing it will be phased out in favour of mpox
. Given that monkeypox was named after the disease was first identified in captive monkeys, the mithering seems unduly precious.
Then again, I'm heterosexual and I don't allow winkies anywhere near my bottom. So, I hardly represent the target demographic for the WHO's exciting new marketing initiative:
Most people affected were men who have sex with men.
Philippa Roxby, health reporter, BBC News
They're also more conveniently referred to as homosexuals, Pippa. And the disease will always be bottompox. (oldman)
Dunno, mmmpox just put me in mind of Hanson's 1997 one-hit, MMMBop.
Mmmbop, ba duba dop Ba du bop, ba duba dop Ba du bop, ba duba dop Ba du, oh yeah Mmmbop, ba duba dop Ba du bop, ba du dop Ba du bop, ba du dop Ba du, yeah
And it makes almost as much sense. (shrug)