As I presume everyone's heard by now, monkeypox is to be renamed. Apparently the old name is racist. Against primates, or something.
So henceforth it's to be called MPXV, which is ever so much more futuristic, not to mention threatening. MPXV, MPXV. Almost looks like Roman numerals. Definitely sounds like some next-generation nerve gas. Ever so deadly!
And... it's an erasure of history. Yes, another one. Monkeypox has a known history, including knowledge of how it's transmitted and how dangerous it is. MPXV has none of this; it's some totally new thing.
And you can't even say "Not my circus, not my MPXV." It doesn't work. Not even if you pronounce the "XV" as "fifteen." (Wait, can S&W sue for trademark infringement? Would that put the virus out of business?)
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