Opinion: 'Coronavirus Phobia' has led to an ugly racist backlash

Burnaby Now: Our stories help us make sense of the world. But all stories are tidy simplifications of reality. With the endless editorials on social media, public opinion moves further from the truth. Throwing in fear and prejudice, what we believe to be true becomes inaccurate, biased and sometimes racist. This is the case with Coronavirus Phobia that could also be called Facemask Mania. There has been a racist backlash against ethnic Chinese around the world, including Australia, France and the UK. In our own country, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had to remind us that “there is no place for discrimination driven by fear.”

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