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Media coverage of Asian giant hornet promotes racist stereotypes
14 minutes Posted Jun 17, 2020 at 1:00 pm.
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The new invasive species the Asian giant hornet has been characterized in the media as the Asian murder hornet. Christianne Wilhelmson and Gillian Der of the Georgia Strait Alliance say terms like this are deeply unscientific and serve to promote racist stereotypes about Asians. We spoke with them on June 1.