# Negroni to be banned?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negroni-to-be-banned/981043>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 11, 2023, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negroni-to-be-banned/981043 "2023-03-11T21:53:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negroni-to-be-banned/981043/90 "2023-03-13T20:44:40Z")

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> [@Czarcasm](#):
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> I could have sworn that the explanation for why the name “monkeypox” was changed was already given…

Yes, it was already given, and I disagree with it. If some a-hole wants to misuse the word “monkey” to insult people, I don’t think it logically follows that the word “monkey” should be universally banned from use when referring to the animal known as “monkey.” Can I say I went to the zoo and saw some monkeys? Or that I saw a nature show about monkeys? Do I have to use the Latin name for them?

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