# The term "India variant" -- unobjectionable?

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**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
**Tags:** covid-quarantine\
**Created:** [May 20, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-term-india-variant-unobjectionable/942565 "2021-05-20T17:54:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-term-india-variant-unobjectionable/942565/14 "2021-05-21T12:43:28Z")

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> [@"China virus" is clearly racist. Why isn't "UK variant"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-virus-is-clearly-racist-why-isnt-uk-variant/932222):
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> I am firmly in the camp that using the phrase “China virus” is racist on its face and that anyone that uses it is doing so to parrot Trump who is IMO, a racist. But when I hear the phrases “UK variant”, “Brazilian variant”, or “South African variant”, I don’t think of racism at all. I prefer to be consistent in my thinking and I’m having difficulty justifying my thoughts. I’m left with the conclusion that “China virus” isn’t in and of itself a racist phrase but that there is an underlying mes…

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