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18 Mar, 5 tweets, 3 min read
Numerous right-wing media figures and outlets, including Fox News, Newsmax, and The Daily Wire, have contributed to anti-Asian hate by using and celebrating the racist "kung flu" term to refer to COVID-19. Here are over a dozen examples: mediamatters.org/diversity-disc…
The anti-Asian commentators include Steven Crowder, who sang a "Kung Flu Fighting" song while wearing Asian garb. Crowder, who has a history of anti-Asian racism, gets revenue from YouTube through its Partner Program ().
This person is, unsurprisingly, a frequent guest on Tucker Carlson's Fox News program:
Tucker's program was also where Fox News host and bigot (mediamatters.org/pete-hegseth/o…) Pete Hegseth said that using "kung fu" is "a little off color, but funny."
The Daily Wire host Andrew Klavan has referred to COVID-19 as "kung flu." He also opened one of his shows by stating that he likes to refer to the coronavirus as “the stinking Chinese flu, or just the stinking Chinese for short.”

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