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On the lighter side there was an other article about how the name "Swine flu" is offensive to some groups, mostly pork producers and Orthodox Jews, go figure.  |
Actually, the issue with The Jews is not that the name is offensive. The Israeli government/media has labeled the disease as 'Mexican Flu' because they figured the average man on the street would say "Well, I don't have any contact with swine, why do I need to worry".
Which either says a lot about the Israeli capacity for self-denial or the government's basic belief in the stupidity of their citizens. I'm putting my money on the latter.