NEW: China told the US that the anal COVID-19 testing given to American diplomats was "an error" and will exempt them from the practice after Washington complained @VICEWorldNews @violazhouyi https://t.co/pHlCFF1YDv— Alan Wong (@alanwongw) February 25, 2021
I'm sorry, but Covid tests are not sexual assault. The anus is not an inherently sexual organ, there is no sexual dimension at all to the procedure, it's just ridiculous.
If I go to some countries, I have to take vaccines to be allowed to stay.Is that sexual assault also? If not, why isn't it? And why is putting things in people's mouths for tests totally valid and okay but not around the anus?
It is sexual assault because for most people it is considered something more of a sexual area than your blood vessels. If the people were being forced to deep throat the swab it wouldnt be any better, when non-sexual options are readily available. The chinese government understands this, which is why they have apologized and reversed their decision. I'm not surprised people here are defending them despite that, but I am definitely surprised everyone here is so ok with letting people's bodily autonomy be voided for no justifiable reason purely because china wants to do it.
No one's bodily autonomy is being voided. If you want to leave, you can leave.
Other options are available, yes, but with a higher false negative rate. If the decision to use less reliable tests was made then clusters would he missed and additional travel restriction would have to be imposed.
You're acting as if it was done for fun. It wasn't. It's more difficult to deal with anal swabs. It is done because there is a very large medical and public health benefit to it.
Not to mention, you're not even realizing it, but you're making sexual assault a culturally relative phenomenon by your argument.
Cultural norms do not excuse sexual assault.
I'm sorry, but Covid tests are not sexual assault. The anus is not an inherently sexual organ, there is no sexual dimension at all to the procedure, it's just ridiculous.
If I go to some countries, I have to take vaccines to be allowed to stay.Is that sexual assault also? If not, why isn't it? And why is putting things in people's mouths for tests totally valid and okay but not around the anus?
It is sexual assault because for most people it is considered something more of a sexual area than your blood vessels. If the people were being forced to deep throat the swab it wouldnt be any better, when non-sexual options are readily available. The chinese government understands this, which is why they have apologized and reversed their decision. I'm not surprised people here are defending them despite that, but I am definitely surprised everyone here is so ok with letting people's bodily autonomy be voided for no justifiable reason purely because china wants to do it.
No one's bodily autonomy is being voided. If you want to leave, you can leave.
Other options are available, yes, but with a higher false negative rate. If the decision to use less reliable tests was made then clusters would he missed and additional travel restriction would have to be imposed.
You're acting as if it was done for fun. It wasn't. It's more difficult to deal with anal swabs. It is done because there is a very large medical and public health benefit to it.
Not to mention, you're not even realizing it, but you're making sexual assault a culturally relative phenomenon by your argument.
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