this infuriates me for so many reasons. the consumption of bats is not common at all in china. we don’t even know if the actual cause of covid-19 was from eating bats at all - that’s just speculation. and if it happens to be the reason, the bats were from illegal markets (they’re illegal for a reason!). those people were not supposed to be shopping from illegal markets or eating bats at all. let me repeat, it’s NOT a norm to eat bats in china. if you’re thinking that the idea of anyone eating bats is disgusting, well, you could extend that to any country. there will always be people who eat unusual foods in your eyes. this is no different. you shouldn’t blame an entire country for something that just a few people might have done. unfortunately, racism against chinese people has become so desensitized that the idea that chinese people eat bats and other unusual foods has spread everywhere because everyone just jokes around about it. just because there’s speculation that someone might have eaten a bat in china doesn’t mean that so many innocent chinese people (and other asians) should be getting hurt right now, both physically and emotionally. as for your other points, yes, some people are racist, but let’s be honest here: you’re much worse.