Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of World Health Organisation (WHO), says he doesn’t give a damn being called black or negro because he proud of who he is.
According to him, people of Taiwan especially started attacking his race three months ago, including sending him death threats because of his global efforts to fight the dreaded novel Coronavirus pandemic.
“I can tell you personal attacks that have been going on for more than two, three months. Abuses, or racist comments, giving me names, black or Negro. I’m proud of being black, proud of being Negro,” he told reporters on a conference call from the organization’s Geneva headquarters on Wednesday.
“I don’t care, to be honest ... even death threats. I don’t give a damn,” an upset Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus added.
He said that he would not tolerate any form of insults from some ‘super power’ world leaders who are bent on denigrating the black African community.
“When the whole black community or Africa is insulted, I won’t tolerate. I say people are crossing the line. Even death threats I didn’t care, I didn’t even respond but when it is personal or as a community people start to insults us, that’s enough…we can’t tolerate that,” Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus charged.
“Three months ago, this attack came from Taiwan. We need to be honest. I will be straight today. From Taiwan, the Foreign Ministry also, they know the campaign. They didn’t disassociate themselves. They even started criticizing me in the middle of all that insult and slur, but I didn’t care,” he explained.
Dr Ghebreyesus said he is voicing out because he has had enough from the nonsense of the so-called world ‘super powers’ but if they still continue, he still won’t care.
“I care about when humanity is insulted…I care when they cross our line and when black community is insulted as community…if I tolerated three months, then I can tolerate three years, 30-years, 300-years. No problem if it’s personal…if it is targeted to Tedros,” he stressed.
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus further assured the world that his organisation continue in its defined role.
“We will do everything that is right at WHO. We will do everything that we can to serve humanity and we will do everything that will help us have no regret at all.”
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Black people are very resilient race, we survived slavery, we survived colonialism, we survived oppression from every other race, yet we raised above and spread our seeds and our culture and our unique black features. Dr, just keep the faith and get on with your work. Stay blessed!
@Andy,how? Discriminated against by Dr Tedros as a person? Even if it were true, being discriminated against is not a valid basis for any body or group to racially abuse and threaten with death, black people. It just makes the supposed victim of abuse more deserving of the abuse! Nothing can justify racism in the 21st century except of course those who still suffer the "hangover" effects of colonialism!
Andy, the issue is not about Taiwan being a country or not. According to WHO president, Taiwan has discriminated against all blacks. Andy, are u a black man or Taiwanese? What's your take on that?
For years, Taiwan has been excluded from international organizations, and we know better than anyone else what it feels like to be discriminated against and isolate. The Taiwanese people are the true victims of unfair treatment.
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Imagine Taiwan too! Their eyes like sunset! The sad but not surprising outburst is coming from Donald madafaka trump. The respect countries had for America has completely eroded and to be honest I don't even wanna visit that shitty racist, country no more! Canada, France,Sweden have more appeal to me. Thanks to trump, America's true worth has been revealed and they are as ordinary as any average country in the world. China is the new superpower whether we like it or not and I have already started learning mandarin lol! It is true the greatness of a country lies in their leaders and America after having led(real or perceived) the world for so long just decided they have had enough of greatness and therefore picked an arshole as a president! Why did Covid-19 not catch him but instead caught Boris Johnson(another racist anyway. Good for him,he should repent from racism in intensive care. I prayed for him the other day that God should spare his life so he could he the 'victory' child he conceived with his gf).
God bless you Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus! The Black Community is really proud of you SIR!
Kudos Dr.Tedros for saying it as it is .The Black community is really proud of you Sir.