Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer Karen O has spoken out to protest the rise in racism and violence against Asians and Asian-Americans following Donald Trump's and others' referral to the COVID-19 virus as the “Chinese virus.”
Karen, whose mother is Korean, said in an Instagram post, “As a member of the Asian American community I stand behind Asians around the world who are experiencing racism in the wake of the Coronavirus, and hatred and violence are only encouraged when people in positions of power refer to it as the ‘Chinese Virus.'”
The singer added, “Let's call it what it is, a global pandemic, and let's unify in support of our @phenomenal Asian community when others in leadership are unwilling to do so.”
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs' last album, Mosquito, arrived in April 2013.
