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        <title><![CDATA[Awkwafina slams ‘cruelty’ of coronavirus ‘rhetoric’]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Awkwafina</strong> broke her silence on the worldwide coronavirus pandemic Tuesday, slamming the “cruelty” of language people have used to discuss the crisis.</p><p>The “Nora From Queens” star, whose real name is Nora Lum, posted a picture of herself in a mask<strong> to her 1.5 million followers on Instagram</strong>, noting that she has “been away working for the past few months in all of this devastation.”</p><p>“Haven’t said much about this whole thing because mostly I am just saddened by it,” wrote Awkwafina, 31. “I worry for those who are most at risk for serious illness, the elderly and those with pre-existing conditions. I am saddened by the rhetoric that has come out of this, and the cruelty that came as a result.”</p><p>She wrote that she hopes people “stay sane and calm” while they practice social distancing, and said she will also observe a self-quarantine.</p><p>“Wishing everyone a sense of peace during this bats–t crazy time — I will be locking myself up for the next 2 weeks rewatching the ‘Tiger King,’” she wrote.</p><p>The actress and rapper — whose father and mother are Chinese American and Korean American, respectively — was reportedly in Australia filming “Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings” when production was suspended in the early days of COVID-19’s spread, <strong>according to the Daily Mail</strong>.</p><p>“Wanted to make double-sure I was OK to travel before coming back home to the US,” the Golden Globe winner wrote.</p><p>As the deadly virus has spread, with New York becoming its epicenter in the US, alleged hate crimes against Asian-Americans have spiked, with victims <strong>getting harassed</strong>, <strong>spit on</strong>, and told to “<strong>go back to China</strong>.”</p><p>The New York City Human Rights Commission <strong>said earlier this month</strong> that it was probing five complaints of coronavirus-fueled acts of racism reported to the agency at the time.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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