Establishment Media Panics Over Maskless Super Bowl Celebrations While BLM Protests Get a Pass
Remember all the concern from establishment media outlets last summer about Black Lives Matter protests being potential super-spreader events?
Me neither.
They panicked over Trump campaign rallies, of course, but not BLM protests.
In fact, a Washington Post opinion piece published in September cited a research paper finding “no evidence that net [COVID-19] case growth differentially rose following the onset of Black Lives Matter protests” based on an analysis of spread in over 300 cities.
A Google search for “Black Lives Matter protests COVID-19” brings up multiple studies all finding very limited correlations between the protests and an increased spread of the coronavirus.
Healthline reported protests didn’t appear to cause an “uptick in COVID-19 cases.”
But there was not perfect mask conformity at these events, as this video from Los Angeles clearly shows:
Or this collage of pictures from protests in Charlotte, North Carolina:
“Lift Every Voice” opens today at @HBGanttCenter. It shows Charlotte’s response to police brutality and the protests that followed last summer through instillations, photography and video, while also archiving the Black Lives Matter mural. https://t.co/Kiwkzr3T0E pic.twitter.com/XbNDWQYgGA
— The Charlotte Post (@thecharpost) February 6, 2021
But according to multiple media outlets, maskless Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans celebrating their team’s Super Bowl win were risking a super-spreader event.
Thousands of maskless Tampa fans flooded the streets, celebrating the Super Bowl win while risking a superspreader event https://t.co/0sQNIWyX0d
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 8, 2021
CBS News gasped: “Super Bowl LV post-game celebrations spur COVID concerns.” CBS was the network that aired the Super Bowl.
Super Bowl LV post-game celebrations spur COVID concerns https://t.co/yoKJR0N36e
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 8, 2021
The Hill and The Associated Press wagged their fingers at celebrating fans too.
How are these fans any more or less of a risk than the BLM protesters last summer?
As we’ve seen throughout this pandemic, politics is the overriding issue in the establishment media’s coronavirus coverage.
If you’re a maskless BLM protester, your cause is righteous and the coronavirus is of little concern.
If you’re a maskless Bucs’ fan or a Trump supporter, you’re a potential virus carrier and must be shamed.
It’s a double standard the news media has perfected.
This article appeared originally on Patriot Project.
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