By Lily Raine
When it comes to irresponsible behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic, bloggers seem to be getting a lot of attention- and not in a good way. A blogger’s job is to try things out, let people know what they’re doing, and typically, travel, but in uncertain times such as these, bloggers should be staying home and setting examples for their huge army of followers. Yet, some of the most well-known bloggers are out and advertising themselves breaking social distancing guidelines and possibly exposing the immuno-compromised to Covid.
New York City influencer, Arielle Charmas, of Something Navy is arguably the biggest Covidiot of the bunch. For an in-depth take on what exactly she did, see Sophie Ross’s Twitter thread documenting Arielle and her husband’s disgusting behavior.
We’ll give an overview. Arielle, who is vapid as all fuck, lives in Manhattan and started apparently feeling sick in March. Despite feeling sick, she still socialized and even went to her daughter’s school. She then used her connections to get a Covid test, which were all but impossible to find in New York at the time, and were being reserved for chronic and deadly cases of the virus. Once she got a positive diagnosis, she put people in her apartment building at risk by fleeing to the Hamptons despite advice that you STAY THE FUCK HOME.
She acknowledged how lucky she was to be tested but didn’t say she was sorry for using personal connections to hop the line. The saddest part is that her entire coronavirus journey was public on her Instagram, while she was blatantly ignoring medical advice, possibly influencing her millions of followers to do the same. And, instead of giving a real apology after getting backlash from followers, she gave a tearful apology where she made herself the victim!!! In the middle of all of this, her asshole husband attacked people in her comments and even said disgusting things to a nurse in New York on the frontlines fighting the covid battle. He has yet to apologize.
In the middle of this, Arielle lost lots of Instagram followers. She also did nothing to give back to the city she lives in that was and is still reeling from the COVID pandemic. For instance, Tom Hanks and other celebrities that have battled Covid, have donated their plasma so that chronically ill Covid patients could use their antibodies to fight off the disease. Arielle sent some pizzas to a local hospital and called it a day. It was very performative and hollow.
This brings us to our next Covidiot: Danielle Bernstein, founder of We Wore What. Danielle has been partying in the Hamptons recently amid the coronavirus outbreak. (To get the full picture, you really should follow the great Instagram account “InfluencersTruth” which has been documenting all of this). This comes less than two months after she spoke to Forbes magazine about how she wanted to help in any way she could in the pandemic, especially by supporting small businesses. Going out into the pandemic can only spread the virus, leaving businesses closed for longer. Here’s an idea for ya, Danielle. Maybe stay home.
Her tone deaf Instagram feed shows her at large dinner parties and backyard parties where she and others are not six feet apart and are not wearing masks. In essence, she is normalizing risky behavior to her followers as the United States registers more than 60,000 new Covid cases each day.
While many other rich and famous New Yorkers fled to the Hampton’s, which is deeply upsetting, it was an even bigger problem that these bloggers were posting about their trips. A blogger’s job is to INFLUENCE the public, yet they are showing themselves ignoring Coronavirus restrictions to millions of people on the internet. We must all take responsibility for our actions during this unprecedented time and we must hold others accountable. I believe that if you have ANY influence over people than what you post right now on social media is crucial. We commend Emily Schuman at Cupcakes and Cashmere for being an example of what we all should be. Since the pandemic started, she has seen no one outside of her husband and daughter and her parents. She is constantly wearing a mask and sharing covid resources.
We should be wearing masks and social distancing when possible anyways, but we should make it especially known that we are doing so! So even if you’re alone at your house and take a selfie to post, put a mask on. One of your followers may see it and think that since you are doing it, they should too. It is all about the group mentality that we are all in this together. Stay safe during this time and don’t be a Covidiot.
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