Ramaphosa's Face Mask

Ramaphosa's Face Mask

Updated Apr 27, 2020 at 02:29AM EDT by Y F.

Added Apr 24, 2020 at 12:53PM EDT by Sophie.

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Ramaphosa's Face Mask refers to a viral video of South African president Cyril Ramaphosa struggling to put on a protective mask during an April 2020 press conference addressing the coronavirus outbreak. The clip of the president circulated a Twitter that month along with captioned screenshots and #maskchallenge in which people post photos of themselves wearing the mask like Ramaphosa.

Origin

On April 23rd, 2020, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed his plans for slowly lifting restrictions on May 1st. That day, Twitter user @leloe_m shared a clip of Ramaphose attempting to put on his face mask (shown below). The video gained over 15,900 views and 290 likes in a day.



Spread

On April 23rd, 2020, Twitter user @_BlackZA[3] posted a screenshot of Ramaphosa captioned, "South Africa's: what about alcohol Ramaphosa: #CyrilRamaBillion" (shown below, left). The tweet gained over 1,100 likes and 250 retweets in a day. That same day, TikToker @Am_Blujay[4] tweeted the screenshot next to a Bird Box screenshot with the caption, "President trying to warn us about Level 7 of Corona #ramaphosa" (shown below, right). The tweet garnered over 1,300 likes and 320 retweets in a day.


Dr Chauke @_BlackZA South Africa's: what about alcohol Ramaphosa: #CyrilRamaBillion 3:24 PM · Apr 23, 2020 · Twitter for Android The Instigator @Am_Blujay President trying to warn us about Level 7 of Corona #ramaphosa 3:19 PM · Apr 23, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

Twitter user @NeoSepz posted another clip of press conference with the caption “'baby quickly put on the condom'" (shown below). The tweet accumulated over 6,300 views and 170 likes in a day. TimesLive[1] and EWN[2] published articles about the viral video.



Various Examples


_Barabbas @Masegelak_sa #lockdownextension #maskchallenge accepted 1 minute ago 3:32 PM · Apr 23, 2020 · Twitter for Android El Solo Lobo @LangiweMwale We've been wearing the masks wrong this entire time... Thank you president for showing us our errors! #Ramaphosa LIVE For more on this story go to President Cyril Ramaphosa e NCA STREAM ENCA.com addresses the nation 3:19 PM · Apr 23, 2020 · Twitter Web App Timothy Maurice @timothymaurice Me on 1st of May just trying to follow the President's example. #Ramaphosa #Level4 3:21 PM · Apr 23 , 2020 · Twitter for iPhone Bonga Mahlaba @bongagaga #maskchallenge south afrivca no peace 3:31 PM · Apr 23, 2020 · Twitter for Android Chief Erican @EricanSA South African wont see heaven #maskchallenge DAY 1 MAY She was correct afterall Phu 4:07 PM · Apr 23, 2020 - Twitter for Android B-Smirk @callmesmirk #Ramaphosa Her: Be honest do you see us together in the future? Me: 3:30 PM · Apr 23, 2020 - Twitter for Android

Search Interest

External References

[1] TimesLive – The Best Reaction to Ramaphosas Mask Mishap

[2] EWN – Ramaphosa vs The Mask

[3] Twitter – _BlackZA

[4] Twitter – AM_Blujay

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