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Utah Anti-mask Rally Video
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Utah Anti-mask Rally refers to a viral video of a protest in St. George, Utah against the state government's law which made protective face wear mandatory during the COVID-19 pandemic. The clip was widely shared on Twitter, where it was described as "beyond parody" due to the various outlandish statements made by attendees, such as a woman comparing wearing a facemask to the killing of George Floyd and another saying that "child molesters love" face masks.
Origin
On August 21st, 2020, ABC 4, a local Utah ABC affiliate, covered an anti-mask rally in St. George, Utah.[1] The video went viral on Twitter several weeks later. On September 11th, 2020, Twitter user @WeHateDarius posted a clip of a woman in the news segment comparing George Floyd saying "I can't breathe" to anti-mask protesters saying they can't breathe with a mask (shown below, top). On September 13th, user @Tommyxtopher tweeted the full segment, gaining over 65,000 retweets and 50,000 likes (shown below, bottom).
HUH?!? pic.twitter.com/2Bm4z8c8uT
— Detroit Rap Stan Account (@WeHateDarius) September 12, 2020
Jaw-dropping full report on Utah anti-mask protest. pic.twitter.com/lfpLj4cWkz
— Tommy X-TrumpIsARacist-opher (@tommyxtopher) September 13, 2020
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The segment stunned Twitter users who both expressed despair and commented that it felt like a parody. User @Jared_Carrabis[2] tweeted the video, saying "This has to be an SNL skit," gaining over 37,000 retweets and 86,000 likes (shown below, left). User @ChrisMelberger[3] tweeted, "This plays like a video made by The Onion. In actuality it’s the sad, depressing state of our country," gaining over 180 retweets and 1,900 likes (shown below, right).
![SNL Skit Jared Carrabis @Jared_Carrabis This has to be an SNL skit. It just has to be. OUR COVID-19 PANDEMIC obc KATIE KARALIS 97° 5:01 NEWS V KKARALIS@ABC4.COM 190.60 A 27,930.33 11.65 46.85 FINANCE S&P 500 NASDAQ ow 3,397.16 11,311.80 1:35 20.1M views From Tommy X-TrumplsARacist-opher 10:59 AM · Sep 14, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone > Esene](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/896/069/72a.png)
![Not the Onion chris melberger @chrismelberger · Sep 14 This plays like a video made by The Onion. In actuality it's the sad, depressing state of our country. Tommy X-TrumplsARacist-opher @tommyxtopher · Sep 13 Wow. Anti-mask protester in Utah: "When George Floyd was saying 'I can't breathe,' and then he died, and now we're wearing a mask and w'e're saying 'I can't breathe,' but we're being forced to wear them." h/t @WeHateDarius Show this thread CND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC NO MORE MASKS RALLY ST. GEORGE ábc 97° 5:02 .COM 0:08 573.2K views TOMORROW Hazy/Smoky 101° FORECASTS >](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/896/070/b5d.png)
Others were particularly stunned at the George Floyd comment. NFL player Damien Harris[4] tweeted, "i KNOW she did not let this come out of her mouth…. no way man," gaining over 120 retweets and 700 likes (shown below, left). User @Stylishmaya[5] tweeted the moment, saying "I know she did not," gaining over 130,000 retweets and 450,000 likes (shown below, right). The video was covered by Junkee,[6] Buzzfeed,[7] the Daily Dot,[8] and others.
![Damien Harris Damien Harris e @DHx34 • 19h i KNOW she did not let this come out of her mouth.... no way man. Tommy X-TrumpIsARacist-opher @tommyxtopher • Sep 13 Wow. Anti-mask protester in Utah: "When George Floyd was saying 'l can't breathe,' and then he died, and now](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/896/083/769.png)
![:52 Maya W @stylishmaya 0:52 .. I know she did not. Tommy X-TrumplsARacist-opher @tommyxtopher · Sep 13 Jaw-dropping full report on Utah anti-mask protest. Show this thread COVID-19 PANDEMIC KATIE KARALIS O KKARALIS@ABC4.COM abc 97° 5:01 NEWS 190.60 11.65 46.85 Ow 1:35 20.2M views S&P 500 NASDAQ FINANCE 27,930.33 3,397.16 11,311.80 OUR](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/896/085/2d3.png)
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External References
[1] ABC 4 – Hundreds attend anti-mask mandate rally in St. George
[2] Twitter – Jared_Carrabis
[3] Twitter – @chrismelberger
[5] Twitter – stylishmaya
[6] Junkee – Everything From This American Anti-Mask Rally Is So Ridiculous That It Feels Like A Parody
[7] Buzzfeed – A News Report From A Utah Anti-Mask Rally Is Going Viral Because It Almost Feels Like An SNL Sketch
[8] Daily Dot – ‘Final Boss Karen’ compared mask mandate to George Floyd killing
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