COVID-19 has people pretty jumpy right now. It’s common knowledge that while most cases get handled by the body’s immune system in a pretty routine manner, it can still be deadly to certain at-risk groups, particularly the elderly.
Beloved actress Betty White is now 98 years old; a person of astounding longevity both in terms of her life and her career. But the people of Twitter began to fear that this would be the end for her.
https://twitter.com/cherryboy307/status/1237923743294513152
The more they worried about her, the more they tweeted about it. Some sincerely, most in a tongue-in-cheek meme-ish sort of way.
Someone get Betty White into her own quarantine… we can’t lose her #CoronaOutbreak pic.twitter.com/KtfCLgmBBU
— Michael Barber (@MBarber2222) March 12, 2020
Then something astounding happened; Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson were diagnosed with the virus, making the internet go into overdrive with their protective feelings for cherished celebrities.
https://twitter.com/mackayskywalker/status/1239188668251869184
Now they were coming out in droves to tell off carona – a series of pleas and threats on behalf on Betty White flooded the platform.
@ coronavirus so help me god if you do anything to Betty White we’re gonna have some problems pic.twitter.com/FGk2PlLpky
— Megan🤪 (@megwallace96) March 12, 2020
The funny thing is, when a person gets mentioned a lot on Twitter, they start trending. And when a celebrity starts trending, we’re trained to fear the worst.
Worrying about Betty White made Betty White trend which made more people worry about Betty White.
I don’t know if irony is the right word, but there is something deeply poetic about it.
Y’all idiots are making me panic cause I saw Betty White Trending for no reason. Fucking hate it here pic.twitter.com/HmHyccW7db
— tiff 🍯✨ (@earthtotiffany_) March 12, 2020
But still, we needed confirmation that she was safe. That confirmation came in the form of a quote from one of White’s representative’s to USA Today.
They said, quote:
“Betty white is fine.”
We’ve got a long way to go weathering this storm. Things are likely to get worse before they get better. Please, practice responsible internet-ing. Let’s not worry ourselves where we don’t even need to.
What lengths would you go to to protect your favorite celeb?
Tell the tale in the comments.