Long COVID Narrative Justice Project

Jon Stewart’s mask punch-down sparks backlash from comedians, journalists, and disabled people The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart aired a segment which has sparked criticism for its tone toward mask wearing in workplace settings

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Jon Stewart’s mask punch-down sparks backlash from comedians, journalists, and disabled people The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart aired a segment which has sparked criticism for its tone toward mask wearing in workplace settings

Es stelle sich die Frage, warum das Tragen von Masken sowohl in reaktionären als auch in liberalen Mainstream-Medien als kulturell legitim für Spott betrachtet werde.

Ja, warum?

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#COVID #CovidIsNotOver #COVID19
😷 #MaskUp #MaskeAuf

Splinter: Jon Stewart Is a Symbol of America's Crumbling Democracy Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.

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Jon Stewart’s mask punch-down sparks backlash from comedians, journalists, and disabled people The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart aired a segment which has sparked criticism for its tone toward mask wearing in workplace settings

I'm #OneOfTheTwo 😷 #JonStewart and shame on you for your mockery.

Avoiding ill health & disability from infectious disease ourselves & protecting others is not a joke.

People ask us why we mask. It may be curiousity, or hostility, judgement & mockery. Do better.

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Also it’s page 1 on google news for Jon Stewart which has probs been noticed by his people. Well done!

Great article! Very systematic linking Jon Stewart’s COVID punchdown to the wider political environment.

FYI it’s blowing up in a good way on El*n’s propaganda apparatus i.e. former Twitter. The COVID conscious folks over there are sharing. Thanks for your work!

Splinter: Jon Stewart Is a Symbol of America's Crumbling Democracy Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.

It’s especially dismaying to see Stewart go on the attack against masks when his lone direct foray into politics was heroically fighting for 9/11 first responders’ health care coverage in Congress after they become immunocompromised rushing into crumbling buildings. www.jezebel.com/jon-stewart-...

Splinter: Jon Stewart Is a Symbol of America's Crumbling Democracy Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.

I took podcast bro Jon Stewart's latest jab at people who wear masks, the gobsmackingly vacuous Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, and his ascension to becoming America's newsman and posited that his career tracks along the major themes of this era of collapse. www.jezebel.com/jon-stewart-...

Will do! 😷

Jon Stewart’s mask punch-down sparks backlash from comedians, journalists, and disabled people The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart aired a segment which has sparked criticism for its tone toward mask wearing in workplace settings

ICYMI: Comedian Judah Friedlander responded with an Instagram reel with the caption, “why are you trying to belittle people for wearing a mask?”, attaching hashtags including #covidisairborne and #disabilityjustice.

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Jon Stewart’s mask punch-down sparks backlash from comedians, journalists, and disabled people The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart aired a segment which has sparked criticism for its tone toward mask wearing in workplace settings

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Jon Stewart’s mask punch-down sparks backlash from comedians, journalists, and disabled people The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart aired a segment which has sparked criticism for its tone toward mask wearing in workplace settings

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“In Aug 2024, Jon Stewart shared that he had contracted COVID.

‘Apologies for last week. I did not do a show because, as a frail old man, I got COVID for the first time and holy shit am I not a fan. So it knocked me on my ass. I was knocked out, feverish for days.’” #oneofthetwo

“Comedians like Jon Stewart are positioned to see that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and the decommissioning of the comedian political class, are symptoms of a wider problem.

This is not a shift of party politics, but rather restructuring towards managed collapse.” #oneofthetwo

“Jon Stewart isn’t the only comedian on a flagship show who has experienced a serious health event since the beginning of the pandemic. In 2023, 6 weeks after his second reported COVID infection, Stephen Colbert was hospitalized with sepsis from acute appendicitis.” #oneofthetwo

“Do you see the hypocrisy?

Because I do.

When I get COVID, it’s like, ‘Holy shit, this is real, this is violent.’

When someone else wears a mask, it’s like, ’Haha, what are you hiding, you little freak?’” #oneofthetwo @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social

“Because the uncomfortable truth is that the COVID-19 pandemic doesn’t care if you’re an establishment comedian.

You can’t ‘rebrand’ your way out of vascular damage.

You can’t do a GQ profile that gets your T Cells back.”
#oneofthetwo @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social

“The segment aired in the midst of exponentially increasing COVID-19 infections, long-term illnesses and deaths. SARS‑CoV‑2 transmission is increasing in the US, with the CDC estimating that, as of mid‑December, COVID‑19 infections were increasing in 31 states.” #oneofthetwo

“The WHO lists 7 million COVID‑19 deaths worldwide. However, all‑cause mortality statistics, which estimate pandemic excess deaths based on historical baselines of expected mortality, suggest that the true global toll of COVID range as high as 30 million persons.” #oneofthetwo

“Perhaps the most famous celebrity mask wearer is Tom Hanks, who was photographed on the NYC subway wearing a face mask.

Hanks clarified on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, ‘I’m doing a play right now so I cannot get sick… I’ve had COVID enough in my life.’” #oneofthetwo

Tweet by Hiroshi Yasuda (保田浩志) @Yash25571056: We cannot determine the exact number of long COVID patients because many of them suffer from anosognosia.

Partial screenshot of the article. Words are: Did COVID almost kill Stephen Colbert in 2023? When Tom Hanks appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on November 3, the host asked why he still wears a mask: I’m doing a play right now so I cannot get sick… I’ve had COVID enough in my life, I don’t need to do that again. So I’m wearing this for health reasons.

I saw a link to this article (1st🔗) in reply to this tweet by Hiroshi Yasuda (2nd🔗):

Article: Did COVID almost kill Stephen Colbert in 2023? (Nov 7, 2025)
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OP link: x.com/Yash25571056...

Yes 🙌 Covid is not gone 😷

Be safe and get vaccinated if you can.mask up ! it does save lives.

Tom Hanks on mask wearing: "I’ve had COVID enough in my life” Tom Hanks has joined a growing movement of COVID-conscious artists who are openly speaking up about the threats of the disease

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Tom Hanks on mask wearing: "I’ve had COVID enough in my life” Tom Hanks has joined a growing movement of COVID-conscious artists who are openly speaking up about the threats of the disease

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@DALupton on X wrote:

Great article on the continuing disruption posed by C19 infections among cast and crew in the performing arts #CovidIsNotOver

https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2025/11/06/tom-hanks-mask/

Agree with Tom Hanks. Wear a mask. The next pandemic is just around the corner and covid is still with us.

Tom Hanks on mask wearing: "I’ve had COVID enough in my life” Tom Hanks has joined a growing movement of COVID-conscious artists who are openly speaking up about the threats of the disease

Tom Hanks on mask wearing: “I’ve had COVID enough in my life”
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