AOC's Met gala scandal shows inequality of lockdown life

FEE's Brad Polumbo writes, "The real Met Gala scandal is the way the elite trotted around maskless while forcing the serving class to cover their faces with masks, an ugly reminder of the harsh inequality of COVID-era restrictions.

An unmasked AOC literally has a masked servant carrying her dress so it doesn't brush against the ground. https://t.co/M9glPEuLKu

— Brad Polumbo ??⚽️ ?️‍? (@brad_polumbo) September 15, 2021

From Ocasio-Cortez herself to Vice President Kamala Harris’s stepdaughter to celebrities, many elite figures were photographed maskless while attended by masked workers. (Both the congresswoman and Harris continue to implore citizens, even the vaccinated, to mask up indoors.) In one particularly disturbing video, a maskless Ocasio-Cortez literally has a masked servant trailing her and holding up her “tax the rich” dress so it doesn’t touch the ground…

The poors don’t get to show their faces pic.twitter.com/ZfRlrxyTQs

— verum obdurat ?⏳ (@leucinedreams) September 14, 2021

The same people who sneer at us to 'follow the science' and 'listen to the experts' apparently think the necessity of mask-wearing depends on whether you can afford the $30,000-plus ticket or are there as a worker. Combined with the litany of examples of left-leaning politicians caught violating their own COVID-19 restrictions, the gaudy affair is another ugly reminder that the elite have little intention of living by the pandemic restrictions they would impose on the masses."

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