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Demovictory9

(32,324 posts)
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 07:38 PM Mar 2020

21-Year-Old Tests Positive After Online Post Bragging About Not Social Distancing

https://popculture.com/trending/2020/03/28/coronavirus-pandemic-21-year-old-tests-positive-online-post-bragging-not-social-distancing/

A Tennessee woman who once mocked self-quarantining and social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic has tested positive for COVID-19. Days before she was diagnosed, she shared a video on social media, bragging she did not think she would ever get the illness. Now, she is complaining about struggling to breathe because it "feels like someone is sitting on my chest."

"So, I'm aware that we’re supposed to be self-quarantining and social distancing all these things to keep everyone safe. Cool. I get it," Ireland Tate, 21, said in a video she published before she was diagnosed, reports WZTV in Nashville. "I just don’t think that I’m going to get the virus." She later got the virus though, and is now self-quarantining at her parents' home.


"It feels like someone is sitting on my chest at all times," Tate said of her symptoms. "It's really hard to breathe. I’ve coughed until my throat has bled."

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21-Year-Old Tests Positive After Online Post Bragging About Not Social Distancing (Original Post) Demovictory9 Mar 2020 OP
OK Boomer jpak Mar 2020 #1
Actually, it's AnnieBW Mar 2020 #22
Actually it is Meh, Millennial. murielm99 Mar 2020 #30
Irony is a lost art these days jpak Mar 2020 #38
Apparently. JudyM Mar 2020 #46
Actually, it's Polybius Mar 2020 #31
Well, she was a little less stupid than the woman of around the same age that Blue_true Mar 2020 #27
I'd feel sorry for this hammerhead, but I'm wondering how many people she exposed Aristus Mar 2020 #2
Stupidity is far more contagious than intelligence... Wounded Bear Mar 2020 #18
+1 crickets Mar 2020 #48
potential Darwin award winner lapfog_1 Mar 2020 #3
Usually, I'm opposed to forced sterilization central scrutinizer Mar 2020 #10
How many family members and friends did she pass it on to? StarryNite Mar 2020 #4
I hope none die. Nt lostnfound Mar 2020 #40
Play stupid games Chainfire Mar 2020 #5
I've been saying that a lot lately. AwakeAtLast Mar 2020 #45
Typical fkn moron in TN SheltieLover Mar 2020 #6
Is Tennessee the new Florida? Baitball Blogger Mar 2020 #7
trumpers / GOPers infect everything they can. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2020 #11
It's so sickening here 🤮 SheltieLover Mar 2020 #12
I'd wager that the single most important thing to this young woman is not_the_one Mar 2020 #8
I'm sure her parents are ECSTATIC! BamaRefugee Mar 2020 #9
Her parents feel like slapping her to death. nt Nay Mar 2020 #17
another trumpanzee bites the dust catsudon Mar 2020 #13
OK Trumper meow2u3 Mar 2020 #14
Hehe I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 #16
Sure you may meow2u3 Mar 2020 #41
This is so avoidable la-trucker Mar 2020 #15
Up next: "I just don't believe people die from playing with rattlesnakes!" Stay tuned! struggle4progress Mar 2020 #19
Especially kissing rattlesnakes. nt Blue_true Mar 2020 #28
Another terlit-licker Blue Owl Mar 2020 #20
You read about that one too, I see. Similar profile, around 20, blonde, likely proudly Blue_true Mar 2020 #29
Some people go through life as an inspiration to others. smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #21
21 YO Instagram cutie is not so cute for a while. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #23
I just can't pile on. Because I remember, vaguely, when I was 21. GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #24
Is there any way to confirm her claim of diagnosis misanthrope Mar 2020 #25
Dipshit RandySF Mar 2020 #26
Not lookig quite so smug and... 3catwoman3 Mar 2020 #32
I know women her age that are MAGAts supporters too. It makes no sense ffr Mar 2020 #33
How many others she infected I have much sympathy Raine Mar 2020 #34
Here is a real violin player, two in fact ... magicarpet Mar 2020 #35
Cool 👍 Raine Mar 2020 #36
Nice Influencing! NBachers Mar 2020 #37
I hope she recovers soon. Hopefully, she'll be wiser for it, and a little more mature . . . Journeyman Mar 2020 #39
"Coughed until my throat has bled" Strelnikov_ Mar 2020 #42
My thoughts and prayers to her parents wellst0nev0ter Mar 2020 #43
Waste of a ventilator. nt live love laugh Mar 2020 #44
So now her folks will get it too McCamy Taylor Mar 2020 #47

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
27. Well, she was a little less stupid than the woman of around the same age that
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 11:45 PM
Mar 2020

licked a toilet seat.

Aristus

(66,096 posts)
2. I'd feel sorry for this hammerhead, but I'm wondering how many people she exposed
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 07:41 PM
Mar 2020

before getting symptoms.

Stupidity can be deadly, young lady...

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
6. Typical fkn moron in TN
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 07:47 PM
Mar 2020

Hope shd recovers, pulls head out of her egocentric ass & finds some way to make the world a better place for all species.

Only a true asshole behaves that way! 🤬

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
12. It's so sickening here 🤮
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 08:00 PM
Mar 2020

There aren't even words to describe the arrogance, overwhelming stupidity... I could never have imagined humans could be this stupid and revolting. 🤮

 

not_the_one

(2,227 posts)
8. I'd wager that the single most important thing to this young woman is
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 07:54 PM
Mar 2020

her ON-LINE PRESENCE.

She's had TWO chances at her 15 minutes... Now she is exposing the rest of her family.

Sad. Bigly.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
29. You read about that one too, I see. Similar profile, around 20, blonde, likely proudly
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 11:52 PM
Mar 2020

conservative. The issue is if they survive, they likely pop out a few kids who may be no better.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
21. Some people go through life as an inspiration to others.
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 10:22 PM
Mar 2020

And some people go through life as a horrible warning. She would be the latter. What a stupid girl.

Not only has she harmed her own health, but she has probably infected others. What a selfish, idiotic person.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,483 posts)
23. 21 YO Instagram cutie is not so cute for a while.
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 11:13 PM
Mar 2020

Article says she's an asthmatic to boot, so she'll probably pay for this event for life.

As I'm understanding it, this virus damages our lungs with any infection that shows significant symptoms. It is said to destroy the alveoli that allow us to absorb oxygen and expel CO2.

I hope she has a successful recovery and learns to use her social media popularity to do good rather than potential harm.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
24. I just can't pile on. Because I remember, vaguely, when I was 21.
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 11:24 PM
Mar 2020

I was a natural born dick. Because I was 21. I was even worse at 19!

I hope she has a full recovery.

What can I say. I’m a proud bleeding heart liberal.

Raine

(30,540 posts)
34. How many others she infected I have much sympathy
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 12:51 AM
Mar 2020

as for her I'll show her the same caring she had for others ...

Journeyman

(15,001 posts)
39. I hope she recovers soon. Hopefully, she'll be wiser for it, and a little more mature . . .
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 05:24 AM
Mar 2020

I wish nothing but the best for her. Youthful stupidity is too often a death sentence for many. May she recover and go on to a useful, productive life.

Strelnikov_

(7,772 posts)
42. "Coughed until my throat has bled"
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 09:18 AM
Mar 2020

Somebody probably should tell her to get to the hospital. Could well be pneumonia.

Wish her the best.

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