MSNBC Commentator Claims Racism Is Behind People Cheering the End of Transportation Mask Mandate
An MSNBC writer believes he has figured out the real reason why people are excited about not having to wear masks on flights: racism. In a column published on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut Blog” Wednesday, Ja’han Jones wrote, “A…
An MSNBC writer believes he has figured out the real reason why people are excited about not having to wear masks on flights: racism.
In a column published on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut Blog” Wednesday, Ja’han Jones wrote, “A federal judge’s decision to end the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s mask mandate for public transportation set off bizarre, over-the-top celebrations by some people.”
“A study published last month found that white people often rejected Covid safety measures after learning that the disease disproportionately affects nonwhite people, yet you’d be hard-pressed to find any mention of this on TV news or in major print outlets,” he continued.
Jones suggested videos of “mostly white plane passengers excitedly cheering and unmasking midflight” that surfaced after the ruling “gave the press a prime opening to discuss the racist impact of the United States’ Covid response. But most media evidently lack the appetite — or ability — to do so.”
“The people opposing mask requirements and other health safety measures may want to believe they’re acting on their own volition, but the fact is they’ll never know,” he added. “They live in anation that has long discarded Black life