hullo friends! You might notice this video in day three of covid isolation is a fundraiser
for unicef to try to deliver 2 billion vaccines and millions of treatment around the world
I noticed a few people felt iffy about me making lighthearted vids while experiencing
covid and it nudged me into thinking more about it. I’m a natural creator so - my
instinct is always to make stuff out of a personal shitty situation - I’m mostly just
trying to not spiral as I know my mental health can make me, especially when i feel out of
control. And also I’m making videos to pass the time - but it’s probably a little ignorant
and insensitive to not acknowledge my obvious privilege in this situation. And also why
not take the opportunity to look at the bigger picture too. The covid 19 pandemic has left
millions and millions of lives completely wrecked - Places such as India and Brazil
are currently dealing with a daily death toll of around a thousand. Coronavirus is still
wrecking its way through the world - the U.K. alone is predicted to have 100,000 daily cases
this summer (we’re already at 35,000 and I’m one of them - that’s weird) and so
many of those cases won’t be as smooth as mine. Long covid is affecting 50 per 100,000
cases in london and is scary scary stuff. Black and brown people are up to 3x more likely
to be hospitalised from contracting the virus. Vulnerable people were isolated for a year
and our government didn’t take the right steps to prevent the absolute disaster this
has been. So while I sit here and laugh at the fact I literally can’t taste a spoonful
of mustard, let’s also recognise we are all part of a much bigger thing here and we
should help where we can. I’ll be donating the Adsense I make from these two vids to
the cause and if you’d like to help out too you can click the link down below.
i originally made this video to be me doing colourful makeup but there was definitely
some kind of bo burnham esc analysis to be made about smiling into a mirror while talking
about a death toll. if you’ve lost someone to covid or you’ve
just had a really difficult year - i’m so so sorry and I hope you find keep finding
joy where you can. I’ll see you tomorrow!