Julien talks about anti-maskers

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[@sarahp9284]

I hate how masks have become politicized. It’s a mask, the only statement that wearing a mask is saying is: “I care about the people around me”

[@laylaariel3751]

Maybe it’s that way because republicans don’t care about other people, that’s why it’s politicized (also joking, but also not really)

[@wasabiwendy1718]

Absolutely agree, just have enough respect for others to wear the damn thing

[@smOVERCOMINGITALL]

@@laylaariel3751 I know someone who has panic attacks wearing them bc she has ptsd from being sexually abused her whole life and was gagged while it happened... "don't care about other people.." okay. How about those who have breathing issues from throat cancer... mm... i bet they don't care about others. It's all the dreaded REPUBLICANS right? There are people out here in the world who have real issues with masks that are not political but by you saying it's politicized and it's about "caring for other people" MAKES IT POLITICAL bc it's attached to a specific political group you have this opinion from. but go ahead and keep acting like you know everyone, their health situation, their personal truama's and their intentions.

[@SnickerFoodle]

I got in trouble at work (I work at a subway style restaurant) for telling a family that they needed to wear masks when going out because they were standing directly over our food, whether they were symptomatic or not, and could spread the virus to our customers and even our other workers. My bosses thought my telling them to wear masks was a political statement.

[@love-in6hk]

@@smOVERCOMINGITALL she doesn’t have to wear them and that has nothing to do with her political affiliation. it becomes political when a republican president himself disregards the importance, and we can see that it is largely conservative/republicans that denounce them and do not wear them. there is no point to not wear one unless you have an extremely good medical exemption. if you have breathing issues you should not be going out during a pandemic. your chance of dying if you have respiratory issues is much higher.

[@Sunflauraaa]

I love how Julien is also posting clips of serious topics. I really enjoy the Julien 2 vibe that's happening here atm. It's wholesome but also responsibly using his platform. KZbin dad 10/10

[@lixak6307]

Very well put, agree 100%

[@leef6255]

Omg yes, he gives great dad vibes. His entire aesthetic is very comforting

[@prettyvibez3079]

Yes 🙌

[@fernling]

I absolutely LOVE IT!! I always loved when jenna & julien got serious on the podcast. I look up to them a lot, we’re lucky to have them as role models

[@prettyvibez3079]

@@fernling huge facts 💕💕

[@ThePunQueenHerself]

I tested positive because someone at my mom's work came in after seeing her parents who were positive. She knew they had it and came into work anyway, eating at her desk without a mask on for DAYS until her symptoms showed up. My mom's boss knew and did nothing until literally everyone in the office had it. COVID-19 is a fast moving, near undetectable virus in the first 24-48 hours and can be passed so quickly it's terrifying. It doesn't affect just you. It affects coworkers, their family and friends, and those people's coworkers, families and friends, etc.. It's an awful cycle and needs to be broken. I want to smack my mom's coworker upside the head for this. Stay safe and sane, y'all.

[@YukisTwin]

There was a lab worker at a hospital who gave the entire second shift covid because she would walk around without a mask talking on her phone and yell at people when they confronted her. It’s so upsetting how people don’t care when the numbers are still rising

[@Shutupdede]

so sorry to hear that! i hope you and your family stay healthy

[@chloeluczynski]

Honestly I wonder if you, your family, & the other people who were infected should look into suing her/the company

[@surinamorales]

@@chloeluczynski i agree, the hospital bills should be taken care of by the company and that woman should be fired

[@miyabeech8480]

What are their symptoms?? My grandfather had a major surgery on the 27th last month, and he is getting home care aid every day. They ask if he has any symptoms, but i feel like he might. Even if they are minor symptoms, it would be nice to know what you all are dealing with, just in case they are similar.

[@allisontolbert1141]

I work at a grocery store. We have plexiglass infront of our work station. People will pull their mask down and poke their head around the glass to talk to us. Its difficult to keep my customer service voice when i tell them "please get behind the glass and put your mask back on. I can hear you just fine." 20 times a day. At least. I. CAN. STILL. HEAR. YOU. WITH. YOUR. MASK. ON.

[@FalcorTheGreat]

I also work at a grocery store, in a produce department, people pull thier masks down all the time so they can lick thier finger to get our produce bags open. Then they dig through the entire display of whatever they're getting, touching everything with thier spit fingers. Yucky.

[@2948jdjdj]

Honestly customers act like we put two meter long tables and five foot tall plexiglass barriers in our front entrances for like Feng shui purposes or something and they can just choose to move it like it’s an inconvenience to THEM like it’s been almost a year in this pandemic and yet people are acting so confused as to why there are safety precautions for employees in place

[@MissKetra7]

I went to the drive thru at the bank and that’s what the lady did at the window. She’s like “I can’t hear you with this on” and took her mask off 😂 idk how the two relate but kinda concerning

[@Katonyourcomputer]

Customers think we're immune

[@earth355]

Masks don't work bro

[@Bsnerfvlog]

Chris klemens deserves so much support

[@PenguinNinja45]

He made another video!! Good news they were false positives :)

[@snaxicakes]

@@PenguinNinja45 awesome! Thank you

[@cristianramos5947]

Who's that

[@Palomaxo69]

Yes! I love his content! 🥰

[@peacechickification]

@@cristianramos5947 only one of the greatest youtubers especially now that Jenna’a gone. Makes me so happy to hear that Julie and Chris are pals.

[@kitm141]

Thank god it turned out to be a false positive (as per his last video). But seeing his anguish was heartbreaking, he did everything right and his shame was so obvious - even though he had nothing to be ashamed of.

[@kiddo7858]

huh? didn’t he say he was waiting for two more tests but doesn’t have them yet?

[@loveluvleelove]

@@kiddo7858 he posted earlier today

[@littl3stitious]

I wonder if it’s a false positive or if he had recovered by the new tests??

[@MrsMuffin11]

What's the point of a Covid test?? Can anyone actually tell me?? When your test comes back negative, you are still required to quarantine for 10 days...like...what's the point? And how do people do everything right and still get Covid? I havent worn a mask all year (I'm exempt for medical reasons) and I haven't had so much as a sniffle. It's just weird to me that all the people that are getting sick are the ones that do everything right...

[@icecreamwasabi]

@@MrsMuffin11 it’s mostly to be careful, & I think sometimes those people aren’t going out enough. I’m not saying going out into areas that are high risk. I mean going out hanging out to check the mail, hanging outside, & other things bc idk wtf people do outside. & not only that, this virus is one that’s easily spread. & I’m serious I’ve seen the most grossest things that people do, Ik these people are at least trying to sweep this up. But again, humans are disgusting; I saw this kid wear a mask but lean the mask down to pick his nose. I have anxiety I wear a mask, my mom has asthma & anxiety as well-yet she wears a mask. Again this is actually an extra precaution considering this is a virus that easily spread.

[@VoskTheToad]

I was at Ikea and, I kid you not, a woman pulled down her mask to sneeze. Like?

[@LazyGolden]

I mean would you? Like do you want your snot just touching your mouth?

[@legreenradio]

Yeah I saw a man in Target pull down his mask to cough. Like??????? Wtf

[@Anemonemarie]

@@LazyGolden How come no one can handle holding in a sneeze anymore? I can't even remember the last time I let snot fly.

[@malaykav]

Geez. One of the nice things about wearing a mask if you have a little sneeze is NOT having to cover your mouth. It’s like a hand over your mouth already.

[@Ahmgcats]

@@LazyGolden yes, I've sneezed in my mask numerous times and it's not bad at all, just a little strange. It's even more gross to just blast my sneeze all over the place during a pandemic. Don't know who has snot flying out their nose every single time but if they have that issue with sneezing they should carry tissues.

[@unoriginallyemily]

i sincerely appreciate how vocal you are about these things. so many people with this outreach have a “i don’t talk about controversial topics” rule. it’s dangerous and it’s a decision to stay quiet because things don’t directly affect them and i appreciate you for using this platform for such good things.

[@emmak9670]

im 17 and ive been bed bound and horribly ill since march 19th. im still sick. i’m really healthy normally, and this has completely wrecked me. today is day 249. i haven’t had a single day where i have felt normal since before march 19th. if you dont where a mask because you think you’re young and healthy, covid doesn’t care who you are. 👏W👏E👏A👏R👏😷👏A👏😷👏M👏A👏S👏K👏

[@dallysonline]

wishing you a good recovery

[@ejalvarez4114]

Aw bro I’m so sorry :(( I’m wishing you so much health, I hope you feel a little more normal very soon. I’ll think of you when I wear my mask ❤️ love from another Emma

[@pelagyp1051]

Same, I’m 19 and been bed bound since the end of January (that’s almost a year now). It sucks so much cause you don’t get better after the acute stage, there are just more and more symptoms as you go through it. The only thing that kinda helped me for a solid month (I was still bed bound but in less pain) was taking a vitamin d supplement daily but the chronic bodily inflammation is slowly coming back again. Thanks for sharing your experience because so far the only thing available to long-term sufferers is each other’s support. This is a mess, sometimes I honestly wonder if I’ll even make it to the end of this pandemic :/ given how chaotic everything still is and it’s almost been a year now

[@MrsMuffin11]

Wearing a mask doesnt prevent the spread of viruses. If it did the places with strict mask policies and lockdowns since March would see a steady decrease in rates. You cant tell me it's the. 05% of people not able to wear masks that are the ones spreading it...If so, the non maskers would die off...right??

[@kawehiclassof2011]

It’s too bad the mask isn’t the ONLY thing that will save you... You need to wash your hands or Santize everything after every touch.... masks are ONE of the many things you can do but they’re not your savior....

[@shelbyroberts6885]

As someone who’s had Covid and had to be hospitalized as a 24 yo women with no co-morbidities it’s so so SOOO infuriating.

[@Mi-suk04]

I’m sorry you had it bad, I have COVID too but I think I’m getting better the symptoms weren’t that severe

[@Mi-suk04]

And yes it is infuriating, idk why this became a political issue

[@shelbyroberts6885]

Hopefully you recover quickly! It wasn’t bad for me until the second week when I developed pneumonia

[@earthstar7534]

My 6 year old got incredibly sick and fought a fever for 3 weeks and months later still has a lingering cough. My 5 year old son got the sniffles, I got sick but not hospital seriously ill. My husband luckily is one of the lucky ones who gets it but gets no symptoms. We got it because my husband had to go to work. We had no choice. He tried really hard to stay safe, but its like pulling teeth to get anyone to make a bare minimum effort. Having my husband call crying, which ive seen him do ONCE in our marriage because they are admitting our daughter and he's the one who got her sick. His job didn't notify us we had been exposed for 4 days after the first person on his shift tested positive. It took 5 more people to become positive for them to say anything and then they wouldn't let him quarantine until he got symptoms or a positive test because it would short hand his shift which was already down 6 people. By the time we even knew and had him isolate from us it was already too late because we got symptoms 2 days after they finally decided to tell us we'd been exposed. Worst part is in those days we didn't know he picked up groceries and my daughter and I went to her neurologist. We probably spread it even further because they didn't want to risk a short handed shift I'm angry, I feel guilty and it feels like its never going to end.

[@fbidumbbee]

@@earthstar7534 that's horrible... i would recommend looking into if what your husband's job did was entirely legal, sure doesn't sound like it. best wishes to you and your family 💖

[@RekitRachel]

I HATE WHEN PEOPLE PULL OFF THEIR MASK TO TALK TO ME LOL WTF

[@Shutupdede]

RIGHT?? like just talk louder 😭😭

[@Boonanners]

I'm very soft spoken, so I just yell super loud. It's therapeutic to be able to just yell at customers all day long, especially when they're acting foolish about masking up and social distancing!

[@fpcooper95]

Yes, I'm like "MA'AM, JUST YELL AT ME THROUGH IT, JUST YELL" 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@brinleybruening1344]

I’ve done it by accident a few times because like, I think my brain as someone slightly hard of hearing because of scarring of my eardrums it’s one of my cues to people of like I can’t hear you to like point to my ears or mouth, I think some people just forget about it because we wanna hear people, it’s odd I’ve done it on accident before but now just try to point to my ear that I need them to talk louder

[@bluedaisy352]

I've seen plenty of people do that at the shop I work at but the worst had to be the person who pulled their mask down so they could cough into their elbow...

[@sierrajohnson717]

We just passed 2 million cases and people are STILL not taking it seriously. Like the “this is fine” dog with headphones and an eyemask just ignoring the world burning

[@taytaysharrard]

i live in florida and we have almost reached 1 million cases in the state alone. its crazy

[@MrsMuffin11]

10% of the worlds population has already had it. Covid will never go away. Its here to stay forever, with a different strain every year, just like the flu. Wake up people!

[@retawilliams5296]

I live in Australia and we have gone months without a community acquired case, the only positives we get now are Australian citizens who return from overseas and go straight into hotel quarantine. Life is pretty much back to normal. It’s unreal seeing what the US is going through.

[@MrsMuffin11]

@@retawilliams5296 What were your restrictions and how long did they last? And I saw video of a woman who was organizing a protest being arrested in her home in front of her kid...that happened in Australia right?? I'll take my freedom over having my rights being completely stripped from me over a virus with a 99.95% survival rate. Around 96% for people over 65.

[@retawilliams5296]

@@MrsMuffin11 she was organising an unlawful protest in a state that was locked down. After a full lock down, that state (Victoria) has now gone 24 days with ZERO new cases of COVID and is slowly returning to normal. The mandatory lockdown was for the greater good. The state I live in was did not have as much of an outbreak but we are living normally after closing non essential business’ and staying home. Now we are essentially COVID free, going out to the clubs, eating out at restaurants and having weddings and funerals. I would go for a lockdown to get rid of this and return to normal over being completely selfish and risking the health of my loved ones. I work in a hospital, I have seen what COVID can do.

[@AmethystEyes]

Being ant-mask is like being anti-seatbelt. Not only for the person who is wearing it but did the other drivers. If they collide the one who is not wearing a seatbelt goes through the window and can kill the other person by the impact

[@victactoria]

It’s definitely similar but it’s even worse I think. almost like you won’t let people around you wear seatbelts in the car you’re driving.

[@Silvermoon424]

It's actually worse than being anti-seatbelt. When you don't wear a seatbelt, you're only really endangering yourself whereas if you don't wear a mask you're risking other people's lives.

[@emmak9670]

its like not wearing a seatbelt in the backseat of a car! if you get into an accident you can hurt the person in front of you.

[@Ghost_0418]

And then they try to say seatbelts aren’t useful cause people still die in car crashes, people say masks don’t work cause people still get covid..

[@mishvanzant]

More like not wearing a condom

[@c0athanger]

I'm overweight, I smoke and I have asthma. I speed walk 10 miles a day at work 6 days a week. And I wear a damn mask. If your mental health or breathing issues are so bad that you cannot wear a mask for 20mins in the store... Please stay home.

[@6karate]

YES THANK YOU

[@alexisb7603]

Or if you're so at risk for covid stay home

[@thebrittbratt4641]

Or get your food delivered to you, exactly! I'm also a hard labor essential worker and seeing people brush off social distancing or even come up to me without a mask is so aggravating. I work 10-12 hour days and wear my mask at every public space. Like you see the worker's vest, you see me working. I'm doing a service for you, you could respect my safety, my sacrifice to put myself at risk, and give me space, even if you have a pressing question. I can communicate perfectly fine at 6 feet.

[@c0athanger]

@@thebrittbratt4641 all of this! Yes! Thank you for being essential ♥ ♥ ♥

[@c0athanger]

@lemon water thank you ♥ I'm sure that's hard, but you're kicking ass! Keep going, you're doing amazing.

[@snowbunny2908]

I have Sensory Processing Disorder, which basically effects your nervous system, and for me normal sensations like touch or fabric causes me pain. Wearing a mask makes me feel like my face is literally burning but I still wear it. If I can do it no one has any good reason not to.

[@calzonexiv]

Thank you for sticking through it and wearing a mask even when it's painful to do so. ♥

[@snowbunny2908]

@@calzonexiv Of course

[@snowbunny2908]

@@ErinElizabeth444 I’m very sorry that happened to you. But if you can tolerate glasses on your face like the ones on your profile picture to see, could you tolerate a mask to save lives?

[@jaypotato666]

I have SPD due to ADHD and certain masks make me feel like ripping off my face skin but instead of not wearing a mask, I wear a different type of mask. Boom boom

[@kaileegarcia612]

I really appreciate you sticking through it in order to protect others. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ashleyjohnson1990]

Hey Julien! If you want an example of how literally anyone can be seriously affected by covid, here’s my story. I got covid in late March. I couldn’t do basic daily functions for like a month. Stairs were impossible (I lived in a 2nd story apartment); I tried to carry groceries into my apartment and blacked out. It took me 20 minutes to catch my breath. At the worst point of my illness, I ended up being hospitalized for 36 hours because every time I stood up my oxygen would drop to about 85-90 (normal is 99-100 btw). I was ultimately able to go home because I lived alone at the time so I could quarantine easily, but I was sick for about a month total. It’s now been 8 months since I got covid. I have had random chest pain ever since. My stamina and lung capacity have not fully recovered. I was in decent shape before I got sick; now I see spots after 4 minutes of cardio. And if I get it again, it’ll likely be severe. I was 27 years old when I got covid. I had no preexisting conditions and was in pretty good health. And it has still had long term effects on my health and life overall. Tl;dr: I dgaf how young and healthy you are, you can still experience severe complications or long term health effects from covid. So be careful and wear a gd mask!

[@LadyDelSangue87]

omg my husband has been having a similar thing with him almost passing out all the time and having chest pain...we thought maybe he is having heart problems but could he have covid and be asymptomatic?

[@ashleyjohnson1990]

@@LadyDelSangue87 uhhhhh not sure but either way he should see a doctor bc that’s worrying!

[@vanessarivera8859]

Thank you for sharing and I'm so sorry for what is happening. I wish you a full and speedy recovery, much love

[@Victoriascarn]

Yeah COVID was the same for me :/. Even talking left me out of breathe, coughing, and gasping for air. I was basically bedridden for a month. I am a relatively healthy young person, and it was fucking awful. I never had to go to the hospital, but sometimes it was scary. People who don’t care about masks are people who haven’t been affected by it. Ugh.

[@ashleyjohnson1990]

@@lucyg8472 jfc how about we don’t share bad conspiracy theories. You don’t know me. And you downplaying the danger of covid is a danger to public health. So how about we don’t.

[@anr2015RBLX]

I mean, if people in Japan wore masks (before covid) to protect others from themselves cuz they sneezed once and don't know if it's a cold, the sniffles, or just a random sneeze, then there's no reason why you shouldn't be able to wear your mask. and I mean, if people who work at grocery stores, restaurants, and other places can wear masks for 8+ hours a day with absolutely no complaint and people with breathing problems can wear masks with no complaints, you have no reason to not wear your mask for whatever amount of time when you're out 'n about. I said what I said. No excuses. No bull reasons. Wear your masks.

[@elvenroze2552]

I know you didn't ask me but I work 12hr shifts and wear a N95 the whole time and I have asthma similar to Julien. It was really uncomfortable at first but for the sake of my family and coworkers health I got use to it. People really be dramatic going on about how they can't breath wearing one.

[@anr2015RBLX]

@@elvenroze2552 I applaud you!

[@lauren7376]

Or the surgeons/surgical nurses who for the past hundred years who have put in hourssss at a time doing tedious, complex surgeries all while wearing masks, and they're all still alive and complaint free.

[@mossthebryophyter]

It's really frustrating honestly. It just puts other people at risk which is extremely selfish

[@cigarettesandredlips]

At my work, we have a man comes into our store (where we have massive signs saying “no mask, no service”) who wears nothing but Groucho Marx glasses and ALWAYS throws a fit when we ask him to put on a mask. He always asks us why the face covering he’s wearing isn’t acceptable, or that it’s just as effective as real masks. The last time he came in, he asked me “Would you wear a yellow star if the government asked you to?” One of our coworkers is Jewish, and I’m so fucking thankful he wasn’t there when he made the remark. He was just found pulling over kids in my town who were hanging out without their parents to tell them to take their masks off. These people are seriously deranged. It’s scary. I’m so glad Julien is loud about shit like this.

[@PrinceSeoho]

I hate when people who use the excuse that their asthma or anxiety prevents them from wearing a mask. I have very bad anxiety and asthma + a respiratory disease and I wear a mask every day at work for 8+ hours. You can breath fine. And umm hello if you’re immune system is weak why are you not wanting to wear something that can protect you.

[@juliathompson101]

Another vod of julien wearing his mid-30s trucker fit who only loves his step children Tucker and Cheyenne.

[@asplash_of_color8022]

San fran solomita

[@emme6055]

Lmfao

[@Sinsearach]

Pretty sure there's a mullet under that cap too, to top the fit off? 😏

[@tricia8054]

Totally agree about being made to feel "crazy", it's like half the country is gaslighting the other half. Like they are smarter and are so big brained that they don't trust science, "big pharma", "mainstream media", etc. I think to a degree it's also a somewhat uniquely American problem. People in other countries tend to have a more "I'll sacrifice a little for the greater good of everyone" attitude vs us americans tend to be "eff that, I'm in it for myself and my family only". This is also evident in our attitude toward universal healthcare, many don't want their taxes raised a little bit to pay for everyone (mainly those they deem undeserving in some way like the unemployed, homeless, addicts etc). Oh until they are $100k-500k+ in medical debt from getting cancer without health insurance. Then it's affected them so they're for it. Many Americans are overtly selfish and it's killing us. This thing probably won't die down until every selfish denier has personally been affected negatively by it; whether that be a dead loved one or having themselves or a family member have long term side effects from it. Sorry for the rant. It's nice to see so many people here that are actually compassionate and caring. We are not alone!!

[@boo8154]

honestly though, america needs to get it together. with everything going on in the country im very much considering leaving my family behind and moving to a different country when im old enough in a year or so. america has so many problems and the selfish attitude of some americans make me ashamed that i live here

[@tricia8054]

@@boo8154 absolutely! I've spoken to canadians, brits, aussies, etc friends and acquaintances and they're all appalled at our selfishness. And I agree!!! Can't leave my family though, and have to keep fighting the good fight! Wouldn't blame you for that choice though.

[@lalaunascope]

Honestly, not even then. There's a guy at a different branch at my job who was a COVID denier...until he got it. Now, he keeps talking about how it "isn't all that contagious" because his wife hasn't gotten it, meanwhile gaslighting his coworkers because they forced him to go home. These people just do not care about anyone else.

[@lixak6307]

It’s like I have to remind myself constantly that I’m not paranoid, I’m not crazy. There’s still a pandemic that could quite literally kill my parents, could put me in the hospital. It’s not easy to stay home and not see people and miss the holidays but you HAVE TO. Peoples lives depend on it

[@tricia8054]

@@lalaunascope Yes... I was actually hesitant to write that part for that reason. It's probably more like "until literally someone they like dies." I know a few that have had it and it does make it worse because "it wasn't that bad I got over it". fffffffffff

[@anneliese7427]

I’m just going to put it out there that here in Melbourne we were in lockdown for 6 weeks, everyone had to wear masks or get fined, gatherings or people doing wrong were reported, restrictions were tight, but we got though it together - now we are able to safely go out without masks, (except inside stores, or if we cannot socially distance) travel to see friends/family, and businesses are back just in time for summer and the holidays 😊

[@caitlyn3235]

Well, partially without masks, as we do still have to wear them inside and if we can’t social distance, which is fine! I’m from rural Vic and we’ve had very low numbers but we’ve stuck to the rules and am so happy with majority of Melbourne. Thankfully because of the smart people I’m going to be able to see my sister and niece for the holidays. No matter what people say, the lockdown worked, and it worked well.

[@danit9195]

Y’all had relatively low number of cases to begin with plus y’all don’t have an angry orange toddler as a president 🥰

[@anneliese7427]

@@caitlyn3235 Yes you’re right! It’s still a huge step though to have the option and it’s only getting better. Where I am it’s very quiet and rural too, we are so fortunate 😊 So happy to hear you get to see your family! Wishing you all the best.

[@anneliese7427]

@@danit9195 Yes you are right there lol it’s also the immediate changes which contributed to low initial rates of increase too ☺️ Wishing only the best things for you and your community! We are all keeping the US in our thoughts too 💕

[@MrsMuffin11]

Uh...I thought everyone was going into lockdown again??

[@ciaraconover2290]

Agreed, it really worries me how high the numbers are going up but the ones who aren't talking it seriously don't seem to care still. It's really sad to watch how selfish the world can be. I was able to get my 4 year old autistic son to wear a mask no problem, so it should be really simple and easy for adults.

[@jessn.2665]

That’s amazing!!! How did you get him comfortable with it?

[@thenhalessays]

Completely agree. Those of us that are taking it seriously are making sacrifices and honestly suffering in a lot of ways to protect ourselves and the selfish people that aren’t doing the same. It’s sad.

[@annatheota23]

My brother is non-verbal with autism, and it took him a few months to get used to wearing masks. My parents taught him by practicing wearing a mask at home (wearing theirs with him, setting time goals for wearing the mask, etc.)

[@blazereho811]

@@annatheota23 your parents sound like amazing parents :')

[@MrsMuffin11]

That's great, not everyone is like your son.

[@inplainsight131]

It’s not even just about dying, for a lot of people, even healthy people, can get really sick and have aftereffects for months.

[@kenziedoesit9657]

While I'm at home with COVID this is a *perfect* video to watch. I am SO sick and this makes me feel better that some people are still trying to follow the safety precautions!

[@kenziedoesit9657]

@panda cooper thank you!!! I know I will survive it, but wow is it ever a lot worse than I thought! I understand why it is deadly now for sure! Stay safe! 😊

[@SuperAnxietyGirl1996]

Feel better soon! Sending good vibes /prayers your way!

[@kenziedoesit9657]

Thank you all so much for the well wishes! I really appreciate it! Getting COVID despite following all of the guidelines has me feeling some type of way but I'm honestly glad I have symptoms so that I'm not out giving it to people if I were asymptomatic!

[@kenziedoesit9657]

@LaBelle424242 thank you for the kind words! Stay safe please! 😊

[@kenziedoesit9657]

@@angryburrito349 same here! So frustrating! I hope you feel better soon too!

[@elizabethm.6960]

Thank you so much Julien. As a fellow asthmatic with her puffers, who also isn’t seeing my family for the holidays, it means a lot to hear other people as frustrated and disheartened as I am. And I really appreciate you using your platform to remind people to wear masks whenever in public!

[@aprilrivas5071]

I truly appreciate this. My immune system is compromised and I have asthma so I’ve been stuck in my house with my 3 kids since March. I’ve had anti maskers tell me I can’t “hide” in my house forever. Almost everyone in my family and all of my friends are having parties or acting like nothing is wrong. I hope they understand that I will never forget that complete disregard for other people when this is over. I’ve seen their true colors.

[@ameesy]

I feel the same exact way! My mom has diabetes and when I told someone to put their mask on because if they’re sick and give it to me and I pass it on to my family (all older and/or have pre-existing conditions) they’ll have a really high fatality rate they legit said ‘you’ll get it anyway’ uhm EXCUSE ME???? I’ll send you the funeral bill then, you idiot.

[@Lillpixeychic]

Same. Some family members are just cut... never gonna trust them again. Or the racist shit my sister in law said omfg It’s life or death and you choose party dude I’m high risk with a kid... and I’m the joke?

[@luvillamil1]

I feel you, it’s so disappointing to see people you thought you knew completely disregard others’ safety

[@aprilrivas5071]

I’m glad I’m not alone. Good luck to all of you. I appreciate you! You are worth protecting!

[@ChronicallyAriel]

I'm in the same boat and I just had to tell my in laws that we can't go over for any reason until I'm vaccinated. The holidays are gonna be hella lonely this year

[@heatherjosvlog]

I have family that are anti-mask, anti- vax and evangelical its been stressful trying to keep my 87 year old immunosuppressed grandmother safe.

[@junimcdowell5571]

When your legs don’t walk

[@cassiebodnar6746]

Yessssssss

[@Alliappalachian]

🤣🤣

[@Boultbeeable]

honey nOW

[@GhostlyEcheveria]

It's nice to see Chris getting so much love, support, and recognition. He's one of the few youtubers that strikes me as just a normal person. He got his negative test back today, so all is well.

[@keelyobrien2710]

As an Australian living in a state who is just starting to come out of lockdown after 24 days without a single Covid case, looking at the American (and some other countries) situation is just baffling to me. Yeah lockdown sucks, I'd love to have seen my friends and family and go to class all year, but we get through it together and have for the past 7-8 months. Now our issue here is international flights as we have it under control but many other countries seem to not care, affecting the rest of the world. Sending my love to all my American dinks x

[@shawtybae2440]

as an american i hate how they care about “freedom” more than people

[@chariiteee]

thank you so much for using your platform like this, it's unendingly frustrating when people choose not to wear masks and I feel encouraged knowing I'm not the only one feeling that way

[@karis2298]

when i said i ZOOMED to this video

[@peoplecallmeagoth]

My mom has COPD (chronic, incurable lung disease) and severe asthma. She wears a mask. Hell, I literally saw an old lady come in to my work with a BREATHING TUBE and SHE was wearing a mask. If, somehow, you are medically unable to wear a mask - know that covid will also likely affect you much more intensely. If you're unable to wear a mask, pls just STAY HOME instead of spreading germs every where and endangering yourself and others.

[@emilyfanslow3604]

all the anti maskers are going to get together for christmas and thanksgiving, but when their elderly family gets sick and dies they will feel so bad.

[@ameesy]

when people wear masks they protect my mom, who has diabetes and my grandmother who is over 65, gets pneumonia a couple times a year, has copd and heart problems. My mom is 41, has a huge family that would be devastated if they lost her. I’m 19 and the idea of burying my mom is so painful I cry just thinking about it. We’re so careful. Sanitizing so much our hands are dry, wearing a mask everywhere, washing our hands, leaving when people aren’t social distancing no matter how much we want to be outside. We’ve had near-misses all year even with how careful we are where people we know get it and we are in the middle of one right now (my brothers boyfriend might have it and he was at my house last week, his test comes back tomorrow). It sucks to wear a mask, I get it, and some people might feel controlled by it but if you ever think ‘I don’t wanna wear my mask, I’ll be fine’ imagine a 19 year old girl and her little brother watching their mom die on a nurse’s FaceTime call because they can’t be with her and reconsider. A life without my mother is a life I never want to experience this young, I don’t care how much you feel like you can’t breathe (your o2 levels don’t drop when wearing a mask), put your mask on, sanitize your hands, and maybe I might just be able to keep my mom. I know nobody asked for this but watching this video just made me think about it. Also if my best friends nephews, who are all younger than 7, can understand why wearing a mask is important, so can the idiots who think it doesn’t matter. (Sorry if I made anyone sad, I’ll delete it if I upset anyone. I know this is a hard thing to read)

[@nera789]

Dude, my boyfriend got very sick from covid in March. His symptoms started as a runny nose of all things and he never got a fever but he had all the other symptoms. Other people in his office had worse symptoms so I decided it be safer if I stay home from work too (for 3 weeks). It got to the point I was laying closer in bed next to him every night just making sure he was still breathing. This was back in march so before testing easily accessed but after a week or two of quarantining, one of his coworkers got bad enough that they did have to go to the hospital and did receive a test that came back positive. It was one of the first cases in the county. But me? Never saw one symptom. Not one. It was so surreal to experience because of how ill he was and despite the fact we lived together, I didnt get sick at all. So glad I made the choice to stay home when I did because had his coworkers not been more sick, we wouldn't have thought much of his runny nose at the time until it got worse (and could have been infecting people all during that time)

[@shampoohie]

I am in nyc and there were so many stories like this, my best friends mother died but the rest of the family never showed symptoms.

[@jessicabrewer1428]

This is why I love Julien. He's not afraid to speak out. I developed long-term respiratory issues from having Covid earlier this year and have to carry a rescue inhaler at all times, and who knows what else will develop from it considering they didn't start until months after I recovered. I still wear a mask everywhere because I would much rather excuse myself to step away and take my mask off for a few seconds privately than put everyone around me at risk in case I do get the virus again. I also only get to see my family once or twice a year, and this year we decided to skip it because my grandparents are high risk. Zach from The Try Guys said it perfectly on their latest podcast: As much as you want to see your families and spend the holidays with them this year, it's more important that you're able to do that for many more years

[@janebravo]

I work in a hair salon in one of the safest provinces in Canada and we’re seeing a pretty significant kick-up in cases as well so as much as I hate to hear “it’s like March all over again” it’s a little comforting to know that I’m not just paranoid and crazy

[@hillaryhamilton1511]

Chris Klemens posted an update today...he’s all good, got a negative test!:)

[@Burley6969]

it’s so reassuring to hear you speak on this. like you and jenna have always been very good examples and I believe we align on reason and morals, so just hearing it even knowing this is how you feel feels good when I have others that I believed to be logical and reasonable and morally aligned with me saying very different things. thank you for continuing to be honest and setting such a great example.

[@rodentfairy]

i have asthma so i haven’t gone out or really seen my friends at all this entire year because if i got it i would die. i’ve been doing online school but my sister had to go back in person because she had trouble with the online format. the school she goes to is anti mask and a teacher who had covid continued to teach while knowing he was positive, and one of my sisters friends got covid. my sisters friends family also have been going out a lot and are anti maskers so they probably spread it to a bunch of people and family. some people who were exposed to them didn’t get tested because they just didn’t care that much which i found insane. my family thankfully tested negative but it shows how people are so careless and don’t care about how serious it can be for other people :/ wear your masks people!!

[@Itszahia]

Loving these clips that are being posted. I love hearing Juliens thoughts and experiences.

[@amandamae7686]

I thought Julien was gonna say Chris is an anti-masker i was like 💀

[@charliet.875]

if i have to wear a mask during my 8 hr shifts (as i shld obv) then yall can wear them to the grocery store 💗 if u refuse to then stay home :)

[@Sluttydw]

I’ve been struggling so much living at home with parents and having to go to work with people who do not take this seriously. My grandma recently passed and my parents chose to have 20+ people in our home for the post funeral service, none of which wore a mask. I wore my mask in my own home but I know all of the family that attended are anti maskers. I told my parents I was uncomfortable with having all of these people over and they just blew it off as if it was nothing. My co workers also do not take it seriously. No one in my office seems to wear there masks correctly and many of them are traveling and seeing family for the holidays, it’s just so frustrating to see everyone in my life not give a fuck

[@iamanda211]

i love this channel bc i work during some streams and i miss out on some good shit like this

[@saratakkoush6109]

I love this room's lighting! And setup! And overall vibe

[@kejonza]

I was on a call this morning and was asked about my Thanksgiving plans. "Oh, it's just the three of us who live in this household. We'll have to call my brother and his wife." Was polite and inquired about hers. "I have 14 people coming over." She's easily 70, her husband just got his knee replaced, and then she went on to say that her granddaughter had just lost her smell, but if she tests negative, she'll still come over. Can't. Handle. People.

[@mlthomas234]

I️ love how much more Julien’s uploading on this channel!!

[@Katie-bd4lv]

thank you julien! i missed this stream and im so glad i get to hear you right now and see the dink fam chat in and their experiences and everyone is feeling so alone and its so frustrating.

[@ModernHomeZAREEN]

I love those bits you upload on KZbin from your twitch 💗

[@pattitorres31]

I did everything that they asked us to do. Washed hands, took off shoes, sanitized everything, wore a mask. Yet here I am, got covid. My father in law got covid just sitting in his nursing home. We haven't seen him since March and a nurse gave it to him.

[@Victoriascarn]

Me too, I immediately got Covid early March. I literally got symptoms as soon as people found out it spread to the south 🥲It sucks I did everything right. I likely got it from someone at my gym, gyms were still open then, and others were being dirty and not wearing masks. Per usual.

[@SatanssNiece]

I'm loving what is going on with the channel. We appreciate you - you're doing a great job Julen!

[@penguinluver1231]

I needed this, missed this live. Thanks Julen 💜

[@misskendalias]

Julien is such a good friend, the way he talks about people in his life and advocates for them is so genuine. Also probably one of the chillest people to exist.

[@daryllepedrosa692]

Working with people in healthcare, and it really bothers me when they say they don’t like wearing masks.

[@Amandas_safe-space]

I’m the only one at my restaurant that wears a mask even though we have a mandate.

[@kenziedoesit9657]

My restaurant enforces our mask mandate luckily, but I have to tell guests (multiple groups) on a daily basis to put theirs on when they come in. Indiana (where I live) is still open for dine in but nearby states have ordinances to close for dine in. Except that no one is enforcing the ordinances, so the chain restaurants and bars all closed down and all of the small places are still open, with no capacity limits, and no mask enforcement. 😡

[@theonlybingledingle]

Me too. Nobody else at the restaurant I work at believes in wearing a mask and are constantly making fun of people who do. I am the only one who wears a mask because I want to keep myself and my family safe, everyone else wears them because they have to, and that’s it.

[@jalapeno1119]

Report that shit

[@narir6448]

Needed this. Man, I miss the podcast.

[@anni_was_here]

I really appreciate the pep talk at the end 💜

[@beckycouture6511]

I was reading chat and noticed there are so many Canadians in chat! Where all my Canadians at!? 🇨🇦

[@oliviajoy3180]

I’m here!

[@jess4349]

I’m a manager at a McDonald’s in Florida......can I tell you the amount of people that pull their mask down to talk to me, and that’s if I’m lucky if they are wearing a mask lol. It’s really frustrating as well to also have to be on some of my employees who want to make the masks a big thing like just wEAR THEM AND SHUT UPPPPP

[@MaeOdden]

Two of my fav youtubers being friends makes me inconceivably happy💝

[@zaideaben]

Much respect and love to you, Julen. I feel crazy too when I see so many people being reckless, so thank you for opening up about all this and letting me feel less alone.

[@laurafauna]

I had someone pull down their mask to talk to me on multiple occasions. I'm in Alabama in about 50% of people in target this week just flat out were not wearing them, and they get so close too! WHY, just... why

[@damienjohn]

lol that one guy in chat that was disagreeing: "I think that it kinda clogs your nose filter system" "I think socializing during this is important though..." This is the level of intelligence of anti-maskers. 🙄

[@AiyanaWolfe]

I mean socializing is important right now. Extremely...going to parties tho rather than just forming pods? Lol hell no you'll live

[@Kat-zo4rf]

Thank you for putting this out there ❤️ we need more genuine good examples from people with a platform

[@graceelizabeth7480]

Thanks for posting clips of important ish my dude, it's appreciated. You're using your platform for good too!!

[@wasabiwendy1718]

In my area there are still all these kids sports going on, and seeing all these kids without masks and their parents in the stands without them is so frustrating, and now we have the holidays coming up to escalate it even further

[@Yoongteez]

Same thing was happening at the HS down the road from me, until the entire football team tested positive and had to end the season early.

[@Tinaaa_936]

Loved this convo on stream

[@kaiwagner2924]

Thank you for this video cause like I feel so crazy all the time

[@jo.taylor]

Thank you for talking about this Julen. It really means so much to me, my mom and I are both immune compromised (both have asthma and always wear a mask in public and have distanced from friends and family) and she has to continue going to work and it scares me everyday that she could be exposed. You talking about people taking their mask off to talk and continuing to go to holiday events is exactly how I feel. I appreciate someone with a large following talking about this, who has the chance to change at least one person's mind. Thank you so much, so much love to you and the fam. 💛💛

[@alexandriaytuarte7656]

this was a great part of the stream. I really liked seeing everyone's comments and stories in chat

[@chloe6358]

As my English teacher would say: its not a political statement, it's an IQ test

[@greenmatrix30seven]

I’m so glad he brought this up

[@prettyvibez3079]

Thank u so so so much for this video💕💕💕💕 I hope Chris feels better soon!!!

[@hildyvanhefeweizen2762]

Thank you for being someone I can be proud to be a fan of.

[@Palomaxo69]

Not wearing your mask is so selfish and aggravating we have to protect one another!💗 I still see and hear people having parties and going out it’s so bad :/

[@xxbeinaxx]

For the first time in my life, my grandma had to have thanksgiving completely alone for her health and safety. we all face-timed/zoomed to check in, and it was a real bummer, but it was worth it because we want to do everthing within our power to ensure she's still around for thanksgiving NEXT year. please wear your masks.

[@_vgomezz]

I feel this so hard. I have worked my ass off to always wear my mask, sanitize and social distance since the start. I have severe asthma (and so does my whole family) and some family members have diabetes/ high cholesterol so I would feel so much guilt if I brought it home. I know that if any of us got it we would not make it. I am currently back at school and clean my room and stay away from people and have cut some people out of my life for being wildly irresponsible. I'm 7 hours away from home, so everyone is super paranoid about someone getting sick. I just got a call from my school that I was in contact with someone that is positive. I instantly shut down because I realized that all the work I've put in, the events I've skipped, and everything in between felt like it was for nothing. I haven't been tested yet, but am in quarantine. I made the decision to not go home, and have been completely alone for about a week and some change now. I luckily have no symptoms, but have still been staying in my room. I'm getting tested tomorrow, but I'm still gonna wait out my quarantine period until the 27th. It is so scary to know that no matter what you do there is still the chance that you'll get the virus. Sorry for the long comment, I just feel so shitty and like I was some how reckless. I wish I wasn't going through this, but i would rather it be me and know that I'm staying in than some of the people I know that just go out willy nilly.

[@missblueyes149]

Thank you 💜 I appreciate this so much. It's really hard working out here with some of these people. I literally witnessed this lady take her mask off to sneeze in the grocery store near a prepared food counter.......then put it back on...............let that sink in.

[@sv1221]

Omfg noooo 😓

[@abbystevely7018]

I really like what Julien said about excuses for not wearing a mask vs reasons for not wearing a mask. Cause there are no reasons, just excuses.

[@eileahfrye-edmonds413]

Giving Chris and all affected all my love. It’s so hard getting sick, and it’s terrifying with this virus.

[@leina2896]

I am in Melbourne, Australia and we were having 700 cases a day a couple of months ago. We went into lockdown that involved an 8pm-5am curfew, only allowed out for an hour of exercise once a day, only allowed one person to go grocery shopping once a day, had a 5km radius from your home that you could travel in unless working or caring for someone otherwise getting a $1500 odd fine, $200 if you weren't wearing a mask...we are now on our 24th consecutive day of 0 cases and have 0 active cases as of yesterday. People thought our Premier of Victoria was being too harsh but it obviously works.

[@EMNstar]

I saw. I clicked.

[@hannabooklover]

It's the worst thing is when I walk past my neighborhood playground and see parents letting their kids play on it. Like, where's the safety? Do they not care about their children?

[@jaydenkennett3513]

thank you for this julien. it’s so heartbreaking how careless people are. my grandma passed from covid just a little bit ago, it’s so sad knowing that it would have never gotten this bad if people just cared about others and wore a mask.

[@TerriDelgado]

My dude, I was a front line nurse for the first wave. We are preparing for the second, and potential reinfection. I had this. I don't wish it on anyone, but when it isn't effecting people directly, they don't believe. Or if they don't get "as sick as" I had a perfectly healthy friend pass from this. And when they get sick, or god forbid someone they know dies, then they will understand. Being there while 23 of the people I cared for left this world early-- were fine one second and drowning the next, and not being able to do a thing about it was a humbling, and eye opening experience. On that note, I want to thank you. The videos? They help. You playing among us with friends, goofing off, it really, really does help. I can't tell you how many times I have come home and watched one of your lives to break away from the stress.

[@ILovHelloKitty13]

Preach queen

[@amberlynn6498]

I always wear a mask even in the car why in the car? because crazy Karen's from tik tok could come after me lol .

[@Emilyspace_]

This resonated with me hard. I've done everything right - working from home, only leaving for absolute necessities, not going to social gatherings, washing my hands obsessively, wearing a mask any time I'm outside my home - and I tested positive yesterday. It sucks hard. I'm lucky enough to have a mild case, but I know it could be so much worse. I'm ashamed to tell anyone since I've been telling everyone else how important it is to be careful. I was careful and it didn't matter in the end.

[@erin_baker]

I’m really appreciative that you and Jenna have been and continue to be such good examples of what to do to prevent the spread of this virus. I’m so impressed with your steadfastness and valiance to stand for what you know is true regardless of what other people tell you. And the coolest part of it all is that you’re doing the right thing because it’s the right thing to do. You’re just good people. Keep up the incredible work; the dink fam is sending good (and healthy) vibes your way 💛

[@Hillary429]

I wonder if Chris regrets going public so quickly, surely so stressful to have so many messages and commentary coming at you while trying to find out if you have a deadly virus

[@ceekay3143]

I'm so glad I teach in Australia and not the US. Our schools never shut down completely (just had like 95% of parents keep their kids at home if they could for about 6-8 weeks back in March-April), which was highly concerning considering how quickly other communicable diseases spread through a school. Out of sheer luck (and a handful of safety measures), nobody at my school ever caught it despite some of our staff still travelling to Sydney during lockdown, wtf. Even now, when almost all restrictions have been lifted (except international travel and maximum groups at events based on 1 person per 4 square metres), we still have cleaners wiping down common surfaces 2-3 times a day, hand sanitisers in every room, a temperature gun thing and the ability to send kids home if they have a fever. I used to wear a mask to the shops for a while there. It helps with my anxiety because whilst I can't control how close other people get to me etc, I CAN control the piece of fabric on my face. I think now it's about 4 weeks until the Christmas/summer holidays, I'm going to have to start wearing them again. I can just feel that there will be a surge in cases over summer.

[@Luna04567]

Loving the vibes on Julien 2, gaming and real talk. Thats honestly all I want

[@ajachaotic]

This suuuuucks but we’re almost through it- and videos like these weirdly make me feel better :)

[@ghostmalone23]

Thank you so so much for speaking about this topic. I sometimes feel so crazy about being safe and cautious. I’m staying home for the holidays because there will be many more in the future.

[@satekummerhays3864]

Chris is always using his platform for good.. it’s really cool to see bigger youtubers people ,like Julien and Jenna, constantly supporting him and simultaneously using their platform for good. Much love to you guys. Stay safe❤️🙏

[@Teanotcoffeeplease]

This was so powerful for you to use your platform for 😭 thank you.

[@carlyjo467]

I really needed to hear all of this today