Conservative Writer’s Mask Photo Grosses Out Entirety of Twitter: ‘This Honestly Made Me Gag’

Conservative writer and social media influencer Bethany Mandel sparked a reign of nauseating terror when she posted a photo with an anti-mask message that went viral.

Ms. Mandel posted a message Thursday criticizing parents who want their kids to wear masks to school amid a surge in coronavirus cases due to the Delta variant.

“How strange it is that progressives see scaring their children into wearing dirty, bacteria-filled cloth on their faces for 8-9 hours a day without complaint as evidence of their amazing parenting,” she wrote.

Related: How strange it is that progressives see scaring their children into wearing dirty, bacteria-filled cloth on their faces for 8-9 hours a day without complaint as evidence of their amazing parenting.

— Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) August 5, 2021

Then, in a follow-up tweet, she posted two photos of a vomit-inducing used disposable mask, and wrote “This mask is like this after one day.”

This mask is like this after one day. pic.twitter.com/TKDDXEVQEZ

— Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) August 5, 2021

In a later tweet, Mandel clarified that the photo was of “a mask a six year old wore at summer camp for one day.”

Please keep RTing the image of a mask a six year old wore at summer camp for one day. https://t.co/jmpWlkGjVu

— Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) August 5, 2021

The tweet sparked a flood of reaction from media figures, celebrities, and other verified Twitter users who have stomachs:

I feel like you should probably see a doctor, Bethany — and not because of the mask. Whatever’s in your belly or lungs or on your skin seems quite unhealthy. The junk at your feet also might be a clue as to what’s going on… Doctors and nurses wear masks all day with no issues. https://t.co/PfSOsuDcSE

— Joy-Ann (Pro-Democracy) Reid ? (@JoyAnnReid) August 6, 2021

ok that’s enough internet for a lifetime https://t.co/5NUBln9Obz

— Imani Gandy (@AngryBlackLady) August 5, 2021

Seek immediate medical attention. If this is real, you are not well. If it’s fake, you should talk to someone about why you feel compelled to tweet lies.

— Helen Kennedy (@HelenKennedy) August 6, 2021

it goes over your mouth bethany https://t.co/a1zimSgzha

— Bill Hanstock (@sundownmotel) August 5, 2021

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you’re supposed to take the mask off BEFORE you vomit at Father Karras.

— Tommy moderna-vaX-Topher (@tommyxtopher) August 6, 2021

Are you…okay?

Or…um…
you know that’s not…a diaper…right? https://t.co/N4A5EtHEDX

— Valerie Bertinelli (@Wolfiesmom) August 5, 2021

Doctors wear these masks literally all day. They don’t look like this. Either you have some oral hygiene issues, or you purposefully put nasty shit on this to make a point. Either way, wtf. https://t.co/XntABMslap

— Emily C. Singer (@CahnEmily) August 5, 2021

You know it goes over your mouth right? https://t.co/qxCKllF9Ue

— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) August 5, 2021

this honestly made me gag.
please go to a dentist and a gastroenterologist. https://t.co/NuDZQDbgb2

— Nichole ?? (@tnwhiskeywoman) August 5, 2021

Your breath must smell like earring backs and off milk https://t.co/kdBTTlW6FB

— Snips (@snipstweets) August 6, 2021

this is like when that cop faked a tampon in his coffee https://t.co/MefCFq23fJ

— Muna (@Muna_Mire) August 6, 2021

Your kids don’t have to wear masks at home, Bethany. It is your option to school them yourself. xoxo https://t.co/3fKr12Oa9t

— Perez (@ThePerezHilton) August 6, 2021

Mandel engaged with some critics, and retweeted a few posts from people who agreed with her.

Must be a liar. Can’t be that I actually sent my kids to summer camp for a week. No homeschoolers never leave their homes. We stay there and imagine how we can go viral on Twitter. https://t.co/WOpBTxpCxg

— Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) August 6, 2021

I know he thinks he’s being clever but he’s dunking on a child for doing pretty normal child stuff. It says a lot more about him than it does me (or my very normal kid).

— Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) August 6, 2021

You see they’re all better people than me. pic.twitter.com/xVzU2QLNbQ

— Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) August 6, 2021

This is a pediatrician ? https://t.co/7yTixtlsnl

— Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) August 6, 2021

They hate children. They really can’t make it any clearer. https://t.co/BZTt8YKJZ1

— Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) August 6, 2021

They don’t care. https://t.co/rNoC8H8M67

— Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) August 6, 2021

You can just give a kid a new mask if it gets dirty. They’re disposable.

Mask requirements at schools have become a hot-button issue, as Republicans like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have fought to overrule public health guidance and local elected officials by banning mask mandates.

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