The pandemic-related social media posts are crude. They are youthful. They mock the joys of family togetherness. Yet, they are a balm just when we need it most.
Many of the humorous bits are spontaneous, made by the kid down the block or aspiring performers such as Mallory Gillin, 27, and Sarah Mantey, 25, who have posted several coronavirus videos.
“I’ve written song parodies since I was a little kid,” Gillin said. “And I just got bored and did this.”With deadpan expressions suited to the moment, she and Mantey, her roommate, spoofed the Knack’s “My Sharona,” with a YouTube post calledThe unemployed Los Feliz residents said they recorded it in a couple of takes over 15 minutes, followed by a bit of post-production.
Mallory Gillin, left, and Sarah Mantey posted this “Why Corona?” parody. “I’ve written song parodies since I was a little kid,” Gillin said.“I did think about it a lot while writing it … to think how people are struggling,” Gillin said by phone. “But I think there will always be a place for comedy. It’s a place for people to come together.”
Compared to the newer platforms, Facebook might seem a musty Morse code — the site where grandma shares her puppy pics. But Facebook remains the gargantuan social media site in the world. Benedict Nicholson, head of research at NewsWhip, a site that tracks how content does on social networks, filtered Facebook for “ha-ha” reactions to pandemic-related posts.in early April, led by “Canceling Everything Is a Dream Come True,” on the hidden perks of coronavirus lockdowns.It features Clery and her husband dealing with the full range of corona frustrations: mocking their reluctance to leave their house and their decision to order takeout instead and working from home .
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