MEDIA LOSER: Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson took time out of his day to make a Twitter poll dedicated to finding a new name for monkeypox, a viral disease that can cause fever, muscle pain, lesions, and other symptoms.
The Fox News host announced the winner on Thursday night: “Schlong covid.”
Those at the highest risk of contracting the disease are men who have sex with other men, according to the World Health Organization. One study showed that 95% of cases were contracted during sex between men.
The homophobic implications of mockingly calling a disease that primarily impacts gay men "schlong covid" were lost on just about no one. Good one, Tucker.
Carlson, of course, introduced the results of his Twitter poll with dramatic “Fox News Alert” music.
"So, monkeypox is about the coolest name ever for a disease,” he said. “But they are changing the name because racism or something.”
He then cited the poll.
“So, we had a vote. There was no ballot harvesting. You can trust our counting. And the new name for monkeypox is now officially – and we’re declaring it – schlong covid," he announced.
"That won our audience election result with about 40% of the vote. So, let Rochelle Walensky at the CDC know. Her number is 1-800-232-4636. Wait for the prompt on monkeypox and make your voice heard because it’s still a democracy.”
While there has been an effort to change the name of monkeypox due to stigmas associated with it in certain communities ... resorting to gay jokes is simply not it. |