Item

I wish it was a joke

Title (Dublin Core)

I wish it was a joke

Description (Dublin Core)

I came across this post on Instagram tonight. I read it as a joke at first, until it hit me that it actually (and sadly) isn't a joke. I scrolled through the comments and realized that so many people replied to this post in memory of their lost loved ones. What comes off as a joke about government and taxes suddenly hits you hard when you take a second to reflect on the statement. Last year I did know anyone who had lost a loved one to covid, a year later I don't know anyone who hasn't.

Date (Dublin Core)

March 3, 2021

Creator (Dublin Core)

@MPSomerstein, Twitter, @scarymommy

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Angelica Ramos

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HSE

Partner (Dublin Core)

Arizona State University

Type (Dublin Core)

screenshot

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Emotion
English Government Federal
English Home & Family Life

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

Instagram
surreal
grief
loved one

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

taxes
federal government
joke
loss
death
humor

Collection (Dublin Core)

Deathways
Mental Health
Over 60

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

Angelica S. Ramos Biography Sheet

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

03/03/2021

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

03/07/2021
05/30/2022

Date Created (Dublin Core)

03/03/2021

Item sets

Covid 19
Arizona State University

This item was submitted on March 3, 2021 by Angelica Ramos using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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