COVID-19 pandemic: Difference between revisions
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|A.A. Dowd, [[The Onion|The A.V. Club]], "[https://film.avclub.com/the-star-powered-covid-drama-locked-down-is-nearly-as-a-1846052007 The star-powered COVID drama ''Locked Down'' is nearly as annoying as, well, lockdown]"}}
The '''COVID-19 pandemic''' (December 2019 - ) is a worldwide pandemic brought about by the spread of the "severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2" family of viruses. It brought society to a near standstill in the early months of 2020
There is much to be said about the pandemic and its lingering effects on global society that cannot be done justice here, and [[The Other Wiki]] goes into far more detail about [[wikipedia:COVID-19 pandemic|this pandemic]] than we could ever hope to manage. That said, [[All The Tropes]] can hopefully paint an adequate enough picture of what's developed through this article's coverage of the aspects that fall within our purview: specifically, the pandemic, its role in pop culture and its effects on that and other aspects of culture and media - and the mirror that it all holds up to us.
{{examples|Works where the COVID-19 pandemic plays a major [[In-Universe]] role or similar part include:}}
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* A swimming competition being cancelled because of the pandemic is what kicks off the plot of the 2020 manga ''[[Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You.]]''
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* In ''[[Hitman 3]]'', Carl Ingram, one of 47's targets in the Dubai level, makes mention of the pandemic. [https://kotaku.com/hitman-3-is-the-latest-game-to-acknowledge-covid-19-1846125441 This
* ''[[Postal 4: No Regerts]]'' parodies COVID with the "Pigeona" virus, a pigeon spread disease with roughly similar symptoms. This is also why many pedestrians are masked - true to the game and its [[True Art Is Offensive]] roots, you can even use "Pigeon Mines" to attack people with clouds of disease carrying pigeons.
== [[Web Original]] ==
* An edited ad for a fictional Girl of the Year displayed a character wearing a track suit, bob haircut and wielding a semi-automatic pistol, while defiantly violating face mask guidelines, as a personification of the "Karen" stereotype. This provoked criticism from [[Mattel]] subsidiary [[American Girl]], who took umbrage to the use of their name and trade dress, stating that they were "disgusted" by a post from brand strategist Adam Padilla under the online persona "Adam the Creator", and "are working with the appropriate teams at American Girl to ensure this copyright violation is handled appropriately". [[Boing Boing]], however, expressed doubts over the merits of American Girl's proposed legal action against the "Karen" parodies, citing the [[Streisand Effect]], though it has also noted the debate on whether the satirical intent of the parody advertisement is protected by law.
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* [[Mister Metokur]] made fun of COVID-19 in multiple streams around March 2020, [[Tempting Fate|when it was still localized in China]] - he has since gone dark due to [[Funny Aneurysm Moment|his own health complications, including a cancer diagnosis]].
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