Chet Hanks rants against vaccines despite father Tom Hanks and mother Rita Wilson's serious Covid illness
(Picture: Chet Hanks via Instagram)Chet Hanks – of White Boy Summer fame – has diversified his portfolio by going on a wild rant about coronavirus.
In a video posted to Twitter, Tom Hanks’ son compared Covid to the flu and told people to simply “get over it”.
He said: “I’ve been kind of on the fence about this for a while. That’s why I never spoke on it, but with the amount of people I know recently who have gotten Covid and with the numbers rising, I think it’s important for me to say I got the vaccine.
“I think everyone should. I think it’s really important that we all do this just as citizens, as Americans, we have to look after each other and get this [situation] under control, guys,” he added.
So far, so good. Except...
“Psych, b***h! If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” he then shouted. “I’ve never had Covid. They ain’t sticking me with that m*****f***ing needle. It’s the m*****f***ing flu. Get over it.”
Hanks then asked for the ones who are infected or aren’t feeling well to “stay inside”.
“Why are we working around y’all? If you’re in danger, stay your ass inside,” he said. “I’m tired of wearing the m*****f***ing mask.”
Gosh.
It seems Chet doesn’t have much sympathy for his parents – Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson – who were among the first celebrities to speak out after being struck with coronavirus in March 2020. At the time, the actor explained on social media: “We felt a bit tired, like we had colds, and some body aches,” noting that Rita had “some chills that came and went” as well as a slight fever.
In an interview with The National Defense Radio Show, Hanks also spoke about how his wife had a much “tougher time” than he did.
“She had a much higher fever and she had some other symptoms. She lost her sense of taste and smell. She got absolutely no joy from food for a better part of three weeks,” Hanks said.
“She was so nauseous she had to crawl on the floor from the bed to the facilities,” he explained.
And reacting to his nonsense, people speculated that his parents would be ashamed to see his content and others found him plainly ridiculous:
Chet Hanks is transitioning from white boy summer to anti vaxxer fall which will soon be followed by “I made an ass out of myself and all I got was COVID” winter
— Meredith Lee (@meralee727) August 10, 2021
Let’s be honest, Chet Hanks is prob what would actually happen if a kid got Bigged
— Jess Dweck (@TheDweck) August 10, 2021
To be fair, if you’re taking any advice from Chet Hanks about literally anything in life, you need to re-evaluate your entire existence.
— Doug Russell (@DougRussell) August 10, 2021
Up until today I didn't even know Chet Hanks existed. Now I understand why.
— Tom Read (@tom_read) August 10, 2021
me pregaming before clicking “chet hanks” on the trending list: pic.twitter.com/q2aGGL1Wd4
— Millennial Grandma🖤🤎❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 (@MillennialGran7) August 10, 2021
you can either do what the doctors who have dedicated their lives to studying infectious diseases say to do or you can do what chet hanks says to do
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) August 10, 2021
To be clear, these were the needles Chet Hanks was FINE with. https://t.co/INtqEVnbYY pic.twitter.com/C8MDw4Am0u
— Daniel Kibblesmith (@kibblesmith) August 10, 2021
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson every time Chet Hanks speaks. pic.twitter.com/2z77r6JIPg
— Austin (@AustinPlanet) August 10, 2021
So, rule one for White Boy Summer seems to be to contract an illness that could make you white as a sheet and give you fevers to make that summer extra hot.
Thanks, but no thanks, Hanks.
