By Ngyuen Ayi
A staggering 1.5 million ghosts are relentlessly haunting humanity. But wait, it’s not just any random remark that upsets them. These tormented souls are particularly vexed whenever they hear someone utter the word “scamdemic.” As the spirits of the deceased walk among us, it appears they are on a unique mission to teach us a vital lesson about compassion, empathy, and, of course, vaccine distribution.
Among the spectral throngs, there are countless anguished souls who, through no fault of their own, were unable to receive vaccines in time. These unfortunate apparitions now hover in a state of eternal aguish, bemoaning the fact that they missed their opportunity to experience a prick and a sore arm. And it is these specters, the vaccine-deprived ghosts, who have now united to seek justice for the living.
The Ghost of Dick Ferrel told The Beat, “Boo! It’s frightful how unconsciously banal the term ‘scamdemic’ is, hauntingly devoid of any semblance of cleverness!”
With about 270 million people fortunate enough to have received the vaccine, there’s a large portion of society wandering through their ethereal afterlives, perpetually irritated by jokes about the “scamdemic.” These jibes, they argue, trivialize the pain and suffering endured by countless families who have lost loved ones during this challenging time.
The ghosts claim that it is insensitive for vaccinated individuals to joke about a tragedy that devastated so many families and left them, the unvaccinated ghosts, wandering aimlessly in the spiritual realm. They argue that a little empathy and understanding would go a long way toward ensuring a more harmonious coexistence between the living and the seemingly undead.
Do we really want to be haunted by their wails of displeasure? Should we not strive to create an inclusive society, even for the spectral remnants of those who died unfortunate and untimely deaths? Let’s stop joking about the dead and the disadvantaged. Let’s be understanding, empathetic, and, above all else, respectful.
Because, after all, even in death, silence is golden.