After the Home and Away actress posted a disturbing video explaining why she didn’t want to get the Covid-19 vaccination, comedian Nikki Osborne has shown her support for Sam Frost.
On Saturday, Osborne, 40, accused her fellow comedians of ‘trolling’ Sam over her video, only to endorse World Mental Health Day the next day.
‘A lot of comedians going on about World Mental Health Day after violently and blatantly mocking Sam Frost last night,’ the TV host said on Instagram Stories on Sunday.
‘Stop putting on a show of virtue. ‘Demonstrate some class,’ she added.
Because Osborne didn’t identify any comedians in her article, it’s unclear who she was alluding to.
In her widely panned video, a weeping Frost claimed that the’segregation’ of vaccinated and unvaccinated Australians had harmed her mental health.
She also admitted to being unvaccinated, implying that it was for medical reasons, but she didn’t elaborate, leading many to believe she didn’t have a legal exemption.
‘Watching Sam Frost tearfully speak about “segregation” because she chooses not to get vaccinated and being called “brave” by her followers is taking me to a level of “what the f**k” I didn’t know was possible,’ tweeted comedian Em Rusciano, who was one of many Australians who spoke out against Frost’s video.
Nazeem Hussain, a fellow comic, added: ‘You know what “segregates us from one other”? Covid is killing me.
Making yourself a victim for not getting vaccinated and being a cause the virus continues to kill us is the new making yourself a victim for being called out for your racism. ‘It’s peak Australia,’.
However, because the Instagram Stories posted on Sunday have now expired, it’s unclear if Rusciano or Hussain made any additional posts supporting World Health Day.
Frost was not teased by Rusciano or Hussain, according to the Daily Mail Australia. Their criticism of her was reasonable and fair.
Frost’s Instagram account was removed on Saturday afternoon, only hours after she revealed in a tearful video that she was unvaccinated and that her mental health had suffered as a consequence of others’ ‘judging’ her.
The 32-year-old actress, who has portrayed nurse Jasmine Delaney on Home and Away since 2017, advocated for a more accepting attitude toward unvaccinated Australians.
‘I was extremely worried about filming a video or even speaking up about this, but I feel like the world is coming to a place where there’s a lot of division,’ she explained.
‘There’s a lot of harsh judgement and views being tossed about a lot, and it’s definitely affecting my mental health, and I know people around me are hurting, especially if they don’t want to be vaccinated for whatever reason.’
‘There are many various reasons why individuals do not get vaccinated, and it may be because to their medical history, their fears, their family history, or religious beliefs.’
Frost then claimed she hadn’t been vaccinated, but said she had discussed her option with her doctor and a psychotherapist.
She does not, however, appear to have a legitimate medical exemption.
‘It’s a really terrible moment to be in society right now, and you feel like you’re less of a human, and you feel like others criticise you,’ she continued bitterly.
‘And you’re too afraid to express your thoughts or sentiments, and a part of you wants to go,’ “It’s none of your business why I’m not here! And there are valid reasons for this, and I don’t want you to pass judgement on me “”‘ ‘
She stated that it was critical for the unvaccinated to take care of their mental health, especially when fully vaccinated Australians regain their freedoms.
‘I’m having a lot of trouble with my mental health, but I like to think I’m on top of it.’ I go to a psychologist on a regular basis. So I can’t fathom what it’s like for those who don’t have a support system in place,’ she explained.
She also warned that coming out publicly as unvaccinated may bring her in jeopardy, before encouraging people to treat one another with greater love and compassion.
Her video sparked a firestorm of criticism, largely due to her use of the word “segregation” to describe how society “judges” unvaccinated individuals.
The term “segregation” is commonly used to characterise communities that are separated along racial, religious, or sexual lines.
‘Sam Frost, if you want less people to criticise you and more people to empathise with you, don’t say “segregation” 30 seconds into your video. This isn’t Alabama in the 1950s. Antoinette Lattouf, a journalist, tweeted, “You ain’t Rosa Parks.”
‘It’s not segregation,’ commented another Twitter user,’therefore I would advise you alter your language since it is very demeaning to those who have been segregated due of their race, religion, or sexual orientation.’
Vaccinations are critical for preventing the spread of avoidable diseases, and any claim to the contrary defies science and medical professionals all around the world.
The coronavirus vaccination is a simple and effective way to safeguard the population from the virus’s spread.
