Two Instagram influencers were censured on social media after one of them painted a blue surgical mask on the other’s face and visited a supermarket in Indonesia’s Bali in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. This, both did, in order to flout Covid guidelines.
After a video of their act went viral on social media, Josh Paler Lin and Leia Se said that it was a prank that both played so as to entertain their fans and followers, Newsweek reports. The video was posted on Instagram by Josh and Leia earlier in April but was taken down following severe backlash.
However, screenshots and clips from the video are now doing the rounds of the internet and have gone viral. As seen in the clip, Josh was seen wearing a mask while Leia’s mouth was painted with blue make-up both entered the supermarket and walked around.
One of the customers at the market, in fact, also asked Leia whether she was indeed wearing a real mask. Both were allowed inside the store since Leia’s paint mask at first glance appeared seemingly real.
A short clip of Josh and Leia along with screenshots was posted on Instagram by Niluh Djelantik, a Balinese designer and politician.
“Your exclusive prank will not be so exclusive anymore,” an excerpt from Niluh Djelantik’s post reads. In her post, she also tagged the Directorate-General of Immigration with the request to deport Josh and Leia.
See the post here:
Needless to mention, the post has gone viral on social media and several users slammed the influencers in the comments section.
