desymbol: Grim Reapers Join “Karen” Protest To Open Schools In Houston

While the debate about sending kids back to school is still raging, the federal government has given schools guidelines for reopening as scheduled this fall. With back-to-school day closer than ever, many parents and teachers have openly expressed their skepticism. Read about more about what people have to say on the matter in our previous posts here and here.

But some parents are more than eager to send their kids back to school amid the pandemic. Moms who were not happy with Houston ISD’s decision to switch to online classes for fall gathered for a Red Apple protest to make their voices heard. And they were not the only ones.

Right next to them, two pitch-dark grim reapers were holding their signs asking to “Open Schools Now!” in a satirical move that meant exactly the opposite. The all-telling picture was shared by Twitter user Atro Spell with the caption “Grim Reapers protesting with Karens to open schools in Houston.” It quickly blew up on social media with 72K retweets and comments as well as 270.5K likes, with many praising the reapers not only for wearing black cloaks in Houston in summer, but also that.