Povia has covid and Cartabellotta jokes by citing his song, social controversy

An unexpected tweet that sparked heated controversy on social media. It is that of the president of the Gimbe Foundation Nino Cartabellotta who, on Twitter, commented on the news of the positivity to Covid of the singer Giuseppe Povia with the parody of some verses of one of his songs. “As long as the fools do (eh) / As long as the fools do (ah) / As long as the fools go” boom “. #Povia”, wrote Cartabellotta replacing the word ‘children’ of the original song with ‘idiots’, and provoking strong reactions among the people of the web, where the hashtags #povia and #cartabellotta immediately jumped to the top of the trend topics. Indignation, surprise, criticism but also some outcry that defends the healthcare professional. “Wishes for a speedy recovery to Povia, mocked by a doctor because of his positivity. Can doctors conditioned by a certain ideological fury continue to work if they are not able to ensure equal dignity of treatment for all patients?” user. “The fact that people critical of dictatorial policies test positive at Covid does not detract from the nobility of their ideas,” adds another. “In Italy – yet another sinks – we really pity in every field. Doctors who start acting like 14-year-old bumblebees on social media”. Among the commentators of the post, also well-known faces of politics and TV. “Dr. Cartabellotta makes fun of Povia (who fell ill) using his stanzas. Legitimate. But, still in my opinion, making fun of those who get sick, no Vax or yes Vax, is not a nice thing. Especially if done by a person accredited as an expert “, writes Guido Crosetto. “I would be curious to ask Cartabellotta, who defines Povia as an idiot, and as such he deserves to boom (because ‘he would have been looking for it’), if even a drug addict or alcoholic deserves to boom for him”, adds Hoara Borselli. Someone defends Cartabellotta. “He only mentioned a song by Povia,” writes more than one user. “My tweet only picked up the original lyrics of a Povia song. Following: Personal attacks from the ‘usual suspects’; Tons of insults; Death threats,” Cartabellotta complained in a subsequent tweet.