Hilary Duff bemoans 'Karens who won't wear masks' in heated post

As Matthew McConaughey urges fans to “wear the damn mask” and Monty Python’s Eric Idle rails against “s*** advice” from his classic comedy troupe’s Twitter account about going out to bars, Hilary Duff is taking her own stand against people not practicing appropriate pandemic behaviour.

The Younger star let off some steam in a testy Instagram post on Saturday, in which she called out “a******s” she saw over the Fourth of July holiday who were’t wearing masks or observing social distancing as they partied nearby.

“We took two walks today,” wrote Duff, sharing a photo of herself with husband Matthew Koma and daughter Banks. “Took a family nap. Took a drive. Drove by a raging house party on Mulholland. A******s. No masks (of course). Girls in bathing suits and Louboutins waiting to get in like a line at a club.”

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The former Lizzie McGuire actress went on to bemoan the situation in California and elsewhere in the U.S., referencing the political connotations that have come to be associated with mask-wearing.

“After @matthewkoma and I told Banks she’s too cool to ever need to do that we were steaming ... California is in bad shape (in so many ways) but doesn’t everyone think we all want to go out freely and travel and enjoy summer? It really seems like Americans just don’t care about each other ... somehow this pandemic has turned into a political stance between parties ... that’s a head-scratcher for me. Other countries have come together in a beautiful way to contain or be COVID-free. It’s embarrassing that we are worse than ever because people need to party and Karens won’t wear masks!”

She signed off with a jab at Kanye West’s tweet declaring his plan to run for president.

“Oh and I’m running for president,” Duff joked.

The post struck a chord with many fans, who told the singer and actress she’d have their vote. Younger co-star Sutton Foster also offered a round of emoji applause.

Duff is certainly not the only star who’s spoken out against crowds during the coronavirus pandemic. Shannen Doherty, Meghan McCain and Kumail Nanjiani have also decried a lack of social distancing and masks.