Ben Affleck has told his daughter that she needs to be “realistic” about her demands for mask mandates and can’t rely on his celebrity status after the 18-year-old was left “extremely disheartened” by the “ridicule” she received in response to her speech. The Mail has the story.
Violet Affleck called for an end to all “mask bans” in medical facilities and Government buildings during an impassioned plea to the governing body for Los Angeles County last week, in which she detailed her experience of contracting “a post-viral condition” in 2019.
Unsurprisingly, her unexpected speech, which clocked in at just under one minute, proved divisive, with some hailing her “courageous”, while others branded her “utterly deluded”.
Violet, the eldest daughter of Ben, 51, and his ex-wife Jennifer Garner, 52, is said to be struggling with the “ridicule” and has been left feeling “alone” in her fight to strengthen pandemic-era protections.
“While Ben and Jen will always support their daughter, Ben had a conversation with her and told her that she needs to be realistic with this because he doesn’t want her to waste all of her time putting effort into something that probably won’t make a difference in the long run,” an insider told DailyMail.com.
“He knows how strongly she feels about this, but now that Violet is an adult, he felt that it was his duty to let her know that she is David fighting Goliath and that most people unfortunately do not feel the same way she does about this.
“He was also concerned that Violet felt as if her parent’s star power was going to be able to guarantee her the outcome that she wanted which, in this case, it is not.”
During her speech, Violet urged the board “to confront the Long Covid crisis” by strengthening protections, offering high-quality tests and opposing a ban on masks.
“I demand mask availability, air filtration and Far-UVC light in Government facilitates, including jails and detention centres, and mask mandates in county medical faculties,” she said.
“You must expand the availability of high-quality free tests and treatment, and most importantly the county must oppose mask bans for any reason.
“They do not keep us safer. They make vulnerable members of our community less safe and make everyone less able to participate in Los Angeles together.” …
Violet – who recently graduated from high school – is now looking to pull back from pushing the pleas further.
“Violet is extremely disheartened and feels that her plea did nothing more than to set her up for further ridicule,” the insider continued. “She believes that her plea for mask mandates fell on deaf ears because it isn’t even being considered.
“She stopped reading the critique and, while she is proud of her bravery in doing this, she sees no point in pushing the envelope even further.
“It is clear to her and to those around her that she is pretty much alone on this one.”
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