Herman Cain Award: Subclass of Darwin Award.

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Herman Cain Award

The Herman Cain Award is an ironic award given to people who made public statements of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, and who have later died from COVID-19 or COVID-19 complications.  The award is named after American businessman and political figure Herman Cain, a Republican politician who died of COVID-19 complications after attending a 2020 Trump Tulsa rally in support of then-President Donald Trump without wearing a face mask.  A text label which says "Awarded" is emblazoned on the conversation thread containing evidence and community discussions of a third party's anti-COVID mitigation positions and their subsequent death.

The concept is associated with the subreddit r/HermanCainAward, where posts about people who have "made public declaration of their anti-mask, anti-vax, or Covid-hoax views" are marked as "nominated" if the person is hospitalized with COVID-19. If the person dies, the post is marked "awarded".  The subreddit also flags users who show pictures of their COVID-19 vaccination cards as "Immunized to Prevent Award".

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Cain's name has become synonymous with the grandstanding hubris of the MAGA movement, given the apparent irony of Cain downplaying the very disease that had killed him.