“At an ice-skating rink a little girl forgot her mask, collapsed, inconsolable that people would be mad that she forgot her mask. I think she had been conditioned to feel her bare face is equivalent to genetalia.” - A DM from a Twitter acquaintance A “private part” taboo where our genitalia are covered is something society can live with.
Truly the best thing about the Canadian trucker convoy was seeing faces, glorious, mask free faces, I still lived in a province demanding face masks(until June actually) but back in Feb when the convoy folks, went mask less- I girded my courage and went mask less - I recall distinctly the sense of “disapproval I felt” but I decided if the folks in Ottawa could dance in the streets by the thousands without masks, then surely I could remove my mask- and I am an adult who knew perfectly well the mask was virtuously useless -still because of social stigma I complied -amazing thank you for the article!
Yes, when they criminalized the sharing of smiles we knew exactly who these people were. Smiles dangerous?!?!? Only sociopaths would dare insist upon that?!?! Their masks dropped when they demanded we put them on us.
A librarian friend of mine shared that 2 of her co-workers are still wearing masks. They are not doing it, because they fear infecting or becoming infected by the virus, but they found they need a "mask" to hide their true response to library patrons who are rude. I said "What about the deaf? What about people like me, seniors, with loss of hearing? What about us?
Truly the best thing about the Canadian trucker convoy was seeing faces, glorious, mask free faces, I still lived in a province demanding face masks(until June actually) but back in Feb when the convoy folks, went mask less- I girded my courage and went mask less - I recall distinctly the sense of “disapproval I felt” but I decided if the folks in Ottawa could dance in the streets by the thousands without masks, then surely I could remove my mask- and I am an adult who knew perfectly well the mask was virtuously useless -still because of social stigma I complied -amazing thank you for the article!
Social stigma is VERY hard to endure.
Bobby Kennedy, is that you?
Yes, when they criminalized the sharing of smiles we knew exactly who these people were. Smiles dangerous?!?!? Only sociopaths would dare insist upon that?!?! Their masks dropped when they demanded we put them on us.
A librarian friend of mine shared that 2 of her co-workers are still wearing masks. They are not doing it, because they fear infecting or becoming infected by the virus, but they found they need a "mask" to hide their true response to library patrons who are rude. I said "What about the deaf? What about people like me, seniors, with loss of hearing? What about us?
Indeed. Very short sighted.