• octopus_ink@lemmy.ml
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    6 months ago

    Not to anyone except these crybullies. A crude hat would be crude for some visible reason other than being a hat.

    A mask is only political to these assholes trying to stop people from wearing it, and during the pandemic it was only political to the same assholes who couldn’t recognize that their personal freedom didn’t extend to increasing risks to the immunocompromised, elderly, and others who were at high risk.

    The freedom they demanded then would have had health implications for people around them, and the freedom they are trying to take away now has health implications for many of the people still choosing to mask up.

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      6 months ago

      I dunno. I felt judged whenever I was walking around wearing a mask. One time I put one on when some guy walked up to me when I was walking my dog, and it kinda started an argument. A tow truck driver literally told me masks were government control devices before he jumped our car.

      I felt like I was masking alone sometimes, like I was offending the public for doing it.

      Just because that’s absurd doesn’t mean masses of people didn’t see masking as political. To me, it was kinda hard to ignore.

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        6 months ago

        Just because that’s absurd doesn’t mean masses of people didn’t see masking as political. To me, it was kinda hard to ignore.

        They made it political. Your wearing of the mask was not political. (based on your description anyhow)

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          6 months ago

          No, I never meant for it to be. I just wanted to stay alive and not give covid to someone else like, you know, someone sane.

          But alas I didn’t want it to be political, but it was. I could assert that all I want, and it doesn’t change the community I had to interact with.

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            6 months ago

            I see your point, I’m just saying that’s on them, not you. You took a reasonable action.