Posted on 03/12/2021 4:18:51 PM PST by conservative98
A year into the pandemic, a lot has changed. And we're reminded of that every time we go outside (if we go outside). Masks have joined the traditional don't-leave-home-without-them trifecta of keys, wallets and phones - and they are here to stay.
There are folks who hate them, who can't breathe through them, or who think they're a sign of political oppression.
But for others, the widespread use of masks has made the past year one of liberation.
With a mask, you can sing in the grocery store, talk to yourself on a walk, grimace in the gym, leave the spinach in your teeth, have coffee breath, forget lipstick - and no one is the wiser. Oh, the savings on Altoids and L'Oréal this past year!
Folks on social media write little odes to the masked life:
"I love wearing a mask. I want to do this forever. It has helped my social anxiety so much."
And: "Wearing a mask is really letting me be ugly in peace. I love it here."
One librarian much loved by local kids on the West Coast said she loves being able to go to do errands without being recognized by her tiny fans.
Amid half a million lives lost, financial ruin and social devastation that the coronavirus has wrought there are teeny tiny glimmers of good things this cruel virus has left us. The normalized use of masks is one of them.
"I don't think I could ever go back to not wearing a mask," said Donna Bauer, a "40ish" Twitter maven in Orlando, Fla. (Masks hide the laugh lines, so why not run with it? "40ish" it is, Donna!)
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In their cases they need a mask that covers their whole face.
This is pretty vomit inducing.
Some like BDSM
Basement dwellers, Muslims, Antifa (one-and-the-same) and Redditors all love their CCP loyalty device.
We even have lots of Karens here that love saying “just wear the damned mask”
I had no idea before this year how many neurotic people there are in this country.
On the positive side, I also learned that people I thought were neurotic really aren’t, or at least are on the low end of neurotic continuum.
I don’t wear one just begging to be confronted by Karen. I’m ready!!! Karen will be “talking to my manager” sans teeth
Was in Indy last June. (Live in Maryland with lock-down Larry. We’ve been masked since last March.)
Went to grocery store and only the employees had masks. I was shocked to see how much pleasure I got seeing a stranger smile at me! It was great!
Slowly, surely, the left and tech is cutting us away from socialization. Makes it easier for them to control us.
its kinda cool i can give my teeth the day off
I have actually noticed this the last few weeks since it has warmed up. I often use (walk or bike) a bike path near my home, and recently I have noticed a woman who rides her bike and sings loudly as she goes by. I’m a live-and-let-live kind of guy, so I don’t get FR-volcanically-angry about it, but it’s interesting that the author here has noticed this too.
Other than saving on lipstick I HATE MASKS!!!
I guess if you’re into robbing liquor stores it’s nice not to have to remember to put one on.
I have always worn lipstick 💄 under my mask , and put a a kiss 💋 on the front of my mask . Thank goodness I no longer have to wear a mask . Texas
It does allow me to make snide remarks to myself when I see Walmartians
Look like a sheep... Re-breathe your own CO2... Delude yourself that you “care” about others... Delude yourself that you’re “safer”...
Idiots.
Love Walmartians! I’m stealing it!
My wife wears the mask thinking it will protect her.
I wear the mask just so I don’t have to shave for a week.
...I usually remember to lift my kilt and wipe off your wife's before I head home.
Also note none of them give Covid as a reason for still wearing a mask.
I don’t breathe my own CO2. Because I have strong lungs from exercising EVERY DAY on the treadmill. 81 year young and want to stay young with daily exercise.
https://youtu.be/I55ZxIwbuO
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