Jaime Mitchell is an asshole it seems! why can't ppl just leave other ppl alone? why do masks bother ppl so much? They really need go get a fucking life!!
You can ask the fountain police department and the colorado springs police department lol. When the incidents happened in the Kum and Go. Everyone in the store just sat there and watched it happen. Nobody did a damn thing.
She should let them know her disdain, then they can take off their masks and cough on her, telling her they have some horrible, easily transmitted illness.
They might be sick or have a sick family member back home that they don’t want to take germs back to! I don’t understand! People used to wear medical masks before covid if they needed to and it wasn’t a big deal. But now it is?!
Oh good God. Why is it their business? My husband was having heart surgery days after I was flying. You can be damn sure I wore a mask and I’m pretty sure that’s my right. Who made them the freaking mask police?
Guess I'm never leaving my apartment ever again. I have Dextracardio(heart on the right side), respiratory issues & a crappy immune system. It's either illegal or offensive for me to wear a mask to protect myself.😷💔🤬
I wear a mask in any indoor public space. I have heard some tutting and seen some eye rolls. Not about to give one shit about assholes and what they “think”.
Context. We were last on planes in late 2023. Despite masks, my better half contracted covid. Might have been being unmasked on our cruise, but the confined space of airplanes suggests caution, covid or not.
Well, I wore a mask a couple of days ago on a quick shopping trip due to a severe cold and coughing my lungs out. Trying not to get anyone else sick at Christmas.
They could be immunocompromised; they could be sick and trying not to get others sick. It could be for a lot of reasons. GOP the party of pearl clutching.
The are the party of grievance. Period. Gotta whine. Got to criticize got to be unhappy. That’s the GOP. These morons won and they are still miserable wretches.
I'm a contractor that works in hospitals. Covid was a terrible time. Many hospitals in My area request that everyone mask again. The guys at work are melting down about it and refusing to do so. I finally told them all that they can stay home. I'll go to work and make the money.
To those who stare, mask wearers should loudly state they have infectious Covid, polio, smallpox, whooping cough, or measles, but didn’t feel like staying home alone for 2 weeks
I see a lot of masks in winter and a lot of people who can’t afford to bring a cold, bird flu, Covid , measles , mumps or rubella home to their families.
If you are in a public store seeimg people coughing up a lung while shopping & wiping their drips on every item X cart,you get it
Wow I really misjudged the balance of the masks and the accents. I fully accept the value of the masks. As an Englishman, the accent is less useful. As evidenced by this exchange. The king says hi, by the way.
I work at a hospital (not a nurse). I can count the number of days I've gone into work without my mask on one hand (it's 3) 😷 Our mask mandate lifted nearly 2 years ago. And yes, I still get comments chastising me for MY choice to wear a mask 🙄 My body, my mask. My choice.
I'm very bad at lying on the spot so I just tell them the truth: I literally can't afford to get sick so I'm doing all I can to protect myself. Then they gripe about the gealthcare system for 5 minutes and we move on with life lol
I saw my dermatologist yesterday, and she wore one. So do a lot of people working at the grocery stores. They shame people while mentioning their Lord. Seems odd.
People with auto immune diseases must still wear a mask. People on some medications should still wear a mask. I know it’s hard to believe, but many elderly people wore masks before Covid.
No one on earth has ever adequately explained to me why people freak out or have such deep-seated anger at fellow humans who choose to wear a mask. Why does anyone give a crap?
Probably a variety of reasons, some of which have been mentioned in the replies, but another possibility is PTSD. A lot of people have been shaken to their core by the pandemic, and tried to put it in the past. The mask might serve as a trigger that sets them off.
Not referring to the maga ass-hats who hate people just for being different. Just saying, there are a lot of people who couldn't deal with the reality of the pandemic (and still can't), and don't like to be reminded of it. I've been masking since 2020 & get treated like a freak show in a blue state.
They’ve been brainwashed for twenty years by the propagandists at Fox.
They perpetually angry about everything and anything.
It easier for their owners in the gop to pick their pockets if they’re always raging.
I was going into a shop last night with my partner, both of us in masks, and a lady coming out of the shop gave us a dirty look and coughed at us. Like???? Why are you so mad at another person choosing to wear a mask?! I didn't get it.
Someone told them to and they listened. It's ironic they call other people sheep as if they don't just spout the same thing their preferred flavor of propaganda does all day and follow whatever trend they and the other people who follow them do.
Remember how bullies in middle school used to pick on anyone who was even the slightest bit different than them? Yep. That's why they do it. By wearing a mask, you have marked yourself as "not like them," therefore they hate you. That's all there is to it
It's really quite simple when you realize that a good number of those freaking out over masks also believe God told Noah to build a boat, spoke to Moses as a burning bush, and believe in the resurrection.
We are primates, barely more advanced than the first ones that left the trees.
Another reason to mask in stores is many stores use video surveillance to collect customers' biometric and other identifying data. (One store was caught using that data to profile Black customers.)
A mask limits the data they get and keeps you free from data mining (from colds, flu and Covid, too)
Exactly. They might be sick and are trying not to spread it. I did the same last month. Felt awful and needed to buy medicine. I put on a mask and went shopping.
And.....? Perhaps they are emulating the Japanese, who wear them, so they are not a burden to others when they have a cold. I thought that was courtesy.
Maybe it's different for others, but for me it's muscle aches, sinus headaches, the start of congestion, coughing, sneezing, etc. If I feel I've caught something and I need to go out, I'm masking up to hopefully prevent myself from spreading it.
I work at a pharmacy and see a couple people a day wearing masks. It's no big deal. What I don't like is people out wearing pyjama bottoms and slippers.
I wear my mask everyday. I just noticed the people at my job are getting covid in higher numbers again. I had it twice and my sense of smell has never been the same. I don't want it again. It can damage your heart the more times you get it. My sister has afib because of covid.
You have no idea if they have a chronic illness or if they have someone who is immunocompromised in the home.. or just don't want to take the risk. But sure, make judgements in ignorance. How Republican.
Isn't it amazing that the party that says they champion "freedom" wants to tell women what to do with their bodies, tell trans folks where they can't pee, tell people they shouldn't wear a mask etc.
Their version of "freedom" is only being allowed to look, think, act, pray, and talk just like them.
People who wore masks because they have poor immune systems didn't magically get better once everyone else stopped. It's messed up that people can't just let other people do their own thing. They're protecting themselves.
Also Covid is still around. Even if you aren’t concerned with Covid though, maybe they just don’t want to catch the flu or one of the millions of other contagious diseases that are spread every day.
For the life of me, I can't understand why people are so darn triggered by others wearing masks. I don't know why when people try to keep themselves and others safe, that becomes a bad thing?
If I catch someone taking my photo because I'm wearing a mask in public, I'm breaking their fucking phone. Normalize minding your own business! Don't take videos or photos of people without their permission - unless they are law enforcement!
Who cares what a proven liar says anyway? One of the founders of GAG that spend their entire time trying to smear an innocent minority. Give her the disrespect due to her.
Crazy when they wouldn’t bat an eyelid with someone with a AR15 or side arm on them because open carry and all that jazz. As an Irish person it is crazy to me. How they equate freedom to guns is bonkers
There is a bad ass flu sending folks to the ER here so YES I am getting over it and Yes I ran out of food and wore a mask to the grocery store to protect many people who voted for Trump.
Imagine having such thin skin that seeing someone wear a mask triggers them.
Meanwhile the GOP won't fund cancer research for children because some billionaires want more money.
I still wear a mask every time I go around people, largely to protect me from presumably unboostered idiots like this "year of our lord" person, as COVID is now endemic. Last month my family in PA had COVID. I do what I can to avoid it.
Yep, vaccines prevent severe disease but they aren't a magic shield...you can still catch,carry and shed the virus...the unvaxxed counting on me to protect them may be disappointed...
And Jaimee, my dear? I am currently undergoing the second week of my first experience of Covid, and I feel like hammered s**t. If you crave that, come on over to my house.
I was in a Walmart the other day, I don't shop there. But they were the only place to have my diabetic medication in town.
Literally everyone in line at the pharmacy were 😷.
However no one else in the entire store was as far as I could tell, and it was a supercenter. And yes I got accosted for it.
When people say something about a mask, one should rip it off dramatically and yell how you are free, TB isn’t that bad anyway, and people should stay if they are afraid of it. 😂
No one has given me any guff for masking in public spaces, but I plan to undo my mask and say, "I've been diagnosed with monkey pox." Pox is an explosive word if you say it that way. I'd expect some backtracking.
Yep, no one’s making anyone wear a mask right now, except maybe in some medical clinics and hospitals. But can’t people have the freedom to wear one if they’d like to? I guess these folks feel that their right to *not see* people wearing masks is being infringed.🤦♂️ /1
This actually happened to my daughter as she was a server in a restaurant. Some customers complained that her mask was making them feel “uncomfortable”. 🤦♂️ /end
Who gives a shit if someone wears a mask. Maybe they don’t want to be perpetually sick with colds and other viruses. Our local daycare center had to close for 2 days last week because so many kids and employees were sick.
Especially at this time of year, wearing masks seems a smart choice to protect others and yourself. Health is priceless and not to be taken for granted.
I'm immune compromised and wear marks in public areas ESPECIALLY this time of year. For some of us, going out into a public area is like walking in a petri dish.
Funny because I’ve seen trumpie conspiracy theorists wear masks OUTDOORS because they think contrails contain microchips that turn you into a conspiracy theorist.
I presently have COVID after my partner when to the Taylor Swift concert , first of all fuck the asshole who went out sick secondly I have spent 4 days in bed I thought I was going to die, in fact I wanted to.Today the fog cleared in my head and I’ve been downstairs it’s been an awful experience.
It never occurs to them that this couple might even just be sick with a cold and don't wanna infect everyone. The people who post these would never do something for others so it never occurs to them that these people might be doing it for non selfish reasons.
Wore a mask all day today. I have a terrible cough and throwing up so I thought I would not infect everybody I meet but if you Really want a bloody diarrhea flu for Christmas let me know I’ll send you some germs.
wonder if people ever thought that people wearing masks are doing so for others protection the USA stopped reporting actual numbers but covid is still happening and they can tell the basic prevalence via wastewater measurements..they can of course still measure hospitalisations and deaths..
all available (well prob until jan 21st) on the cdc website. but here is the link to the current wastewater data https://www.cdc.gov/nwss/rv/COVID19-currentlevels.html where you can see 4 (at least) states have "very high" viral measurements.
Since there is no enforced quarantine anymore, i dont blame people 1 bit for wearing a mask - but the research proves that wearing a mask mostly protects the others around you from your germs!!.
Ridiculous. Why do they even care? Freedom means freedom to wear a mask or not wear a mask since there’s no mandate right now . mind your own business.
Right... maybe they bad breath, and they're being considerate.
Or sometimes wearing a mask is easier than dealing with lipstick
People need to let people be.
I just recovered from bacterial pneumonia... I was wearing a mask to protect YOU from ME as I was picking up my prescriptions and spewing germs while coughing! You idiots... next time, I'll just cough on you 🙄
Wearing a mask in public is NOT UNCOMMON in Japan I know for a fact. There's a myriad of reason people wear masks not least of which is riding on crowded subway trains. But, as the text states, what others do ain't your business fool! The MAGA bullies act like immature boys. They arent men for sure!
My wife and I continue to mask when we can. I'm vulnerable, my mother-in-law is vulnerable, and my wife sees numerous clients weekly and would rather not get folks sick. Hell I even play ice hockey with a mask on.
Yet some brave man made chicken noises at us at the post office.
Still masking due to medical condition. Some regional places others still do & no problems with maga jerks. Other places, offensive remarks & threats, laughter at my mask, etc. While covid is making a strong winter appearence here. Makes me ask myself do they want me to die?
Eff them. I haven't been wearing one, but might start doing so again because it's cold now and that cold air messes with my lungs and breathing. If I heard that kind of BS directed toward anyone, I'm not sure I could keep my mouth shut and a mask wouldn't keep them from hearing what I had to say.
GOOD. I just can't believe you actually hear that crap. I don't know if it's where I live or what, but I have never heard or seen anyone getting dragged for wearing a mask.
Again (for the hard-of-thinking), I HAVE LUPUS. A simple cold puts me in bed for a week &, because I also have asthma, can be life-threatening. The flu, which can kill anyone, is much more dangerous for me & others whose immune systems, like mine, are dysfunctional.
exactly. i wear a mask if i have to be indoors with people i do not know. they r still idiots that think vaccines r not needed and i do not want to inhale whatever is wrong with them
I am undergoing chemotherapy. I have to wear a mask. A cold, for me, could kill me. That said, wearing a mask in an airport or on a plane is just smart! Last time I got on a plane I ended up with COVID.
A few weeks back I was on a bus taking one of the cats to the vet, people coughing, hacking, sneezing & snorting, you'd think we never had 5 years of a pandemic that taught us that such acts spread sickness, and sure enough, I caught something, which after three weeks has now cleared up...
Yeah, the combo of refusal to wear a mask and vaccine denial is going to kill a lot of people. My aunt was telling me about working in the polio ward when she finished nursing school. I don’t understand why people have become so ignorant to their own mortality.
All a part of the "don't believe the qualified scientists" rhetoric, people have been taught to distrust those with the intelligence that could save us, and like the standard "everything is doomed!" movie trope, they'll be the ones with the "we told you so" lines when people turn to them for help...
Me too. I’ve made it work for me. I have several shades of masks for every outfit. In wearing a mask, I can enjoy travel and spend the day out with family and friends. Masks have given me freedom and keep me healthy
Pffffft. I still wear a mask every time I leave the house. And generally I try to think of something evil to say ahead of time in case someone tries to give me crap 'bout it.
I'm from Australia, and in the weeks leading up to my son's wedding in Mauritius, I wore a mask everywhere in public because I didnt want to catch Covid and ruin the opportunity to be at my son's wedding.
If people wearing a mask bothers them so much, maybe they should wear blinkers OR STAY HOME
People are STILL getting Covid. Some vulnerable people wear them for protection. Some who have Covid wear them to protect YOU!!! Mind your own business.
They’re a party of the mob, which is fickle and the poorest advisor one can have. Which is what makes Trump and Musk so dangerous. They court the mob because of their vanity, ego, and narcissism.
For the record, face masks are more than just medical protection. In the cold weather, they keep my nose from running & protect my face from getting chapped.
In Colorado, you see 1 in 15 still using masks. I use one if I have to visit the pharmacy at my local Kaiser-Permanente. The staff there all wear masks, & so do most waiting for bloodwork or XRays...
IM glad you mentioned this. I've seen and heard so many of those idiots criticizing them not understanding about the pollution. Well if birdflu spreads like covid more of them will perish.
Hell yeah, I'm wearing my mask EVERYWHERE this holiday season. So many ppl hacking up lungs not even covering up their pie hole. 🙄😒 I don't want what they got.
If I am already feeling off and I need to go around other humans, I mask up. All people do anymore is sneeze and cough all over the place without covering their face. It's gross.
i suspect it bothers them because it is a visual representation of reality, and it threatens their insular beliefs. it makes their cognitive dissonance send danger signals to their fragile intellect, and then rage ensues because they realize their belief is wrong. dunno, but that feels correct to me
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If you are in a public store seeimg people coughing up a lung while shopping & wiping their drips on every item X cart,you get it
Who wants flu, cold, and covid viruses.
Tis the season.
No, they're literally just assholes. There's no PTSD at work among conservatives, lol. They're just jerks
They perpetually angry about everything and anything.
It easier for their owners in the gop to pick their pockets if they’re always raging.
You are reminding them, with your actions, that you are better than them.
That is where their hate is coming from.
This can cause cognitive dissonance, which can be quite uncomfortable and unsettling, hence the negative reaction
They know most people and cops won’t stop them or help until it get ugly.
Every Trip to the store is an exercise on restraint and tolerance.
And the perfect time to carry your pepper spray and/or collapsible baton.
Just make sure to practice your WAR FACE!
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We are primates, barely more advanced than the first ones that left the trees.
A mask limits the data they get and keeps you free from data mining (from colds, flu and Covid, too)
Also people should mind their own fuckin' business.
Their version of "freedom" is only being allowed to look, think, act, pray, and talk just like them.
I wore a mask.
It isn’t that difficult. Sigh.
Meanwhile the GOP won't fund cancer research for children because some billionaires want more money.
A million reasons they could have had masks on
Literally everyone in line at the pharmacy were 😷.
However no one else in the entire store was as far as I could tell, and it was a supercenter. And yes I got accosted for it.
I LOVE inverted commas.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14210119/mutiple-states-face-mask-rules-pandemic-virus-winter.html
Stay alert. She’ll be here soon enough
Not that it's wrong to stay safe
Not easy to tell these days, it's not like the Dems are covering themselves in righteous, pure-of-heart glory right now.
https://bsky.app/profile/erininthemorning.com/post/3ldo743r6ls2e
Or sometimes wearing a mask is easier than dealing with lipstick
People need to let people be.
Ignore the noise.
No wonder the MAGAts couldn’t be bothered.
Yet some brave man made chicken noises at us at the post office.
'you know nothing about me' and a vigorous finger salute.
If people wearing a mask bothers them so much, maybe they should wear blinkers OR STAY HOME
But, yanno, "freedom" or some ignorant shit.
Remember how the flu all but disappeared during covid? Ya, that was from people being cognizant of others by wearing masks.