In February or early March, if you wore a mask, you were publicly humiliated and the subject of antagonism on social media – masks were useless when worn by the public said the experts!
Weeks later, wearing a face mask was then encouraged. But if you wore the wrong kind of mask – such as a surgical mask or a non-medical grade N95 used mask you had in your shop, which you bought last year – you were publicly called out for wearing PPE that should be turned over to your local hospital. (Reality check – hospitals threw away donated PPE that had been used or was unsuitable).
Then, they said, use a home made cloth or improvised face mask. If you were not wearing a face mask, you were then publicly humiliated and called out for putting other people at risk, you selfish jerk!
I have seen comments on social media and in newspaper Letters to the Editor, calling out people for wearing bandannas, scarves or other insufficient face covering (which was, in fact, specifically listed as sufficient by the CDC).
Now businesses are banning people with bona fide documented medical reasons for not covering their airway, in violation of the ADA.
No matter what you do regarding face masks, you are wrong. There is no way to do the right thing – anything and everything you do is wrong in someone’s view.
Continue reading Not everyone can wear a mask, so let’s publicly humiliate them!