Your stance on wearing masks?

[Disneyfangirl23]

I wear my mask in shops and in the taxi
I take off my mask when I’m out the shop
I might make one for my build a bear

 

[Uffe]

I only wear one before entering a store, places where they serve food or drinks, and at work. When I'm out walking, I don't wear a mask. I just avoid people.

 

[jiny]

i wear one if i am going to any public place tbh, which hasnt been often lol
when i meet with anyone who doesnt live with me (i only have met up w one other person outside my household which is my bf lmao) , i wear a mask the whole time. i wear one when going to drive thrus as well
but i try to avoid going anywhere public as much as possible : )

 

[John Wick]

I don't go anywhere that requires one, and wouldn't wear one anyway.

I have anxiety, and can't stand to be restricted or have anything over my face.

I can't even stand sunglasses.

 

[Alienfish]

I basically only wear it in public transport cause they want you too and it's definitely crowded whenever I have to use it, so yeah. I did use in stores a couple of times during xmas/in some smaller stores as well but yeah just grabbing groceries quickly or being outside no. I also did when I met people I haven't met since before stricter restrictions.

I don't like it though, cause people can't use it, use it as an excuse not to keep distance/bump into queues, use the wrong kinds, use them as neck collars etc.

I don't think they should be forced cause people basically throw them away incorrectly and don't get fined for that even more, so. So yeah just enforce distance and washing hands more and don't (ab)use the masks.

 

[Diegoboy]

I will just leave this HERE.

...and this video too

 

[Fruit & more]

Stores have gotten really strict around here and typically won’t let people in without a mask.

I work in a warehouse and they’ve recently banned neck gaiters and bandanas for employees while working in the warehouse, stating that they don’t provide any protection. If I must wear a mask, it’s always a neck gaiter, but I’ve had to get a different mask for my job just because it pays very well and it’s not a difficult job at all. I do think wearing masks should be a personal choice and not forced by businesses or government mandates, but I think the government should have less power in general... not just with the mask thing.

The reason it's not a personal choice, is because it's not a choice that just affects you, it's a choice that affects everyone else you work with, everyone you come in contact with and everyone who comes into the space you've been working in.

Mask mandates aren't taking away your personal choice or your rights, they're protecting other people's right to live.
That's not something you have the right to decide for someone else.

I have some mild breathing issues with the masks and I will never not wear them if I have to go out, which I do not do if at all possible, since, you know, I could die if I get sick. If I have a choice to avoid killing people I'm going to take it.

 

[Diegoboy]

It doesn't matter the context, your rights end where my rights begin. No one else's rights are more important than my own, they are equal.
I can't stand cigarette smoke, but when I go for a walk in the park and there is a heavy smoker in front of me puffing away, leaving me to walk through his/her cloud of smoke, is it my right to have him/her put his head in a plastic bag while smoking? No it is not. It is my choice to step aside, stop and let him/her gain some distance, etc...
As i stated before, my rights ended where his/her rights began. Remember to MYOB people. If you want to wear a mask, great wear it. If you don't, don't shop where it is mandatory. If you want some middle ground, wear one only when required. If you are afraid or in danger, get someone else to face that fear/danger for you. You can't muzzle the world based on your own fears.

 

[Croconaw]

I’ve had certain stores require hand sanitizer upon entrance, and I’ve had to leave because I can’t use it. I’m severely allergic and that’s when I believe it started getting out of hand... Businesses requiring masks? I’m not for it, but it’s understandable I guess. But businesses requiring SANITIZER upon entrance? That’s ridiculous. Maybe I’m a bit biased being allergic but that just seems very odd to me.

 

[Fruit & more]

It doesn't matter the context, your rights end where my rights begin. No one else's rights are more important than my own, they are equal.
I can't stand cigarette smoke, but when I go for a walk in the park and there is a heavy smoker in front of me puffing away, leaving me to walk through his/her cloud of smoke, is it my right to have him/her put his head in a plastic bag while smoking? No it is not. It is my choice to step aside, stop and let him/her gain some distance, etc...
As i stated before, my rights ended where his/her rights began. Remember to MYOB people. If you want to wear a mask, great wear it. If you don't, don't shop where it is mandatory. If you want some middle ground, wear one only when required. If you are afraid or in danger, get someone else to face that fear/danger for you. You can't muzzle the world based on your own fears.

No they aren't. Yours is about not being uncomfortable. Mine is about not dying and not killing other people. They are absolutely not equal. You do not have the right to put other people's lives at risk without their express permission. Point blank.

If you don't understand why you should want to keep people from dying then I don't know what to say to you.

Nobody is muzzling anybody and this isn't baseless fear. There is a very real risk of dying for people. It is very reasonable to require people to do the bare minimum to try and keep people from dying. You wouldn't go into a hospital and flaunt all the rules that keep people safe. Nobody would think you were smart or cool or just exercising your rights if you did that. Your right to do whatever you want in a hospital wouldn't be equal to the patients rights.

(And aside from just the regular risk of dying from the disease or the potential health affects, when you're healthy, I have multiple risk factors that up my chances of dying if I get sick. Even if I didn't it still wouldn't be a baseless fear. I have other people do pickup orders for important things like groceries and people don't really leave the house otherwise. Everyone in this house is high risk/higher risk. And we're not stupid. We don't have parties or visit people because we know better than that.)

 

[Violet Witch]

I’ve had certain stores require hand sanitizer upon entrance, and I’ve had to leave because I can’t use it. I’m severely allergic and that’s when I believe it started getting out of hand... Businesses requiring masks? I’m not for it, but it’s understandable I guess. But businesses requiring SANITIZER upon entrance? That’s ridiculous. Maybe I’m a bit biased being allergic but that just seems very odd to me.

What is it about hand sanitiser that makes you allergic if you don't mind me asking?

I've been to shops where the sanitiser is very thick in substance (and usually scented too) and whilst it does it's job of cleaning your hands it can leave them very sticky for a long time afterwards. Whereas at my place of employment the hand sanitiser is more water in substance because the alcohol content is a lot higher but dries instantly on your hands when applying it.

To be honest though, once this pandemic is over I really hope hand sanitising stations stick around, even if it's just as an option before entering shops etc. The fact everyone is cleaning their hands more often and helping to eliminate other bugs and viruses is quite remarkable. It just goes to show that with keeping up with personal hygiene and general cleanliness can help benefit our health in the longterm.

 

[Croconaw]

What is it about hand sanitiser that makes you allergic if you don't mind me asking? I've been to shops where the sanitiser is very thick in substance (and usually scented too) and whilst it does it's job of cleaning your hands it can leave them very sticky for a long time afterwards. Whereas at my place of employment the hand sanitiser is more water in substance because the alcohol content is a lot higher but dries instantly on your hands when applying it.

To be honest though, once this pandemic is over I really hope hand sanitising stations stick around, even if it's just as an option before entering shops etc. The fact everyone is cleaning their hands more often and helping to eliminate other bugs and viruses is quite remarkable. It just goes to show that with keeping up with personal hygiene and general cleanliness can help benefit our health in the longterm.

Whenever I used it, my skin would just break out and become all red and itchy. It’s nothing Cortizone cream won’t heal though. I use baby wipes as an alternative.

 

[Diegoboy]

@Fruit & more
Do you have a clue about rights? I think not.
You put yourself in danger when you...

Cross the street (lookout, there's a bus coming)
Climb into a motor vehicle (is that a drunk driver)
Go to the bank (is today the day it will be robbed)
Go swimming at the beach (ahh Shark)

So should we ban crossing the street to save a life?
Should we ban alcohol?
Should we ban masks so a bank robber can be identified easier?
Should we kill all the sharks so I can swim in safety?

Please, be real....

To say my right to be comfortable is less than your right to live (without fear) is placing your right above mine. Sorry, it doesn't work that way Sir

 

[Fruit & more]

@Fruit & more
Do you have a clue about rights? I think not.
You put yourself in danger when you...

Cross the street (lookout, there's a bus coming)
Climb into a motor vehicle (is that a drunk driver)
Go to the bank (is today the day it will be robbed)
Go swimming at the beach (ahh Shark)

So should we ban crossing the street to save a life?
Should we ban alcohol?
Should we ban masks so a bank robber can be identified easier?
Should we kill all the sharks so I can swim in safety?

Please, be real....

To say my right to be comfortable is less than your right to live (without fear) is placing your right above mine. Sorry, it doesn't work that way Sir

None of those things are even remotely close to what we are talking about.

You don't have the right to drunk drive because that puts other people's lives in danger which! Is exactly what we are talking about!!!

You're the one who's not being realistic.
It's a mask. It's not a big deal to put it on when you go to the store or interact with human beings you don't live with. I don't know why you're putting up such a fit, when all it does is make you look immature and selfish.

And it's not my right to live without fear, it's my (and other peoples) right to live at all, because not wearing masks helps spread the disease that is actively killing people.

I guess you just don't understand science or empathy though. Since you clearly don't care if people die because you got them sick.

A lot of rights are equal, and should be equal (or aren't equal and need to be made equal) but not all 'rights' should be.

 

[Diegoboy]

Show me proof that masks work.
Are you merely parroting what you've been told? Sounds like it.

...oh and how can I get anyone sick if I myself an not sick you science expert you?

I'll just be over here, breathing my viruses on everyone else and trying to figure out how I got these viruses I am spreading (according to you)

 

[Fruit & more]

Show me proof that masks work.
Are you merely parroting what you've been told? Sounds like it.

...oh and how can I get anyone sick if I myself an not sick you since expert you?

And you just came up with everything in your head all by your own, huh?

How do you know you aren't sick? Do you know how long you can be infectious before you actually get sick? Do you know anything about proper quarantine procedures if you're exposed or become sick? Do you actually know anything at all?

I have taken a medical related class on the virus. Though I am not an expert on it by any means it's pretty safe to say I know more than you do.

I won't be responding again because I know what you people are like, but maybe stop and think, for a second, about someone other than yourself.

 

[Diegoboy]

Haha, you're right F&M, I just don't get it, but what I just now got, from your posts, is the meaning behind your username.

Haha
Buhhhhhhhh Byereeeeeee (said without a mask) (or a virus)

One more thing, let's play the "Ignore" game. I'll go first!

 

[neoqueenserenity]

I am required to wear a mask at all times at work. I have been doing this since the end of February last year. After almost a year of this it honestly feels like second nature at this point.

We've been offering curbside services at my job (vet clinic) since then as well. Majority of our clients do not wear a mask and get out of their vehicle when we ask them not to. I don't see us opening our doors any time soon, especially not without us having the opportunity to vaccinate first. It's appalling how many people blatantly disrespect and threaten the safety of my staff every day. People are mad they can't come inside, but they don't know how to follow the rules.

 

[bleached]

I wear one any time I'm around people - unfortunately most people in my town don't care to wear one too :[ I'm honestly surprised we've only had one case in my school.
I have no respect for anti-maskers. They have blood on their hands.

 

[Red Cat]

Regarding the vaccine, I don’t really see a point in it if we still have to wear masks. I hope airlines won’t require it for travel, but I simply don’t see how that wouldn’t happen. There are already required shots to go to certain countries.

My job is actually paying money in order to get the vaccination, but I won’t be getting it. They’re paying $300, but it’s taxed so it’s not really worth it in my opinion.

The sooner people get vaccinated, the sooner people can stop wearing masks. If a lot of people refuse to get vaccinated, then everyone will have to wear masks longer because masks and social distancing are the only reliable ways to stop the spread of COVID outside of people getting vaccinated.

Even if the money your employer is offering is taxed, it will still come out to you getting about $200 that you otherwise wouldn't have for doing something that isn't that hard and will also help protect you from getting really sick.