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Originally Posted by spike021
Honestly... sometimes I get the feeling anti-masking is a somewhat racist reaction.
Disclaimer: not saying anti-maskers in this thread are all racists.
But like, as mentioned previously, Asian countries have worn masks for years to prevent sharing germs during hay fever season, flu, etc. It's a normalized cultural concept there.
So then it makes me wonder.
If someone suggests wearing masks there is effective, but refuses to wear them here implying they're totally unnecessary, then what makes them different from us?
Are they beneath us? That they make that choice to "not be free' and wear masks? "We shouldn't sink to their level."
Not to mention the recent anti-Asian sentiments flaring up across the country.
Maybe this is the wrong thread for this kind of discussion, but it's honestly interesting to think about.
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Consideration is partially cultural.
https://www.cnet.com/news/world-cup-...hank-you-note/
Masks might become more common after all this is over with. People may realize that wearing a mask might be the difference of avoiding getting a cold before a scheduled vacation versus being sick on vacation, or it could become a cultural thing that not wearing a mask when sick is seen as rude or selfish.
For many Americans, they see a mask as a form of social control, or as a suppression of speech or a suppression of liberties. Many Americans believe a mask doesn't do anything to prevent COVID, or they believe COVID isn't real or isn't that bad to warrant wearing a mask.