Sellers Of ‘Breathable Masks’ Get Called Out For Selling These Items Which Obviously Don’t Work
As face masks have now become commonplace, some ‘entrepreneurs’ and ‘artists’ have started selling altered versions, catering them to people’s needs. But not society’s.
One of the most popular buzzwords that has made it into custom mask designs is ‘breathability’. Advertised as more comfortable or less hindering to everyday activity, they’re also less effective at preventing contagions from escaping and potentially dangerous to other people.
After one Twitter user spotted listings for these masks on ETSY, they simply couldn’t stay quiet and called out these opportunists, urging everyone to keep safe and boycott them.
Sellers are marketing these masks towards ‘rebels’
When the Twitter user discovered “mesh ‘breathable’ masks”, they just thought they’d tweet it out themselves and help spread the word to their friends and followers. “It’s … very important to get the word out, I thought, because even in the product descriptions of most of these, the sellers are very blatantly and obviously trying to circumvent state-mandated mask regulations. By wearing mesh masks, they are essentially not wearing anything at all. Coughing, sneezing, and otherwise spitting would result in potential contagions to spread through the air and infect others in public spaces,” the author of the original tweet told Bored Panda.
“I’m glad a lot of people are trying to convince others to wear masks and protect the wellbeing of other people. We need that more than ever in America. Our cases are skyrocketing, and wearing a (real) mask can definitely help prevent that.”
And awareness is something the public could definitely use. Some people are very misinformed. For example, there have been several claims shared on social media and printed on posters that suggest wearing a face mask is more dangerous than contracting the virus.
Take this popular Facebook post for example. It has been shared more than 10,000 times, claiming that people’s immune systems will become weaker the longer they wear face masks.
Also, several posters were recently spotted on park signs and bridges in Toronto, Canada, warning that wearing a face mask is “a bigger threat to your health than COVID-19.” The signs also suggested that covering the mouth increases levels of carbon dioxide in the body and promotes hypoxia (oxygen deprivation) which can impair brain activity.
And offering all over the Internet
Dr. Iris Gorfinkel, a family physician and medical researcher, described these claims as “nothing short of frightening.”
But Gorfinkel highlighted that wearing a face mask is safe for the vast majority of individuals and should be done to curb the spread of COVID-19. “The data is very, very clear that for countries that have adopted this practice [of wearing face masks] and the people have got into it, they don’t just see lower numbers of diseases, they see fewer hospitalizations, and far less mortality,” she told CTV News.
According to Gorfinkel, the idea that wearing a face mask will decrease oxygen intake is simply false. She said the public is being asked to wear face coverings that are breathable and looser fitting than the N95 respirators worn by health-care professionals. “These are loose-fitting masks. The air in front of them, and the air within the mask, is no different in terms of oxygen or carbon dioxide levels,” she explained.
Gorfinkel said the mask may cause a difference in humidity in the air surrounding the face, but assured that it won’t cause any harmful effects for the wearer.
The physician said only a small minority of people may experience negative health outcomes from wearing a face mask. She said they can be people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an inflammatory lung disease sometimes found in long-time smokers, which causes obstructed airflow from the lungs.
“Their air exchange is hugely compromised,” she said. “So looking at a group of them, only the very most severe of them had any problems with an N95. So you’re talking about a very small segment of the population.”
So people started publicly shaming them
WTH is wrong with all these people throwing hissy fits about having to wear a mask??? Are they that entitled, spoiled, and uncaring for the well-being of the community? Where I live (Barcelona), I don't see any of these complaints, and the mask definitely sucks when wearing glasses + being in the middle of a heat wave. I get that part. But come on, it's just an inconvenience, nothing more.
I live with my parents. My dad was a hardcore, anti-mask, COVIDIOT. He was more concerned about the violations of his constitutional right than the health and safety of his high risk child (me). But, his attitude completely changed over the past weekend and now he's pro/CDC guidelines..He was sick last week with COVID like symptoms. He refused to see a doctor and get tested because he was adamant it was just the flu. On Monday, I started feeling the same symptoms of whatever was infecting my dad and I went downhill quickly. That's when reality kicked in for him. He finally understood the importance of adhering to the CDC guidelines. He's admitted he didn't wash his hands religiously, wear his mask at all time in public , or didn't use a mask filter. Since he's the only one who leaves the house, he's the only person I could have gotten infected from. He's says he feels like a guilty a*****e for believing s**t he read on the internet. I tell him he should.
My advice to anyone who struggles to breathe through a mask after a while is to carry 2 or 3 spares. When breathing starts to be a bit difficult, swap your mask for a fresh one! Water vapour in your breath builds up in the mask slowly reducing the airflow. I always carry 3 masks with me. It took me a while to work this out because I wanted to go out but struggled with a mask due to my health, so I looked up information and tried some tests out at home and worked out for me I can use a mask for about 3 to 4 hours before I struggled to breathe and that swapping 'reset' the time that my mask would work for. Give it a try
Good advice, Richard Brown. I'm sure once it cools down, it will probably easier as well. The midwest is in the middle of a heat wave.
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We've refused so many people into our shop for stuff like this. One tried to come in with a mask that had a hole cut out in the middle. Then they got super pissed and confused as to why we were denying them service. We told them fine, they can come in but we were going to charge a $1000 covidiot charge. They spit on our door and left
...a $1000 covidiot charge... I like that very much, every shop should offer this - mask or $1000 (or more) charge for "No Mask Shopping" :)
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Today starts mandatory masks in my city. You MUST a wear a mask in public. I went to the grocery as soon as they opened this morning and there was someone at the door making sure everyone was wearing a mask. I, of course, had mine on and walked in, but the person behind me threw a FIT about wearing one. She was told to put one on or leave. She finally took the disposable mask and put it on, but once inside the store, she took it off again. When she was told by a worker to put it back on, she threw another fit. She was escorted out of the store.
Good for the store for backing up their rule!
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So it's just idiots buying useless stuff because they can't be bothered to do their part in fighting a pandemic. I think we shouldn't have made such a fuss about Trump advocating ingesting disinfectants but instead applaud him for his miracle solution. A lot of these morons would have kicked the bucket by now....
Even with the virus spreading and with the numbers being the highest in the world, some people don't get it. Sadly if we had applauded the Trump miracle solution folks would have actually tried it. It may not be too late. Dr. Trump disagreed with Dr. Fauci the other day regarding the virus progression so we know his audience will now believe him over everyone else, even the actual identified experts.
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The post by "Neru" said it perfectly, people all over the world wear masks every day and have been long before this virus. These people crying that they can't breath just don't want to be forced to do something they don't want to do, so they think of the easiest excuse why they shouldn't have to wear one.
Why do so many stupid people argue that they can't breathe with the mask on!? I am so tired of people who think they are better than others and hurt/kill other people with their stubbornness and stupidity.
I have a very hard time breathing because of claustrophobia, not stupidity. However, I do understand the importance of it and still wear one.
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These same people would throw a fit if you asked them to go into a coal mine without 100 times as much protection for their *lungs*. THat's what makes me want to start screaming. And show them what "can't breathe" looks like. Go get a 50-pound bag of anything and lie on your back, and set the bag on your chest. NOW you know what it's like to have trouble breathing... Fabric mask that actually provides protection at filtering out particles, no.
Note: Most fabric masks online do not filter out SMALL particles like viruses. Pollen, dust, etc., yes. Viruses, not so much. But they still offer SOME protection, which is better than DEAD.
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This is dangerous and ridiculous. It is over 100 degrees outside. If I can wear a mask, you can too. Suck it up. Americans have rights of freedom, but those rights do not apply when they infringe on someone else's rights. Not only has common sense died, so has common decency.
Everytime I read something about people refusing to wear a mask or that they are wearing inappropriate masks, it makes me want to cry. My father is a kidney transplant patient and he nearly died from a virus. He spent 41 days in the hospital because of this. The first couple of weeks, he was in the ICU. My father just celebrated his 64th birthday. I don't want to have to see him waste away and die from Covid just because a few people don't want to wear a mask. I am begging everyone who reads this to please stop fighting over this issue and just do your part to help this illness go away. It will go away a lot faster if we have more cooperation. My dad is a great guy and it would kill my family and I to see him die in a lot of pain.
If people have trouble breathing with a mask on then they will thorougly enjoy breathing through a tube if they get sick
I live in small town USA, I also wear a mask when I am out and around people. We have recently been mandated to wear them yet I see maybe 10% of people wearing them, even stores with signs up stating mask must be worn are still letting them in without one.
Yes, that is a problem. If stores would just hold fast, and not allow people in, then they would start understanding that their tantrums won't get them anywhere.
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Where I work you have to have a mask on to come in. You have to wear it the whole way through. But so many people despite being told when they schedule they exam and again when we call to confirm their appointment get a big attitude about it. Just today I had a guy who kept pulling his mask away from his face, when I asked him to stop pulling it away from his face so it could do its job he told me he was allergic. I'm still not clear what he was saying he was allergic to. Asked him if he had his own then, he could wear that instead- at which point he said he just didn't want sh** on his face. I ended up getting my manager to finish his preliminary tests, and surprisingly he didn't die from wearing his mask through the rest of the tests. I'm really hating people right now. Just be decent for the little bit you're out of your house or STAY HOME. It's that easy. Stop acting like an asshat.
Why is everyone getting so pissy about wearing a mask gotta look on the brightside i dont have to worry about stuff in my teeth or putting on lipstick i can eat garlic and onions whenever i want without knocking people out with my breath the silver lining is everywhere lol stay positive its good for your health ; )
I have a double layered reusable fabric mask that I wear to work to protect others from my exhalations, sneezes and coughs. I may not currently carry the COVID virus, but no one wants my germs flying at them... and I don't want theirs either. The mask I wear is fine for breathing normally- if I were to get 'out of breath' and need to breathe more deeply, I would remove myself from the enclosed space surrounded by others and breathe freely without a mask outdoors. This is very educational and debunks the myths that masks are not effective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=23&v=0Tp0zB904Mc&feature=emb_logo [stolen from another post]
Haha so humorous to infect and possibly kill others, hardy har har. Ugh.
What I don't understand is why people are tripping about measure that are intended to save their lives, their families' lives and others around them. They don't complain about having to wear shoes, shirts and seatbelts so what is the problem with legitimate masks? You would think people are being asked to wear chastity belts. If that was the case I would understand. If medical professionals can wear masks all day why performing rounds or while they perform all types of lengthy procedures why can't these covidiots wear a legitimate mask for 30 minutes? With the amount of asymptomatic carriers out there you would think one would want to take precautions against the unknown instead of crying about freedoms and constitutional rights. Furthermore quit they need to quit going to businesses that require a mask and bitching when told no entry without one. Those are their rules and they are private businesses that can refuse service should they choose. So they should just wear a mask or stay home. If those people don't wear a mask or wear these garbage mesh masks then they shouldn't go crying to hospitals if they end up with COVID 19 due to their own ignorance, however they will likely infect those around them.
Know what didn't help this whole thing? In the beginning CDC said DON'T wear a mask because it wasn't effective (possibly to keep healthcare workers from having shortages?) Yes, people should wear masks, but I should wish we started this way from the beginning with no mixed messages. Not to mention a President who doesn't wear one...
@Shamiran Y. I barely ever call people out. You are an exception, and I feel the need to express my feelings, especially since I just added the thirty-second downvote. So you’re saying people should endanger others’ lives just “to express their right to CHOOSE?” It’s infuriating how idiotic that makes you sound! That’s like saying you carry a gun around at school as a student just because you have a choice whether or not to follow the rules!
Is everyone covering their eyes too? Because that is another point of entry for the virus. If not, what good is wearing the mask (for your own protection at least)?
So how's this for you? While reading through the comments about these masks, I look to my right and see an ad for mesh face masks. Right here on BP.
Those stupid mesh masks should only be for wearing over another mask to make it look better. Not to have people become rebellious at store and spreading their germs, coronavirus, respiratory droplets all over. If we wore masks during flu seasons, people wouldn't be getting sick or getting colds as often as they do.
I wear a damn mask 8.5 hours a day at work. I'm so tired of people whining and arguing about wearing one while being in a store for a short while.
It is all very well wearing these masks for safety I understand that completely but they do make life a bit difficult for the deaf. To chat to my friend is difficult we don't all know enough sign language to have a conversation so she has to rely on lip reading. I hope somehow they can make a viable way to accommodate this. Maybe they have and I have just not discovered it yet. At least here in England we don't have to wear them all the time.
I am so disgusted with the people that automatically assume that people who are not wearing a mask are just a******s that don't care if they kill people. I cannot have anything over my face as a result of PTSD from a sexual assault. So I go out only when absolutely needed, I go at off peak times to minimize the number of people I encounter, stay six feet away and take a shower/throw clothes in washer when I come home. Have some compassion for people, screaming at people, calling them Karens, trashing people online does nothing to make the situation better.
Sadly, There is no cure for stupid, and sometimes, nature better have it's way with them...
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Well I wasn't replying to you, Lara. I was replying to Anne. Please get your undies out of a wad.
I see some future Darwin Award winners among anyone dumb enough to A) make these stupid things and wear them (their spelling sucks too..) and b) buy these and think it will stop them from getting sick. I pity any child whose parents won't let them wear one or make them wear one of these dumbass things..
If you wear glasses, tit-tape the top edge of your mask to your face. Catch the virus + Stop the fog. If you really have trouble with a mask, try a full-face trasparent visor. It will catch coughs and sneezes, and some people find it less claustropobic. Transparent plastic windows (not mesh) can be sewn into reusable masks for people who regularly interact with lipreaders.
*AKA fashion tape by those who've never taped their top to their breasts to prevent a wardrobe malfunction.
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The problem is not that they risk getting sick themselves, but that they will probably infect countless other people, including elderly / vulnerable relatives and neighbours. It's beyond selfish.
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Wait- you people expected a global pandemic to be a cakewalk? You're upset cause you're a little challenged? God forbid you be forced to do the right thing! This pandemic and the BLM protests are shining the light on people in their true colours. This is a dog eat dog world dressed up with bows and ribbons. This is an UGLY world. This is a world where we ignore the starving and suffering and glorify the self-obsessed. Do you truly believe the facade? We make it very easy to believe the facade. But the illusion of paradise is fading. Behind closed doors there dwells evil. There are so many smoke screens you're swallowed by smoke. But your TV screens are bright and promise you clarity. They comfort you. 'This is just how things are. This is how things need to be. Big Daddy will tell you what to do. He'll take care of it for you. The worlds a scary place and he will protect you from evil. Don't move. Be quiet. Look where I point. Put on this blindfold to save your eyes from ugliness...
' . But did you realise? Evil was not born here. It was bred. And it's breeding still. All the time. Do you see it? 50% of the worlds wealth is possessed by eight singular men. Eight. Count on your hands. You'll have room to spare. There is enough on this planet for all. No one need suffer. When you complain about wearing your mask do you realise you wear a blindfold?
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You people do know that those cute little cloth masks and the like are as about as effective as a mesh one. As you all so often say, the more you know.
Well, I work in a grocery store, only wear a mask in that building. I don't take any special precautions, just normal. I haven't gotten it and it's just flying everywhere supposedly. Nobody I know has had it. It's been ravaging the world for what, 8 months ? Shouldn't I be dead by now ? Idiots don't realize that their own masks are as effective as a mesh one. Smdh.
Why, as a medical research scientist, do you work in a grocery store? Does this not interfere with your important work of killing the virus once and for all?
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WTH is wrong with all these people throwing hissy fits over s**t you see on etsy? Some social justice warriorship has somehow taken over the ordinary angst ridden moron who seem to believe they are super heroes by reporting items sold on etsy! hahahah And the best part is how they get so wildly annoyed and bent because people arent listening to them. Yes, I wear a mask but you Marsha Masker arent going to talk to me about it nor tell me anything about it. Just f*****g stay 6 feet away from me and mind your own business.
In that case, they can wear these OVER an actual mask. ♡
Load More Replies... Dear God, I can't believe you still have this kind of misinformation, 6 months into the virus and still...
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Surgical or cloth masks protect others from you, not you from others. But, the point is, if EVERYBODY wears a mask, EVERYBODY is protected.
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Your opinion does not disprove scientific facts, though. You might feel entitled enough to state based on your 3 second facebook research to state this; nevertheless, qualified scientists that dedicate their life to research are all in concensus that masks significantly lower the risk of spreading disease, IF worn correctly... look up Vietnam, they got rid of the virus first by wearing masks and cleaning their hands. All European countries that made it compulsory to wear a mask have their COVID numbers under controll... anyway, I hope if you ever have to undergo surgery, you'll be ballsy enough to tell your surgeons and other medical staff not to waste any masks and gloves on you since MaSkS DoNt WoRk AnYwAy...
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...right, and the world is flat. Keep waving your american flag of ignorance
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This is the problem, individual thinking. It's all about me. Can't wrap your head around the fact that you also come in contact with other people and may unknowingly spread the virus around, which may kill one of those people you spread it to.
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All studies have shown that even homemade cloth masks reduce droplets and aerosols dramatically. So even if not completely safe, it's far better than nothing or mesh!
Load More Replies... WTH is wrong with all these people throwing hissy fits about having to wear a mask??? Are they that entitled, spoiled, and uncaring for the well-being of the community? Where I live (Barcelona), I don't see any of these complaints, and the mask definitely sucks when wearing glasses + being in the middle of a heat wave. I get that part. But come on, it's just an inconvenience, nothing more.
I live with my parents. My dad was a hardcore, anti-mask, COVIDIOT. He was more concerned about the violations of his constitutional right than the health and safety of his high risk child (me). But, his attitude completely changed over the past weekend and now he's pro/CDC guidelines..He was sick last week with COVID like symptoms. He refused to see a doctor and get tested because he was adamant it was just the flu. On Monday, I started feeling the same symptoms of whatever was infecting my dad and I went downhill quickly. That's when reality kicked in for him. He finally understood the importance of adhering to the CDC guidelines. He's admitted he didn't wash his hands religiously, wear his mask at all time in public , or didn't use a mask filter. Since he's the only one who leaves the house, he's the only person I could have gotten infected from. He's says he feels like a guilty a*****e for believing s**t he read on the internet. I tell him he should.
My advice to anyone who struggles to breathe through a mask after a while is to carry 2 or 3 spares. When breathing starts to be a bit difficult, swap your mask for a fresh one! Water vapour in your breath builds up in the mask slowly reducing the airflow. I always carry 3 masks with me. It took me a while to work this out because I wanted to go out but struggled with a mask due to my health, so I looked up information and tried some tests out at home and worked out for me I can use a mask for about 3 to 4 hours before I struggled to breathe and that swapping 'reset' the time that my mask would work for. Give it a try
Good advice, Richard Brown. I'm sure once it cools down, it will probably easier as well. The midwest is in the middle of a heat wave.
Load More Replies... We've refused so many people into our shop for stuff like this. One tried to come in with a mask that had a hole cut out in the middle. Then they got super pissed and confused as to why we were denying them service. We told them fine, they can come in but we were going to charge a $1000 covidiot charge. They spit on our door and left
...a $1000 covidiot charge... I like that very much, every shop should offer this - mask or $1000 (or more) charge for "No Mask Shopping" :)
Load More Replies... Today starts mandatory masks in my city. You MUST a wear a mask in public. I went to the grocery as soon as they opened this morning and there was someone at the door making sure everyone was wearing a mask. I, of course, had mine on and walked in, but the person behind me threw a FIT about wearing one. She was told to put one on or leave. She finally took the disposable mask and put it on, but once inside the store, she took it off again. When she was told by a worker to put it back on, she threw another fit. She was escorted out of the store.
Good for the store for backing up their rule!
Load More Replies... So it's just idiots buying useless stuff because they can't be bothered to do their part in fighting a pandemic. I think we shouldn't have made such a fuss about Trump advocating ingesting disinfectants but instead applaud him for his miracle solution. A lot of these morons would have kicked the bucket by now....
Even with the virus spreading and with the numbers being the highest in the world, some people don't get it. Sadly if we had applauded the Trump miracle solution folks would have actually tried it. It may not be too late. Dr. Trump disagreed with Dr. Fauci the other day regarding the virus progression so we know his audience will now believe him over everyone else, even the actual identified experts.
Load More Replies... The post by "Neru" said it perfectly, people all over the world wear masks every day and have been long before this virus. These people crying that they can't breath just don't want to be forced to do something they don't want to do, so they think of the easiest excuse why they shouldn't have to wear one.
Why do so many stupid people argue that they can't breathe with the mask on!? I am so tired of people who think they are better than others and hurt/kill other people with their stubbornness and stupidity.
I have a very hard time breathing because of claustrophobia, not stupidity. However, I do understand the importance of it and still wear one.
Load More Replies... These same people would throw a fit if you asked them to go into a coal mine without 100 times as much protection for their *lungs*. THat's what makes me want to start screaming. And show them what "can't breathe" looks like. Go get a 50-pound bag of anything and lie on your back, and set the bag on your chest. NOW you know what it's like to have trouble breathing... Fabric mask that actually provides protection at filtering out particles, no.
Note: Most fabric masks online do not filter out SMALL particles like viruses. Pollen, dust, etc., yes. Viruses, not so much. But they still offer SOME protection, which is better than DEAD.
Load More Replies... This is dangerous and ridiculous. It is over 100 degrees outside. If I can wear a mask, you can too. Suck it up. Americans have rights of freedom, but those rights do not apply when they infringe on someone else's rights. Not only has common sense died, so has common decency.
Everytime I read something about people refusing to wear a mask or that they are wearing inappropriate masks, it makes me want to cry. My father is a kidney transplant patient and he nearly died from a virus. He spent 41 days in the hospital because of this. The first couple of weeks, he was in the ICU. My father just celebrated his 64th birthday. I don't want to have to see him waste away and die from Covid just because a few people don't want to wear a mask. I am begging everyone who reads this to please stop fighting over this issue and just do your part to help this illness go away. It will go away a lot faster if we have more cooperation. My dad is a great guy and it would kill my family and I to see him die in a lot of pain.
If people have trouble breathing with a mask on then they will thorougly enjoy breathing through a tube if they get sick
I live in small town USA, I also wear a mask when I am out and around people. We have recently been mandated to wear them yet I see maybe 10% of people wearing them, even stores with signs up stating mask must be worn are still letting them in without one.
Yes, that is a problem. If stores would just hold fast, and not allow people in, then they would start understanding that their tantrums won't get them anywhere.
Load More Replies... Where I work you have to have a mask on to come in. You have to wear it the whole way through. But so many people despite being told when they schedule they exam and again when we call to confirm their appointment get a big attitude about it. Just today I had a guy who kept pulling his mask away from his face, when I asked him to stop pulling it away from his face so it could do its job he told me he was allergic. I'm still not clear what he was saying he was allergic to. Asked him if he had his own then, he could wear that instead- at which point he said he just didn't want sh** on his face. I ended up getting my manager to finish his preliminary tests, and surprisingly he didn't die from wearing his mask through the rest of the tests. I'm really hating people right now. Just be decent for the little bit you're out of your house or STAY HOME. It's that easy. Stop acting like an asshat.
Why is everyone getting so pissy about wearing a mask gotta look on the brightside i dont have to worry about stuff in my teeth or putting on lipstick i can eat garlic and onions whenever i want without knocking people out with my breath the silver lining is everywhere lol stay positive its good for your health ; )
I have a double layered reusable fabric mask that I wear to work to protect others from my exhalations, sneezes and coughs. I may not currently carry the COVID virus, but no one wants my germs flying at them... and I don't want theirs either. The mask I wear is fine for breathing normally- if I were to get 'out of breath' and need to breathe more deeply, I would remove myself from the enclosed space surrounded by others and breathe freely without a mask outdoors. This is very educational and debunks the myths that masks are not effective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=23&v=0Tp0zB904Mc&feature=emb_logo [stolen from another post]
Haha so humorous to infect and possibly kill others, hardy har har. Ugh.
What I don't understand is why people are tripping about measure that are intended to save their lives, their families' lives and others around them. They don't complain about having to wear shoes, shirts and seatbelts so what is the problem with legitimate masks? You would think people are being asked to wear chastity belts. If that was the case I would understand. If medical professionals can wear masks all day why performing rounds or while they perform all types of lengthy procedures why can't these covidiots wear a legitimate mask for 30 minutes? With the amount of asymptomatic carriers out there you would think one would want to take precautions against the unknown instead of crying about freedoms and constitutional rights. Furthermore quit they need to quit going to businesses that require a mask and bitching when told no entry without one. Those are their rules and they are private businesses that can refuse service should they choose. So they should just wear a mask or stay home. If those people don't wear a mask or wear these garbage mesh masks then they shouldn't go crying to hospitals if they end up with COVID 19 due to their own ignorance, however they will likely infect those around them.
Know what didn't help this whole thing? In the beginning CDC said DON'T wear a mask because it wasn't effective (possibly to keep healthcare workers from having shortages?) Yes, people should wear masks, but I should wish we started this way from the beginning with no mixed messages. Not to mention a President who doesn't wear one...
@Shamiran Y. I barely ever call people out. You are an exception, and I feel the need to express my feelings, especially since I just added the thirty-second downvote. So you’re saying people should endanger others’ lives just “to express their right to CHOOSE?” It’s infuriating how idiotic that makes you sound! That’s like saying you carry a gun around at school as a student just because you have a choice whether or not to follow the rules!
Is everyone covering their eyes too? Because that is another point of entry for the virus. If not, what good is wearing the mask (for your own protection at least)?
So how's this for you? While reading through the comments about these masks, I look to my right and see an ad for mesh face masks. Right here on BP.
Those stupid mesh masks should only be for wearing over another mask to make it look better. Not to have people become rebellious at store and spreading their germs, coronavirus, respiratory droplets all over. If we wore masks during flu seasons, people wouldn't be getting sick or getting colds as often as they do.
I wear a damn mask 8.5 hours a day at work. I'm so tired of people whining and arguing about wearing one while being in a store for a short while.
It is all very well wearing these masks for safety I understand that completely but they do make life a bit difficult for the deaf. To chat to my friend is difficult we don't all know enough sign language to have a conversation so she has to rely on lip reading. I hope somehow they can make a viable way to accommodate this. Maybe they have and I have just not discovered it yet. At least here in England we don't have to wear them all the time.
I am so disgusted with the people that automatically assume that people who are not wearing a mask are just a******s that don't care if they kill people. I cannot have anything over my face as a result of PTSD from a sexual assault. So I go out only when absolutely needed, I go at off peak times to minimize the number of people I encounter, stay six feet away and take a shower/throw clothes in washer when I come home. Have some compassion for people, screaming at people, calling them Karens, trashing people online does nothing to make the situation better.
Sadly, There is no cure for stupid, and sometimes, nature better have it's way with them...
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Well I wasn't replying to you, Lara. I was replying to Anne. Please get your undies out of a wad.
I see some future Darwin Award winners among anyone dumb enough to A) make these stupid things and wear them (their spelling sucks too..) and b) buy these and think it will stop them from getting sick. I pity any child whose parents won't let them wear one or make them wear one of these dumbass things..
If you wear glasses, tit-tape the top edge of your mask to your face. Catch the virus + Stop the fog. If you really have trouble with a mask, try a full-face trasparent visor. It will catch coughs and sneezes, and some people find it less claustropobic. Transparent plastic windows (not mesh) can be sewn into reusable masks for people who regularly interact with lipreaders.
*AKA fashion tape by those who've never taped their top to their breasts to prevent a wardrobe malfunction.
Load More Replies... The problem is not that they risk getting sick themselves, but that they will probably infect countless other people, including elderly / vulnerable relatives and neighbours. It's beyond selfish.
Load More Replies... Wait- you people expected a global pandemic to be a cakewalk? You're upset cause you're a little challenged? God forbid you be forced to do the right thing! This pandemic and the BLM protests are shining the light on people in their true colours. This is a dog eat dog world dressed up with bows and ribbons. This is an UGLY world. This is a world where we ignore the starving and suffering and glorify the self-obsessed. Do you truly believe the facade? We make it very easy to believe the facade. But the illusion of paradise is fading. Behind closed doors there dwells evil. There are so many smoke screens you're swallowed by smoke. But your TV screens are bright and promise you clarity. They comfort you. 'This is just how things are. This is how things need to be. Big Daddy will tell you what to do. He'll take care of it for you. The worlds a scary place and he will protect you from evil. Don't move. Be quiet. Look where I point. Put on this blindfold to save your eyes from ugliness...
' . But did you realise? Evil was not born here. It was bred. And it's breeding still. All the time. Do you see it? 50% of the worlds wealth is possessed by eight singular men. Eight. Count on your hands. You'll have room to spare. There is enough on this planet for all. No one need suffer. When you complain about wearing your mask do you realise you wear a blindfold?
Load More Replies... You people do know that those cute little cloth masks and the like are as about as effective as a mesh one. As you all so often say, the more you know.
Well, I work in a grocery store, only wear a mask in that building. I don't take any special precautions, just normal. I haven't gotten it and it's just flying everywhere supposedly. Nobody I know has had it. It's been ravaging the world for what, 8 months ? Shouldn't I be dead by now ? Idiots don't realize that their own masks are as effective as a mesh one. Smdh.
Why, as a medical research scientist, do you work in a grocery store? Does this not interfere with your important work of killing the virus once and for all?
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WTH is wrong with all these people throwing hissy fits over s**t you see on etsy? Some social justice warriorship has somehow taken over the ordinary angst ridden moron who seem to believe they are super heroes by reporting items sold on etsy! hahahah And the best part is how they get so wildly annoyed and bent because people arent listening to them. Yes, I wear a mask but you Marsha Masker arent going to talk to me about it nor tell me anything about it. Just f*****g stay 6 feet away from me and mind your own business.
In that case, they can wear these OVER an actual mask. ♡
Load More Replies... Dear God, I can't believe you still have this kind of misinformation, 6 months into the virus and still...
Load More Replies... Surgical or cloth masks protect others from you, not you from others. But, the point is, if EVERYBODY wears a mask, EVERYBODY is protected.
Load More Replies... Your opinion does not disprove scientific facts, though. You might feel entitled enough to state based on your 3 second facebook research to state this; nevertheless, qualified scientists that dedicate their life to research are all in concensus that masks significantly lower the risk of spreading disease, IF worn correctly... look up Vietnam, they got rid of the virus first by wearing masks and cleaning their hands. All European countries that made it compulsory to wear a mask have their COVID numbers under controll... anyway, I hope if you ever have to undergo surgery, you'll be ballsy enough to tell your surgeons and other medical staff not to waste any masks and gloves on you since MaSkS DoNt WoRk AnYwAy...
Load More Replies... ...right, and the world is flat. Keep waving your american flag of ignorance
Load More Replies... This is the problem, individual thinking. It's all about me. Can't wrap your head around the fact that you also come in contact with other people and may unknowingly spread the virus around, which may kill one of those people you spread it to.
Load More Replies... All studies have shown that even homemade cloth masks reduce droplets and aerosols dramatically. So even if not completely safe, it's far better than nothing or mesh!
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