Dear selfish 'freedom loving' idiots who think masks are going to kill you and that's why you can't wear one in a store

[Phokus]

If this lady with respiratory issues that require an inhaler and medication can wear numerous types of masks that 'restrict breathing' without dying, then SO CAN YOU

https://twitter.com/x/status/1276974236674867200

Do these morons think surgeons and construction workers die due to wearing masks?

 

[JEDIYoda]

I have stated in other threads.....
That my pulmonologist says that my breathing is that of a 90 year old man! I take medicine and use 3 different inhalers a day! I always wear a mask when I go out! IMO it is just plain BS if you actually believe a mask keeps you from breathing! Thousands of nurses and doctors on a daily basis wear masks for upwards of 8 + hours straight with no ill effects!
There are weay to many pansy ass idiots out there,,,,

 

[Jaskalas]

Do these morons think surgeons and construction workers die due to wearing masks?

This video won't touch their fear of masks. They think it's the prolonged use over the course of a day that supposedly drops your O2 level.

 

[Phokus]

This video won't touch their fear of masks. They think it's the prolonged use over the course of a day that supposedly drops your O2 level.

She states she works as a bartender all day long and she wears a mask and she uses the pulse oximeter to test that she's ok.

 

[MomentsofSanity]

The people claiming that can’t wear masks are full of shit. It’s got nothing to do with health. They just don’t want to.

What’s really pathetic is the people coaching others to claim they don’t have to wear one due to the ADA and you can’t ask them why or stop them. that’s complete bullshit. A business with a clearly defined mask policy can absolutely tell you to piss off. There’s a provision in the ADA that’s called direct threat. The EEOC has declared the pandemic a direct threat which means wear your fucking masks if you want to go in.

I see people posting online these fake cards they’ve printed for themselves trying to say they don’t have to wear one. Which is true. They don’t. And a store doesn’t have to let you in. If there’s online ordering or curb side pick up guess what? That’s a reasonable accommodation.

 

[Muse]

The people claiming that can’t wear masks are full of shit. It’s got nothing to do with health. They just don’t want to.

whats really pathetic is the people coaching others to claim they don’t have to wear one due to the ADA and you can’t ask them why or stop them. that’s complete bullshit. A business with a clearly defined mask policy can absolutely tell you to piss off. There’s a provision in the ADA that’s called direct threat. The EEOC has declared the pandemic a direct threat which means wear your fucking masks if you want to go in.

I see people posting online these fake cards they’ve printed for themselves trying to say they don’t have to wear one. Which is true. They don’t. And a store doesn’t have to let you in. If there’s online ordering or curb side pick up guess what? That’s a reasonable accommodation.

Excuse me, what exactly is ADA? Americans with Disabilities Act?

 

[MomentsofSanity]

Excuse me, what exactly is ADA?

Americans with Disabilities Act sorry.

 

[MtnMan]

I have stage 2 emphysema , and a flight of stairs will wind me. I can and do wear a mask, no difference noted. I also have a pulse oximeter, and 93% is as good as my saturation level gets, with or without a mask.

Their condition that prevents them from wearing a mask is their room temperature IQ.

 

[eelw]

What medical disorders would prevent one from wearing a mask? But definitely none of these people looking to goto a bar or get their hair cut.

 

[Muse]

I've never been in a nail salon, the only bars I've been in for 30+ years have live music and they're all closed now around here. I have cut my own hair for 15 years or so. I have no desire to risk getting covid by going out to eat or get takeout. I was thinking of hiking today but instead turned toward a project to fix the shelves in the pantry. I have plenty to do here to keep me busy.

What medical disorders would prevent one from wearing a mask? But definitely none of these people looking to goto a bar or get their hair cut.

I can't imagine. I'd think that if you have a disorder that would make it detrimental to your health to wear a mask you'd be at risk if catching covid. On balance, I'd think, wearing some kind of mask is better for your health. It doesn't have to particularly restrict your breathing.

My N95 fits like a glove and I have no trouble getting the O2 I need or exhaling CO2.
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A man is a God in ruins. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

[Xcobra]

I just love how this is a big topic mostly only in the US. Let these idiots die. Morons.

 

[JEDIYoda]

also notice how those idiots can go off on a tangent and yell for several
minutes straight and not take s breath while they are yelling.....

 

[Muse]

also notice how those idiots can go off on a tangent and yell for several
minutes straight and not take s breath while they are yelling.....

A lot of people have short tempers these days. "Sanity is a full time job." Um, like 24/7.

For a while as a kid I had a temper... but I always knew it was an act! Even while I was throwing a fit. No, I was not destructive, just vocal IIRC.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

She states she works as a bartender all day long and she wears a mask and she uses the pulse oximeter to test that she's ok.

That's her. Unfortunately, there is a minority that suffers a form of claustrophobia which means they can't wear a mask. Those are the ones who deserve sympathy and sometimes accommodation has to be made by removing these folks to non-contact areas.

 

[Phokus]

That's her. Unfortunately, there is a minority that suffers a form of claustrophobia which means they can't wear a mask. Those are the ones who deserve sympathy and sometimes accommodation has to be made by removing these folks to non-contact areas.

I think it's safe to say that anyone who videotapes themselves screaming at poor grocery store clerks about "MUH RIGHTS" probably don't have a valid medical excuse. They're just asshole conservatives who want to do whatever the fuck they want.

 

[brycejones]

I just love how this is a big topic mostly only in the US. Let these idiots die. Morons.

If they could only harm themselves I would agree with you. Unfortunately that isn't the case.

 

[Greenman]

That's her. Unfortunately, there is a minority that suffers a form of claustrophobia which means they can't wear a mask. Those are the ones who deserve sympathy and sometimes accommodation has to be made by removing these folks to non-contact areas.

Depending on conditions masks can be very uncomfortable, and feel like they restrict breathing. That's generally due to the mask being moisture saturated.

 

[eelw]

Depending on conditions masks can be very uncomfortable, and feel like they restrict breathing. That's generally due to the mask being moisture saturated.

But the ones hiding under the guise of that fake “HIPPA” card don’t suffer from any condition. Well stupidity, but that’s another story. Should one really have medical condition that prevents them from wearing a mask, they’ll make accommodations. Find someone to shop for them. Talk to the store manager to see if they can shop in the senior hour at opening. But not these attention whores that think they can hide behind a fake medical card and post about it on social media.

 

[MtnMan]

Depending on conditions masks can be very uncomfortable, and feel like they restrict breathing. That's generally due to the mask being moisture saturated.

Being put on a fucking ventilator is also uncomfortable. suck it up buttercup

 

[Greenman]

Being put on a fucking ventilator is also uncomfortable. suck it up buttercup

Why the hostility? I was adding to Hayabusa riders comment. Try understanding the context and actual content before responding.

 

[MtnMan]

Why the hostility? I was adding to Hayabusa riders comment. Try understanding the context and actual content before responding.

My patience with stupid people (people who refuse to wear mask) has not worn thin, it is completely gone.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

I think it's safe to say that anyone who videotapes themselves screaming at poor grocery store clerks about "MUH RIGHTS" probably don't have a valid medical excuse. They're just asshole conservatives who want to do whatever the fuck they want.

I was speaking from a medical perspective, not from assholery. The one woman who screamed at the top of her lungs didn't have a serious breathing issue.

 

[Moonbeam]

That's her. Unfortunately, there is a minority that suffers a form of claustrophobia which means they can't wear a mask. Those are the ones who deserve sympathy and sometimes accommodation has to be made by removing these folks to non-contact areas.

As usual there is more than one side to this issue. We have people on one side who are egotistically outraged at being outed for their selfish unmasked piggishness and on the other people who are outraged that the those just mentioned are a genuine health risk. Throw in the political alignment stereotypically relevant and all of the other battleground issues associated with each side get added to the mix.

The result, of course can lead to magnified intolerance on both sides. It’s not a good time to have non political psychological issues about feeling smothered wearing a mask but since breathing is so intimately connected to survival I would bet irrational fears of strangulation would be rather common. It’s hard when your attitude toward masks is polarized and triggered, to have any sympathy left over for someone who may experience trauma related problems wearing them and suspicion is going to be quite natural.

Perhaps, though, in these early days of cultural adjustment to the necessities of wearing masks, those of us who can accommodate easily can temper our judgement of everyone of those who can’t.

Perhaps it might help to see that putting people down for not wearing masks enrages them because they actually already feel worthless and have a massive wall up to deny it just as those who won’t mask up for ego related issues are saying to people who do wear masks they are too worthless to deserve consideration.

Thanks, Trump, for making masks all about you. Thanks, Trump supporters for being conformist, cultish assholes. Thanks liberal for Trump derangement syndrome. Sorry to those who have real psychological issues with masks. Thanks Hayabusa Rider for reminding me to try to hang on to whatever I may have left of my humanity. Love you.

 

[Jhhnn]

That's her. Unfortunately, there is a minority that suffers a form of claustrophobia which means they can't wear a mask. Those are the ones who deserve sympathy and sometimes accommodation has to be made by removing these folks to non-contact areas.

If it's treatable, then therapy should be free & strongly encouraged.

 

[Stokely]

"Magnified intolerance" of people who won't wear masks? Sorry, there's no magnitude of intolerance too high. We should have the same intolerance for stuff like driving drunk and juggling butcher knives while walking down a crowded street. These people are assholes, that's the long and short of it. Their inconvenience trumps someone else's risk of getting ill.

There's not one logical reason to avoid wearing a mask. Just listen for a few minutes to any of those people rant. They sound reasonable and coming from a position of facts and science to anyone?

I don't give two shits if people want the freedom to off themselves. But the entire point is that this can and does affect people in the society you live in, so their right to be self-destructive ends there when it snares in the rest of us.

I wonder how many of these mask-phobia people there really are. My guess is: not a lot. And if that's the case, they should really be making it a priority to getting essentials like groceries delivered.