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The most offensive idea I'm seeing here is that Americans are somehow too stupid to be trusted with masks because they can't put them on properly or will use th
by nicklaf 7y ago
The most offensive idea I'm seeing here is that Americans are somehow too stupid to be trusted with masks because they can't put them on properly or will use them as an excuse to ignore social distancing protocols.
I sincerely hope we don't dismiss the success of South Korea simply because of this kind of fatalistic presumption of ineptitude. If South Koreans can do it, Americans ought to be up to the challenge as well, no?
Of course, people clearly will need to be open to listening carefully to their government and to closely adhering to all aspects of transmission-limiting protocols, and be instructed in proper mask fitting. I could certainly imagine seeing a breakdown of that in America, of course, since we'd need people to trust in their government, and for their government to be competent and properly funded. Which are things we frankly aren't good at, apparently for deep-seated cultural reasons.
- dboreham 7y agoCan the "mask shaming" be worked around by wearing a bandanna or scarf over the top to hide it, or does that reduce its effectiveness?
- Loughla 7y agoIn my part of the US (midwest), you would be less likely to be shamed for wearing a mask, even before all this, than a bandanna. Subsequently, that's the first time I've ever typed bandanna, and I just found out I've been spelling it wrong my entire life in writing. I thought it had one 'n' at the end. Weird.
- mnw21cam 7y ago> The most offensive idea I'm seeing here is that Americans are somehow too stupid to be trusted with masks because they can't put them on properly... And yet when I watch the news on TV, I see multiple cases of people wandering around outside with a mask over their mouth but not their nose. Perhaps the news people should be pointing that out, and doing a "here's how to use a mask properly" section.
- nicklaf 7y ago> Perhaps the news people should be pointing that out, and doing a "here's how to use a mask properly" section. No doubt. We definitely have got a long way to go toward educating the public if mask-wearing is ever going to be a part of slowing down this pandemic.
- some_random 7y agoIs it possible that the business model of 24-hour news is to misinform people by highlighting exceptional cases and portraying them as normal in order to drive views? No, it must be that the public are all dumb-dumbs.