Feminism: chat
Face masks - the new smile love
PTW1234 · 12/07/2021 21:49
So it’s started already. Men telling me to take my face mask off because I will look prettier.
I am dreading 19th July it will be 1000x worse, it’s become the new “smile love”. I won’t get my double vaccination until the end of July due to my age (33) so I won’t be going unmasked until at least mid August, and if not further depending on cases.
I have been outside (I WFH) 4 times this week and each time I have had an unasked man telling me I should take my mask off. It’s fucking creepy and I wonder if there is anything we can do legally to make it stop
NiceGerbil · 12/07/2021 22:05
Really? I've but had this but I'm the age of invisibility so don't get this shit any more?
Nothing you can do legally.
What situations has it happened in- say the 4 you mention? Can try to help with strategy!
There are loads of masks with unfriendly things printed on them like the crazed grin ones. Maybe get one like that they might get the hint!
PTW1234 · 12/07/2021 22:28
Literally the only times it has happened is in my local shops buying things like food and bog roll!.
I am up north and my city is a hotspot (surprisingly) I am starting to get anxious about how many males are going to insist my face mask needs to be off once they are not legally enforced
NiceGerbil · 12/07/2021 22:58
This sort of thing I've seen
www.spiraldirect.com/accessories/rock-jaw-premium-cotton-fashion-mask-with-adjuster.htm?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3qeNn8Pe8QIVl4XVCh1aIANPEAQYAiABEgJO1_D_BwE
Although tbh they freak me out a bit and you don't want to scare anyone!
ContadoraExplorer · 12/07/2021 23:37
@Sparklfairy
😆 100% this if you can safely get away with it! Sadly the safety aspect, or lack thereof, probably goes hand in hand with the type of person you're dealing with though.
PurgatoryOfPotholes · 13/07/2021 01:52
I suggest the "No is a Complete Sentence" mask.
wildwomynworkshop.com/store/face-masks/no-is-a-complete-sentence-feminist-face-mask/
Or the Women Don't Owe You Sh*t mask
wildwomynworkshop.com/store/face-masks/women-dont-owe-you-sht-feminist-face-mask/
ErrolTheDragon · 13/07/2021 07:42
Or this one might blow their tiny minds
wildwomynworkshop.com/store/face-masks/remember-resist-do-not-comply-feminist-face-mask/
Whatabouttery · 13/07/2021 09:30
@WorkingItOutAsIGo
Took me a while to learn this.
In my tweens I just shrunk in on myself.
In my early twenties I talked back.
In my late twenties and early thirties I just ignored.
Then one day it stopped altogether. Or maybe I just don't notice the occasional incident because I've trained myself to ignore so effectively....
youkiddingme · 13/07/2021 17:55
Colin Brazier suggesting mask wearers are unsociable is not helpful.
twitter.com/GBNEWS/status/1414663452501630976
While there are some that take issue with this, others seem to feel that anyone continuing to wear a mask is some kind of threat.
Some of the comments: Masks are a sign that a lot of people have lost their f*cking minds.
Mask are like a small child’s comfort blanket. Take it away and they will scream
No. Anyone who does is an idiot. There are NO exceptions to this.
I find these attitudes really quite scary.
PTW1234 · 13/07/2021 22:42
Loving the idea of a pull down Velcro strap 
Although I did mean by pulling down face masks, that if these entitled men will feel the need to see my face so badly to comment on my appearance, a subset would probably attempt to pull it off.
I can see it happening, even more so if I ignore them (which I generally do when cat called / whistled at - apart from the fact I am usually in my own world and jump out of my skin!)
That twitter thread made my skin crawl.
You are exactly correct @ErrolTheDragon, giving unsolicited comments about peoples appearance is the most antisocial you can get.. oh the irony
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