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       Mask Harassment - Incidents - How Often?
       By: Steve Date: August 6, 2023, 9:31 am
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       I recently experienced an incident where, while I was wearing a
       mask in public, someone walked past me and said, "It's over,
       dude," while continuing to walk away.
       Initially, given the situation that I was, I thought that the
       person was either on the phone or speaking with someone else as
       the area that I was in was crowded. However, within a moment or
       two, I realized that the comment was directed at myself and the
       implication was that 'the pandemic' was over and that I
       shouldn't be masking anymore.
       I have been fortunate that I have not had any adverse events
       concerning pandemic deniers, vaccine deniers or mask deniers.
       Thinking even now after three years of dealing with Covid-19,
       the worst that has happened to me was encountering a man who was
       walking amongst a crowd that I was in, telling people that the
       entire pandemic was not real and was a manufactured by the
       government.
       Therefore, I'd like to ask the message board at-large what their
       experiences have been. Have you ever been harassed about still
       wearing a mask in public (or ever, even during the times when it
       was "acceptable" to do so)? Were you harassed about getting any
       of the Covid-19 shots? Were you harassed when you acknowledged
       that the virus even existed or how you've changed your social
       behavior as a result?
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       Re: Mask Harassment - Incidents - How Often?
       By: Data Report Date: August 6, 2023, 10:31 am
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       I have had a few experiences where people have made rude
       comments or facial expressions about my mask. Most recently I
       was making a delivery to a dr's office and the person at the
       front desk said I did not need to mask anymore. I was got upset
       and explained covid and the pandemic is not over and that cases
       are again rising in our area. Other times it was random people
       walking pass me with angry looks or a dumb comment/fake cough.
       #Post#: 947--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Mask Harassment - Incidents - How Often?
       By: Data Report Date: August 6, 2023, 10:32 am
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       Gave this thread a boost on Twitter.
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       Re: Mask Harassment - Incidents - How Often?
       By: C Date: August 6, 2023, 11:36 am
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       I was harassed by my landlord a few weeks ago, while he was in
       my suite doing repairs.
       #Post#: 949--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Mask Harassment - Incidents - How Often?
       By: AntiCovid Date: August 6, 2023, 11:50 am
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       My husband and I had just arrived for a month long vacation in a
       condo this past April in Florida. On the first night, we head to
       the grocery store. We line up for the check out and the man in
       front of us turns around with a huge smirk on his face and
       attempts to tell us that masks don't work and that we're stupid
       sheep, etc. We just tell him to mind his business and get out of
       our face. The scary part is that he waited for us to exit the
       grocery store. He's there in his golf cart with the huge trump
       flag flying. He proceeds to still harass us as we load our
       groceries and then takes pictures of both of us and our car and
       license plate. My husband calls the police as I attempt to get a
       picture of him while he peels out of the parking lot. Scary when
       we are frail seniors and he's in his 40s. Not a nice way to
       start a vacation either.
       #Post#: 2196--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Mask Harassment - Incidents - How Often?
       By: Masked Man Date: September 4, 2024, 10:40 pm
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       Ive gotten harassed n person a lot and it’s like being
       discriminated against but also I’ve gotten harassed online for
       my views about masking. I actually got  censored .. that is my
       freedom of speech and views  were deleted …I had a Masked Man
       profile and I was communicating in comment section of YouTube
       and actually beginning to connect for the first time ever with
       others that share my view on masking then I got booted or banned
       from making any replies on YouTube. Some kid who plays video
       games posted two questions on their site to the public : “is the
       covid pandemic over” &Do you think Covid is over”? (a site not
       affiliated with DataReport)and I replied that the pandemic
       wasn’t over and that we should wear masks then I sent a couple
       videos of me doing everyday activities in my mask such as
       bicycling, martial arts, cleaning fresh farmers Market
       vegetables…. And I sent two comments about the ratio and math of
       how many people infect one another and the ratios involved and
       then I made a statement as to why I personally mask …  I guess
       I’m not allowed to post links to videos of me in my mask on
       YouTube comments section to inspire others to mask up. I’m not
       sure of the exact details but YouTube deleted my Masked Man
       profile and every single comment and concern I ever had
       expressed on YouTube sites concerning covid and the importance
       of masks was deleted by YouTube but my free speech remains
       intact at this forum. So YouTube deleted all my comments
       therefore encouraging yet more people to go recklessly spread
       disease by going maskless.
       What’s bad is even if I did violate some policy in YouTube they
       could have deleted what I did wrong instead of deleting every
       single intellectual productive conversation I ever had in the
       comments section on YouTube. I wasn’t even told exactly or
       precisely what I did wrong to have my Masked Man profile and
       every conversation totally deleted  by YouTube but I was accused
       of spamming someone when that someone initiated to the public a
       covid related question. I make no profit off of sharing ideas
       and all my views were from myself well intentioned and so I’m
       not a spammer.. just a guy who believes in masking and was
       sharing out of the kindness of my heart.
       Update: after a lengthy appeal You Tube did apologize for their
       mistake and put my Masked Man Channel back on utube
       Then,
       2nd update: then I kicked off again from you tube probably for
       making Masked Man Videos (soley to inspire the safety mask) For
       some reason unbeknownst to me You Tube viewers can't handle the
       Masked Man's Videos however a serious forum about the viruses
       and scientific data can handle my pro mask statements and
       suggestions ...all my Masked Man videos that are dedicated to
       inspire and support safety  mask users  can only be found here
       and are only tolerated and not banned here at this site
       dedicated to the latest scientific findings about viruses. My
       pro mask videos can be seen here  exclusively on this site in
       many of my posts.
       #Post#: 2200--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Mask Harassment - Incidents - How Often?
       By: Masked Man Date: September 4, 2024, 11:22 pm
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       Insofar as getting harassed in public … yeah big time for me and
       it’s kind of mutual I actually can’t stand being around the
       maskless anyway so I avoid maskless people like the plague.
       I never apologize for wearing my mask and I don’t ever ever try
       to attract the attention of the maskless.. the maskless are not
       my friends because they are not on the same level as me
       spiritually or realistically… the maskless are in denial
       according to me and it’s actually dangerous
       To be around the maskless…One thing i always keep in mind: the
       reason I wear a mask is because I believe the maskless are a
       threat to others and a threat to themselves because they carry
       diseases I don’t want to catch. That’s why I wear a mask..
       that’s why I also keep my distance from the maskless. …I just
       don’t like being around them. I stay in my own yard in relative
       privacy .. always staying busy avoiding people.. I take care of
       immunocompromised 76 year old but I chose to wear a mask anyway
       … i wear this mask not because I’m scared or weak.. I wear this
       mask because I understand how covid and like diseases in this
       day and age are spread and I wear this mask to keep what health
       I’ve got. I avoid neighbors and have no friends .. I chose that
       and I enjoy my lifestyle of relative solitude.. I choose this
       and this masked way of life makes sense to me. I wear a mask not
       out of fear but out of understanding chain reactions and cause
       and effect.. because I know what is going to happen to the
       maskless…I don’t try to socialize or fit in with the maskless
       because I simply don’t share their views.. it’s not in my best
       interest to discuss anything with the maskless.. our lives are
       on the line .. I consider the maskless as reckless carriers of
       disease .. i don’t do things in person. I consider myself too
       important and too intelligent to mingle with the maskless. I
       don’t lower myself to the maskless’s standards…  My time is too
       valuable.. I consider myself a man of letters so to speak .. I
       do everything online and with the written word .. I am satisfied
       simply sharing online insofar as fitting in socially. I am most
       comfortable living apart from the maskless. I am not hurting
       from my masked way of life .. I am much happier and more of a
       whole person now than before the pandemic even though I am a
       minority insofar as wearing the mask goes. You can’t please
       everybody.. I also haven’t caught a single airborne disease in
       four and a half years and that’s nothing to sneeze at.
       Successfully Avoiding and dodging Sickness and disease is genius
       if you ask me.. in this day and age I think it fair to say only
       the masked will survive.
       That being said, I am hoping and trying to build a network of
       masked friends and masked comrades .. I would think that as time
       continues this country will learn to accept masks like the mask
       is accepted more in other cultures and on other continents… I do
       believe the masked way of life will become more and more popular
       over time.
       In the meantime suit yourselves but my true opinion on the
       matter is maskless people are wrong and I’d avoid them like I’d
       avoid a disease .. if your worried about catching a disease and
       your wearing a mask I would avoid maskless people and I would
       avoid eye contact and especially  crowds as well .. avoid all
       confrontation because you are wearing a mask because you respect
       diseases in a real pandemic whereas the maskless truly don’t
       understand the danger even they are in.. maskless people  are
       dangerous as well as are all sick animals .. don’t kid
       yourselves about why you wear a mask. Don’t square up with
       fools.. you won’t win any arguments. Keep your head down and
       always be moving in a different direction .. don’t try to share
       turf or share your life with the maskless .. you have to get
       away from them .. the maskless aren’t thinking clearly to begin
       with on matters that are important to you and the maskless
       aren’t thinking about safety to begin with.. you’ve got to
       always move faster and further in a different direction  than
       the maskless are .. don’t play with a disease!
       By the way, I must say,I live a very happy productive
       intelligent loving musical life much happier now than in the
       unmasked prepandemic days :) my masked way of life has actually
       paid off and I am much happier now than I’ve ever been.
       For example Today I got a little thrill that actually made me
       sort of high the rest of the day.. I rode my Fuji 12 speed
       Royale (If I remember its from around 1982! All twelve speeds on
       it work and I just flew today climbing hill more than once and
       then like humming bird weaving to and of and zipping past cars
       through parking lots. It was so much fun, I felt like doing it
       again the rest of the day and got all sorts of weird things
       donelike shop vacuuming giant rubber boots full of spiders while
       daydreaming about my sweet ride!
       So that's what I did , I took another ride in the evening and
       did a few super fast big circles and figure eights on a giant
       Food Lion Parking lot ..then I zipped back home through traffic
       faster than cars just pumping those pedals. My mask on the whole
       time as usual. For some reason bicycled  and safety masks just
       work together for me. I feel safest out there in public in my
       mask While on a bicycle. Ive been riding bicycles all my life
       and on a bike I can always pedal away from crowds and avoid
       people . Any way Bicycling in my mask today triggered something
       in me and when that little high went away I slept and ate
       chocolate pie then slept again..I consider that a super
       productive day for me a fun safe good feeling bicycle ride in my
       mask ..lol :)
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