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Massachusetts lesbian bar faces boycott after lifting face mask rule
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If you are were a mask while not sick, you are delusional. It is hygiene theater. Unless it is a properly fitted N95 mask you are doing nothing than giving yourself false security. Having a venue specifically for the immuno-compromised is fine and all but if there are not enough of them to keep the business afloat, boycotting them wont change that. Maybe having specific events hosted at the bar would work better than expecting everyone at all times to cater to a specific demographic. Also the sorts of people that dont wash their hands and cover their mouths with their elbows while coughing dont care and infact actively try to negate the efforts of others.
Who said it's not a well-fitting N95? I don't mask for appearances. It's snug around my nose so my glasses stay clear.
As for the bar, there's obviously a large supportive community or they wouldn't be trying to get the bar to continue the ongoing protocol, or their boycott wouldn't threaten the bar's finances. Anyone trying to negate the efforts is gonna regret angering the lesbians.
Obviously it's not large enough, or the bar wouldn't be going under.
I'm sorry, this your idea of being supportive? Throwing a tantrum and threatening because you don't get your way is support.
N95's are considered the best but even a cloth mask is actually better than no mask. Don't make perfection the enemy of good.
Cloth masks protect others from you, they do next to nothing to protect you from others.
Effectiveness of cloth face masks to prevent viral spread: a meta-analysis