Poll: Have you been ridiculed or harassed for wearing a mask?

[Mike 03]

If you have had an experience of being harassed for wearing a mask and want to share your story, or explain how you responded, please do!

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	I have not been ridiculed or harassed for wearing a mask
	25 (86%)
	I have been ridiculed or harassed and ignored it
	2 (7%)
	I have been ridiculed or harassed and responded
	2 (7%)
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[Iggo]

1. Ridiculed. I don't get harassed.

[Maxheader]

2. They can tell by looking at me..

That would not be wise. .

[tavernier]

3. No.

I live in a sane community.

[pecosbob]

4. I've had quite a few...but most see the Louisville Slugger behind the counter and don't press it

[dewsgirl]

5. K and R

[Polly Hennessey]

6. No.

My rural area in Northern California is doing just fine. Some wear masks, some don’t. Have not seen or heard of any mask harassment.

[Dem4Life1102]

7. No but

I have gotten some dirty looks from MAGA types on the street.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

8. Not yet.

I feel it’s coming based on sneers from non-wearers.

Edit: I’ve BARELY been out the last few weeks, though. If I was regularly dealing with other people, I bet it would’ve happened by now.

[Rae]

9. No. Almost everyone here is wearing them. nt

[MyNameGoesHere]

10. No but then again I use a baseball bat

To measure social distancing. If your withing my reach with a baseball bat extended you're too damn close.

[ornotna]

11. No

But I'm 6'2" and 240 pounds. Eventually some dumbass may, but it hasn't happened yet.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

17. You'd be pretty normal-sized around here.

I went to the Sugar Bowl to see Ohio State play Alabama a few years ago, and I felt like a giant compared to the Alabama fans. A large number of them had black hair too, which would also be unusual around here.

Edit: I was anticipating a bunch of “Big Bubbas”, but nope.

Edit #2: Well, this surprises me! Alabama supposedly has some of the tallest men in America, on average.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/10/06/americas-tallest-shortest-states/?outputType=amp

I had the same “giant” feeling when I went to some Reds games, so there’s probably “pockets” of differences around the country.

[ornotna]

20. For sure I'm no giant

But I do seem to be a little bigger than most on average around here (Florida). And by no means have I personally witnessed the type of behavior mentioned above to anyone else. Just figured it might be a slight deterrent.

[OAITW r.2.0]

12. When I started wearing a mask a few weeks ago, I did get some quizzical looks.

There were very few wearing masks around here at that time. I think they probably thought I had the virus...why else wear a mask? Now, there seem to be a lot more wearing masks, at least 50%, maybe more. Those that aren't don't seem to care.

[JenniferJuniper]

13. Yes,

by some dolt smoking a cigarette just outside the supermarket door.

I started wearing a mask in mid-March, sooner than most people. Guy laughed at me and said something along the lines of "afraid of the lettuce, Lone Ranger lady?"

Ignored him. But keep on smoking dude, wherever you are. We're in one of the deadliest states right now.

[2naSalit]

14. Looks of dismay

at the mask but I don't give a fuck about what other people think about my manner of protecting myself. They can make their own choices, I've made mine. If someone were so foolish as to try and tear a mask off my face, they will probably wake up in an ambulance or an ICU.

[dameatball]

15. Not as yet. But I have been pretty good at minimizing trips to public places so I'm not surprised.

[LisaL]

16. No, but I mostly stayed at home so didn't get many chances to wear my masks in public.

[leftyladyfrommo]

18. People here in KCMO north are all wearing them.

We have had 1 death in Clay county and no deaths in Platte Co. These people are taking this seriously.

[Dem2]

19. Some young fellow was ranting on about conspiracy stuff

...as he walked by me and a friend at the park. The person I was with was sitting ~10 feet from me. We had masks, though we didn't wear them 100% of the time due to the distances between people at the park. Fairly certain it was us he was talking about because he got all weird when we passed him and his girlfriend whilst walking on the walking path. 1st time I've seen any weird behavior Re: distancing and masks.

[NewJeffCT]

21. I went to the grocery store on the weekend

And everybody there save one person had a mask or face covering.

My area of Connecticut is pink/purple politically - when my town voted Obama in 2008, it was the first Democrat for president supported since I think LBJ in 1964. It swung back to Romney in 2012 and then Clinton in 2016.

[Rhiannon12866]

22. It probably depends on where you are. Here in New York, masks are required. n/t

[bluecollar2]

23. Not yet

But it's just a matter of time