Today I had my second run-in with a man claiming “a real man doesn’t wear a mask”. Last time it was “real men don’t live in fear, *homophobic slur*”. I have many thoughts about this type of reluctance to #WearAMask & how it’s contributing to the spiraling #COVID crisis (THREAD)
2/6 Now, first of all, I think the disgusting slur was related to the awesome blue floral design mask a friend made that looks great with a blue gingham shirt, AMIRIGHT @RepWeinstein? But I digress...
3/6 This type of macho male ego (pronounced #ToxicMasculinity) aversion to wearing masks is as pervasive as it is perplexing to me. If they aren’t explicitly barking this approach into people’s faces in anti-mask defiance then they have it written all over their face/posture.
4/6 But here’s the thing, I was raised to believe that “being a man” was protecting your family and community at all cost (see: WWII), not pandering to political manipulation, fringe conspiracy theories & whatever Glen from high school is posting on Facebook.
5/6 Now, I’ll leave discussion surrounding misogynistic definitions of “being a man” for another day (right, @arghavan_salles?) but this belief system and current behavior appear to be completely noncongruent. It’s 2020 in a damn nutshell and I think it’s a significant factor.
6/6 So if you’re not in the #medical field (or if you are & you find yourself inexplicably lost) please just trust the experts and #WearADamnMask. My favs for info are: @meganranney @ashishkjha @choo_ek @jeremyfaust @darakass @EricTopol @ScottGottliebMD & #Fauci -Fin-
In case you wonderful people missed the response buried in a reply above, here is @RepWeinstein rocking the same mask with his kids that @morvillomama made us. Now that’s manly! 
And can’t do that without posting my mug.
