We just have to say no.
Ive been scared this whole time because i dont want to have services denied to me or have people yell at me. But im over this.
Ive decided that if im confronted, im just gonna say no. If they persist, ill say i feel suffocated and they make me cry. If they continue....im gonna cry....while looking them dead in the eye. I have this ability...it is genuine.
Then, the fantasy is everyone takes them off and we all clap.
In addition to "no" the other good back up is "I have a health condition" and walking away.
A creative one if you want to stir the waters is "I am not allowed to wear a mask when I conceal carry, thank you for your concern though".
Fake crying sounds very creative and I hope you let us know how it goes if / when you have to whip it out.
“I’m medically exempt” just leave it at that.
Who said the crying would be fake? ? Like, for reals, im over this. Its messing with me emotionally. Im a roller coaster. Anxiety through the roof, then totally calm and happy. Ive actively been working on my health and anxiety depression issues for years. The #1 thing to calm down? BREATHING. BIG, DEEP BREATHS. You can live for weeks without food...days without water....how long can you live without BREATHING. It’s my most favorite thing to do.
This nonsense is enough to drive us crazy and that is the point. I try to just focus on what I can control, and luckily my work thinks it is just as much nonsense as I do so I just avoid the big box stores and be sure to not wear my mask everywhere else I go.
I must be unapproachable to fellow customers because only my wife ever gets the comments that we are "killing everyone". However, managers and workers tend to pull their masks down when interacting with me which surprised me the first few times but helped to reinforce my principled peaceful protest.
A couple of times the commies have tried to tattle on us to workers and they just tell them there is nothing they can do and then they walk away. It is beyond indecent for people to treat you as if you are a biohazard for just existing when you show no symptoms of any illness.
It is time we stand up for ourselves and burn our muzzles!
I meant to say "it is a felony for me to wear a mask while concealed carrying".... gotta rile them up more if you are feeling frosty!