I have never put on a mask since all this started. Ever. I live in a pretty conservative town in a blue state. Not a single store in town has ever hassled me much about masks. So yeah, getting told I wasn't welcome at a store over a mask was a bit of a shock. First time I've been "kicked out" ever.
Not gonna lie, it bothered way more than I thought it would. Haven't been able to stop replaying the incident in my head since. I had just been able to build up enough confidence knowing I could walk into any store without fear of being humiliated. That's gone now. How do you all manage this kinda stuff? I've written corporate a message, but I'm pretty sure I'll just get a canned response. This thing has got me BUMMED out, man. Like.. bad. Makes me want to never leave the house again.
Anyway, sorry for the weird post but I don't really have many friends or family to talk to about this stuff. Thanks for reading.
I treat it like a gun free zone sign. In Illinois I could get tagged if I carry concealed in a GFZ. If they have a sign it's that owners wish to have no guns there. I don't go in unless I have to, and then it's unarmed. Same with a mask. If there is a sign and I have to go in then I wear a mask. In my state I'd be doxxed, canceled, and made an example of in five seconds. The constitutionality of mask wearing and conceal carrying are not hills I'd want to die on