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Making men feel manly in masks is, unfortunately, a public-health challenge of our time

submitted by mememeyou to funny 4.3 yearsMar 13, 2021 23:40:41 ago (+6/-1)     (outline.com)

https://outline.com/zrE9pc

"The maddening aspect of #RealMenWearMasks isn’t the message but what’s behind it: We’ve reached the point of this polarized pandemic where our current plan for salvation is convincing certain recalcitrant men that wearing masks is the testosteroney thing to do.

Do you have an unmasked man in your life? You could,the article suggests, make sure he had some “tough” looking masks, perhaps with “camouflage” or “shark teeth.” Or, you could pull him in with a little “benevolent sexism,” i.e. encouraging him to think of mask-wearing as a “paternalistic” and “chivalrous” act — a way for the mask-wearer to think, “I’m being a hero.”"

But the messaging behind all of this is crap. It presents mask-wearing as something cool that men can individually do in order to be rugged heroes, deserving of accolades for their brave, manly choices."


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I read that CDC report but didnot see the specific 1.8% reduction number. Was it numerically stated or was it inferred/calculable based on available information in the report. If you can point it out specifically I would really appreciate it.