MASKS & BEARDS

As we begin the second phase of continuing to spread the virus, I'm surprised more companies have not begun selling masks in full force.  So far, we have the home made ones from March, the white masks given out by cops at Gantry State Park now with sharpie doodles so it doesn't look like we have diapers on our faces,  and I just ordered some Hunter High School masks to support the PTA.  

People are obviously dying due to a virus but yet, some refuse to wear masks in public...like the Asshole squatting in the White House.  Are they so vein that covering half of their faces makes them feel oppressed? I would rather see less of these people's faces.   There are historical, cultural presidents of face covering and most all of them involve hiding women, so it's about time these people of privilege start covering their faces as they sip tropical drinks through their plastic straws.  Western countries have tried and some have succeeded in banning face coverings, citing women's rights as a disguise for xenophobia. 

Hiro read a book titled "The Breadwinner" in fifth grade, and we just watched an animated film based on it.  The story takes place in Afghanistan during the Taliban rule where women had to be covered and could not leave the house without a male relative escort.  The 11 year old protagonist named Pavarna cuts her hair and disguises herself as a boy so she can work to save her family.  Ironically, the veil that hides her from the Taliban is the absence of long hair and putting on the mask of confidence of a boy.   Men also had to follow strict facial covering laws, and were required to grow beards of a certain length, and if they did not abide by these rules, could be punished harshly. So if any women wanted to go out, they needed to be escorted by a bearded male.  It's also sad to note another parallel I read about a few weeks back, where an adult black man felt that he needed the accompaniment of his toddler daughter to safely walk around in his neighborhood. 

I wonder if this is where the term "beard" for the person who is used to cover up a person's identity- came from?  As in:  the woman was a beard for her gay friend when they went to his parent's house, to disguise his sexual orientation....makes you wonder about these connections.

So what's your preference these days?????

Different face covering types and reasons for them:

Surgical mask- obviously for spreading airborne droplets of disease.

Niqab & Burka- for religious modesty

Cowboys bandanas- for protection from dust and sun

Wedding Veils-  for modesty and obedience, and a way to" hide the prize" for arranged marriages

Litham- in Africa, males wear these to protect from dust and sun.

Sehra- male wedding headdress made from flower or beads.

Isn't this one just beautiful? Apparently it is made of fresh jasmine.  I'd like to see Trump's face covered with this.