When should DC drop its school mask mandate?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Masks are made to make white people feel better about themselves. They love it when black and brown people have to wear gloves at restaurants to prevent them from touching their food or wearing a mask so we don’t have to see their faces.

We are nothing more than the “Help”.

Democrats and Republicans are lifting their mandates in their states. DC isn’t one, but Bowser will if she wants to get re-elected.

Can't tell if trolling or not. You're saying that white people, in the name of anti-racism, should not require Black and brown people who work in restaurants to wear masks? How does this relate to schools?

I hear this person’s frustration. I thinks what they are saying is that it’s already difficult getting noticed in a classroom, especially in places like Deal, Wilson, Banneker, Murch, etc.

This just adds an additional layer to the disconnect between rich white elites and anyone else who isn’t, especially when it comes to matters of race in the classroom. I do believe it’s an upper class problem, but the fact that the majority of the city isn’t who is in charge of the city makes it even more frustrating.

The law may not be intended to be racist, but it definitely smells of it.

I'm still lost. You are saying masking is racist, because it disproportionately hurts Black students getting noticed in the classroom? And masking in essence lets white people not have to see Black faces, and therefore makes white people happier?

You are “lost” because you are probably a privileged, upper middle class, white person for whom the pandemic has been a “nice break” when you spent “so much time connecting with your kids” or whatever. Stay in your bubble. It’s nice there.

Yeah I’m white but certainly the pandemic has been anything other than a “nice break.” But that doesn’t at all address the point, which I’m sure will be adores by the anti-maskers. Are you claiming that masking is racist?

[Anonymous]

Still can’t tell if the “masking is racist” person is trolling. Very possibly a conservative arguing with no merit, but attempting to silence the lefty maskers. Who knows.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Still can’t tell if the “masking is racist” person is trolling. Very possibly a conservative arguing with no merit, but attempting to silence the lefty maskers. Who knows.

Right wing trolls think if they use the same words as the left then it will convince people to their side - ie same thing about saying choice when it comes to medical issues except abortion. Smart people don’t buy it.

[Anonymous]

Not the "masking is racist" poster, but something I have seen mentioned:

Disproportionately it is less privileged, often nonwhite people who are subject to the burden of all day masking. Obviously there are exceptions (doctors, for example), but there are a lot of privileged people out there who are able to work from home but expect people to be masked if they pop into a grocery store. It's super easy to mask for a quick grocery run, but it's less easy for the worker who is there all day. Not saying the masking isn't appropriate -- just that the burden is disproportionate.

I think it's important to be aware of privilege when discussing pandemic precautions because they do not affect us all equally. It seemed to me that the "masking is racist" poster was referencing events and weddings with unmasked attendees and masked wait staff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not the "masking is racist" poster, but something I have seen mentioned:

Disproportionately it is less privileged, often nonwhite people who are subject to the burden of all day masking. Obviously there are exceptions (doctors, for example), but there are a lot of privileged people out there who are able to work from home but expect people to be masked if they pop into a grocery store. It's super easy to mask for a quick grocery run, but it's less easy for the worker who is there all day. Not saying the masking isn't appropriate -- just that the burden is disproportionate.

I think it's important to be aware of privilege when discussing pandemic precautions because they do not affect us all equally. It seemed to me that the "masking is racist" poster was referencing events and weddings with unmasked attendees and masked wait staff.

so along these lines, kids are disproportionately masking, compared to adults that work from home. And we should be aware of the privilege that work-from-home parents have when they declare that masking for children is no big deal.

[Anonymous]

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/16/cdc-wants-to-give-people-a-break-from-wearing-masks-as-pandemic-improves-director-says.html

Dr. Rochelle Walensky said the CDC is focusing more on Covid hospitalizations as the guide to whether public health measures should be lifted. Walensky said the CDC is reviewing its mask guidance and may soon issue an update. “ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reviewing its mask guidance, shifting its focus to Covid hospitalizations as a key measure of the severity of the outbreak and future guide for determining whether health safety protocols need to be tightened, according to the agency’s director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky.

“We must consider hospital capacity as an additional important barometer,” Walensky told the public during a White House Covid update Wednesday. “We want to give people a break from things like mask-wearing when these metrics are better, and then have the ability to reach for them again should things worsen,” she said.”

Finally!! I’ve had this mindset for quite some time now (basically since vaccines have been widely accessible. As a hardcore liberal, I think the push against this lately has been libs unwillingness to admit some GOP leaders were somewhat right. I’m not saying we should have been mask optional this whole time but certainly for vaccinated, especially once we say vaccinated people were still getting and and spreading it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/16/cdc-wants-to-give-people-a-break-from-wearing-masks-as-pandemic-improves-director-says.html

Dr. Rochelle Walensky said the CDC is focusing more on Covid hospitalizations as the guide to whether public health measures should be lifted. Walensky said the CDC is reviewing its mask guidance and may soon issue an update. “ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reviewing its mask guidance, shifting its focus to Covid hospitalizations as a key measure of the severity of the outbreak and future guide for determining whether health safety protocols need to be tightened, according to the agency’s director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky.

“We must consider hospital capacity as an additional important barometer,” Walensky told the public during a White House Covid update Wednesday. “We want to give people a break from things like mask-wearing when these metrics are better, and then have the ability to reach for them again should things worsen,” she said.”

Finally!! I’ve had this mindset for quite some time now (basically since vaccines have been widely accessible. As a hardcore liberal, I think the push against this lately has been libs unwillingness to admit some GOP leaders were somewhat right. I’m not saying we should have been mask optional this whole time but certainly for vaccinated, especially once we say vaccinated people were still getting and and spreading it.

It’s so rare that someone who identifies as liberal calls themself a “Lib”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/16/cdc-wants-to-give-people-a-break-from-wearing-masks-as-pandemic-improves-director-says.html

Dr. Rochelle Walensky said the CDC is focusing more on Covid hospitalizations as the guide to whether public health measures should be lifted. Walensky said the CDC is reviewing its mask guidance and may soon issue an update. “ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reviewing its mask guidance, shifting its focus to Covid hospitalizations as a key measure of the severity of the outbreak and future guide for determining whether health safety protocols need to be tightened, according to the agency’s director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky.

“We must consider hospital capacity as an additional important barometer,” Walensky told the public during a White House Covid update Wednesday. “We want to give people a break from things like mask-wearing when these metrics are better, and then have the ability to reach for them again should things worsen,” she said.”

Finally!! I’ve had this mindset for quite some time now (basically since vaccines have been widely accessible. As a hardcore liberal, I think the push against this lately has been libs unwillingness to admit some GOP leaders were somewhat right. I’m not saying we should have been mask optional this whole time but certainly for vaccinated, especially once we say vaccinated people were still getting and and spreading it.

It’s so rare that someone who identifies as liberal calls themself a “Lib”.

give it up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not the "masking is racist" poster, but something I have seen mentioned:

Disproportionately it is less privileged, often nonwhite people who are subject to the burden of all day masking. Obviously there are exceptions (doctors, for example), but there are a lot of privileged people out there who are able to work from home but expect people to be masked if they pop into a grocery store. It's super easy to mask for a quick grocery run, but it's less easy for the worker who is there all day. Not saying the masking isn't appropriate -- just that the burden is disproportionate.

I think it's important to be aware of privilege when discussing pandemic precautions because they do not affect us all equally. It seemed to me that the "masking is racist" poster was referencing events and weddings with unmasked attendees and masked wait staff.

so along these lines, kids are disproportionately masking, compared to adults that work from home. And we should be aware of the privilege that work-from-home parents have when they declare that masking for children is no big deal.

I could not agree more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/16/cdc-wants-to-give-people-a-break-from-wearing-masks-as-pandemic-improves-director-says.html

Dr. Rochelle Walensky said the CDC is focusing more on Covid hospitalizations as the guide to whether public health measures should be lifted. Walensky said the CDC is reviewing its mask guidance and may soon issue an update. “ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reviewing its mask guidance, shifting its focus to Covid hospitalizations as a key measure of the severity of the outbreak and future guide for determining whether health safety protocols need to be tightened, according to the agency’s director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky.

“We must consider hospital capacity as an additional important barometer,” Walensky told the public during a White House Covid update Wednesday. “We want to give people a break from things like mask-wearing when these metrics are better, and then have the ability to reach for them again should things worsen,” she said.”

Finally!! I’ve had this mindset for quite some time now (basically since vaccines have been widely accessible. As a hardcore liberal, I think the push against this lately has been libs unwillingness to admit some GOP leaders were somewhat right. I’m not saying we should have been mask optional this whole time but certainly for vaccinated, especially once we say vaccinated people were still getting and and spreading it.

It’s so rare that someone who identifies as liberal calls themself a “Lib”.

I don’t need to prove to you that I am a die hard Lib. I donated the max to Robert White if that matters to you. You should give it a rest. You don’t even have the CDC on your side anymore. We can’t continue the phrase “trust the science” and then turn around and continue COVID theatre y’all. We are supposed to be the smart ones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/16/cdc-wants-to-give-people-a-break-from-wearing-masks-as-pandemic-improves-director-says.html

Dr. Rochelle Walensky said the CDC is focusing more on Covid hospitalizations as the guide to whether public health measures should be lifted. Walensky said the CDC is reviewing its mask guidance and may soon issue an update. “ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reviewing its mask guidance, shifting its focus to Covid hospitalizations as a key measure of the severity of the outbreak and future guide for determining whether health safety protocols need to be tightened, according to the agency’s director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky.

“We must consider hospital capacity as an additional important barometer,” Walensky told the public during a White House Covid update Wednesday. “We want to give people a break from things like mask-wearing when these metrics are better, and then have the ability to reach for them again should things worsen,” she said.”

Finally!! I’ve had this mindset for quite some time now (basically since vaccines have been widely accessible. As a hardcore liberal, I think the push against this lately has been libs unwillingness to admit some GOP leaders were somewhat right. I’m not saying we should have been mask optional this whole time but certainly for vaccinated, especially once we say vaccinated people were still getting and and spreading it.

It’s so rare that someone who identifies as liberal calls themself a “Lib”.

I don’t need to prove to you that I am a die hard Lib. I donated the max to Robert White if that matters to you. You should give it a rest. You don’t even have the CDC on your side anymore. We can’t continue the phrase “trust the science” and then turn around and continue COVID theatre y’all. We are supposed to be the smart ones.

Hilarious, isn't it? Yes, in your minds, you were always "the smart ones."

Thanks for this line. I'll chuckle over it all day!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/16/cdc-wants-to-give-people-a-break-from-wearing-masks-as-pandemic-improves-director-says.html

Dr. Rochelle Walensky said the CDC is focusing more on Covid hospitalizations as the guide to whether public health measures should be lifted. Walensky said the CDC is reviewing its mask guidance and may soon issue an update. “ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reviewing its mask guidance, shifting its focus to Covid hospitalizations as a key measure of the severity of the outbreak and future guide for determining whether health safety protocols need to be tightened, according to the agency’s director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky.

“We must consider hospital capacity as an additional important barometer,” Walensky told the public during a White House Covid update Wednesday. “We want to give people a break from things like mask-wearing when these metrics are better, and then have the ability to reach for them again should things worsen,” she said.”

Finally!! I’ve had this mindset for quite some time now (basically since vaccines have been widely accessible. As a hardcore liberal, I think the push against this lately has been libs unwillingness to admit some GOP leaders were somewhat right. I’m not saying we should have been mask optional this whole time but certainly for vaccinated, especially once we say vaccinated people were still getting and and spreading it.

It’s so rare that someone who identifies as liberal calls themself a “Lib”.

I don’t need to prove to you that I am a die hard Lib. I donated the max to Robert White if that matters to you. You should give it a rest. You don’t even have the CDC on your side anymore. We can’t continue the phrase “trust the science” and then turn around and continue COVID theatre y’all. We are supposed to be the smart ones.

Die hard lib again. I just want to add that in order to have consent of the governed to be governed, our government needs to show that they can be trusted. If their policies don’t show that they’re rooted in science and good metrics, they’re going to have a hard time with public trust should we go to a place where we need to shutdown/wear masks again. Never-ending COVID theater does nothing but make high anxiety people feel better. Those folks should continue to live virtually.

[Anonymous]

Seems like every time the CDC talks about "people" they are not including people under the age of 18.

“We must consider hospital capacity as an additional important barometer,” Walensky told the public during a White House Covid update Wednesday. “We want to give people a break from things like mask-wearing when these metrics are better, and then have the ability to reach for them again should things worsen,” she said.”

Hospitalization in DC is at an all time low. If there every was a time to relax masking in DC based on this statement its right now. Seems like the Mayor agreed and she relaxed masking - except for students who apparently are not counted as "people"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seems like every time the CDC talks about "people" they are not including people under the age of 18.

“We must consider hospital capacity as an additional important barometer,” Walensky told the public during a White House Covid update Wednesday. “We want to give people a break from things like mask-wearing when these metrics are better, and then have the ability to reach for them again should things worsen,” she said.”

Hospitalization in DC is at an all time low. If there every was a time to relax masking in DC based on this statement its right now. Seems like the Mayor agreed and she relaxed masking - except for students who apparently are not counted as "people"

Sadly, I agree. Let’s see what the CDC says in the days and weeks to come.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seems like every time the CDC talks about "people" they are not including people under the age of 18.

“We must consider hospital capacity as an additional important barometer,” Walensky told the public during a White House Covid update Wednesday. “We want to give people a break from things like mask-wearing when these metrics are better, and then have the ability to reach for them again should things worsen,” she said.”

Hospitalization in DC is at an all time low. If there every was a time to relax masking in DC based on this statement its right now. Seems like the Mayor agreed and she relaxed masking - except for students who apparently are not counted as "people"

You have immediately been proven correct!

https://reason.com/2022/02/16/cdc-rochelle-walensky-masks-schools-covid-leaked-audio/