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Hey. If you're someone that's been trying their hardest to protect themself from catching covid and avoid spreading it, thank you; please keep it up & don't let your guard down no matter how tempting it is. If you live with people that are disregarding your concerns about covid, please stay strong and continue to keep your precautions up; you're absolutely doing the right thing and are not being unreasonable for not wanting to catch an extremely harmful virus. The holidays may be approaching, but please don't fall for the hype of everything seeming alright. Continue to protect yourself as well as other people that need you to protect them. Wear a quality, well-fitting mask. Make sure there's proper ventilation in the places you're in. Use your intuition and stay focused on prioritizing your safety & boundaries before anything else. Stay safe.
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Affirmations for Those of Us Still Masking & Doing What We Gotta Do To Protect Ourselves and Others From Covid:
I'M MAKING THE RIGHT DECISIONS
I'M DOING WHAT I CAN TO PROTECT MYSELF, AND THAT'S ALWAYS GOOD
I'M DOING WHAT I CAN TO PROTECT MY LOVED ONES, AND THAT'S ALWAYS GOOD
I'M DOING WHAT I CAN TO PROTECT CHILDREN, AND THAT'S ALWAYS GOOD
I'M DOING WHAT I CAN TO PROTECT THE ELDERLY, AND THAT'S ALWAYS GOOD
I'M DOING WHAT I CAN TO PROTECT DISABLED & IMMUNOCOMPROMISED FOLKS, AND THAT'S ALWAYS GOOD
AIMING TO BE WELL-INFORMED ABOUT COVID IS THE RESPONSIBLE THING TO DO
I HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO FEEL AFRAID ABOUT THIS VIRUS, AND THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH ME FOR LISTENING TO THAT FEELING
LISTENING TO MY INTUITION IS SAVING MY LIFE
TAKING COVID SERIOUSLY IS SAVING MY LIFE
TAKING COVID SERIOUSLY IS SAVING OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES
WEARING A MASK CAN ONLY DO GOOD FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS
I'M DOING THE RIGHT THING
EVEN IF OTHER PEOPLE DON'T GET WHY I'M STILL MASKING, I WILL STILL LISTEN TO MY GUT & MY KNOWLEDGE ABOUT COVID BECAUSE I KNOW IT'LL BE WORTH IT IN THE LONG-RUN
EVEN IF OTHER PEOPLE DON'T GET WHY I'M STILL TAKING COVID SERIOUSLY, I KNOW WHY I'M STILL TAKING COVID SERIOUSLY, THEREFORE I WILL STILL STAY TRUE TO MY VALUES
EVEN IF OTHER PEOPLE DO NOT LISTEN TO THE KNOWLEDGE I HAVE ABOUT COVID, I KNOW I DID THE RIGHT THING TO TRY AND EDUCATE
I HAVE NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF FOR TRYING TO HELP SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THIS ONGOING PANDEMIC
I HAVE NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF FOR STILL WEARING A MASK
I HAVE NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF FOR NEEDING MY LOVED ONES AND FRIENDS TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE AS ME ABOUT THE SEVERITY OF COVID & THE PRECAUTIONS WE NEED TO TAKE
I HAVE NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF FOR ASKING THE PROFESSIONALS I CONSULT (ESPECIALLY DOCTORS) TO WEAR A MASK IN MY PRESENCE
I HAVE NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF FOR DEMANDING HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS & PROFESSIONALS TO TAKE COVID SERIOUSLY AND TO BE HONEST ABOUT IT
MY VOICE MATTERS
MY WELL-BEING IS WORTH IT
MY HEALTH IS WORTH IT
I AM WORTH THE EXTRA MILE TO PROTECT ME
MY LOVED ONES ARE WORTH THE EXTRA MILE TO PROTECT THEM
CHILDREN ARE WORTH THE EXTRA MILE TO PROTECT THEM
THE ELDERLY ARE WORTH THE EXTRA MILE TO PROTECT THEM
DISABLED AND IMMUNOCOMPROMISED FOLKS ARE WORTH THE EXTRA MILE TO PROTECT THEM
COVID IS NOT OVER, THEREFORE MY ACTIVISM IS NOT OVER
WEARING A MASK IS CRUCIAL
ADVOCATING FOR CLEAN & FILTERED AIR IS CRUCIAL
MY EFFORTS TO PREVENT CATCHING AND SPREADING COVID WILL ALWAYS MATTER
MY EFFORTS TO PREVENT CATCHING AND SPREADING COVID WILL ALWAYS BE WORTH IT IN THE LONG-RUN
MY LIFE IS PRECIOUS, SO I CHOOSE TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO PRESERVE IT
I AM NOT IRRATIONAL FOR CARING ABOUT MY HEALTH AND SAFETY
I AM NOT IRRATIONAL FOR CARING ABOUT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OTHERS
I AM NOT A BURDEN FOR ASKING OTHERS TO WEAR A MASK
I AM NOT UNREASONABLE FOR GIVING A SHIT ABOUT MYSELF AND OTHERS
I DO NOT NEED ANYONE WHOM TRIES TO MAKE ME FEEL GUILTY & RIDICULOUS FOR CHOOSING TO MASK
I DO NOT NEED ANYONE WHOM TRIES TO MAKE ME FEEL GUILTY & RIDICULOUS FOR STILL TAKING COVID SERIOUSLY
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Affirmations for Those of Us Still Masking & Doing What We Gotta Do To Protect Ourselves and Others From Covid:
I'M MAKING THE RIGHT DECISIONS
I'M DOING WHAT I CAN TO PROTECT MYSELF, AND THAT'S ALWAYS GOOD
I'M DOING WHAT I CAN TO PROTECT MY LOVED ONES, AND THAT'S ALWAYS GOOD
I'M DOING WHAT I CAN TO PROTECT CHILDREN, AND THAT'S ALWAYS GOOD
I'M DOING WHAT I CAN TO PROTECT THE ELDERLY, AND THAT'S ALWAYS GOOD
I'M DOING WHAT I CAN TO PROTECT DISABLED & IMMUNOCOMPROMISED FOLKS, AND THAT'S ALWAYS GOOD
AIMING TO BE WELL-INFORMED ABOUT COVID IS THE RESPONSIBLE THING TO DO
I HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO FEEL AFRAID ABOUT THIS VIRUS, AND THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH ME FOR LISTENING TO THAT FEELING
LISTENING TO MY INTUITION IS SAVING MY LIFE
TAKING COVID SERIOUSLY IS SAVING MY LIFE
TAKING COVID SERIOUSLY IS SAVING OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES
WEARING A MASK CAN ONLY DO GOOD FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS
I'M DOING THE RIGHT THING
EVEN IF OTHER PEOPLE DON'T GET WHY I'M STILL MASKING, I WILL STILL LISTEN TO MY GUT & MY KNOWLEDGE ABOUT COVID BECAUSE I KNOW IT'LL BE WORTH IT IN THE LONG-RUN
EVEN IF OTHER PEOPLE DON'T GET WHY I'M STILL TAKING COVID SERIOUSLY, I KNOW WHY I'M STILL TAKING COVID SERIOUSLY, THEREFORE I WILL STILL STAY TRUE TO MY VALUES
EVEN IF OTHER PEOPLE DO NOT LISTEN TO THE KNOWLEDGE I HAVE ABOUT COVID, I KNOW I DID THE RIGHT THING TO TRY AND EDUCATE
I HAVE NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF FOR TRYING TO HELP SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THIS ONGOING PANDEMIC
I HAVE NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF FOR STILL WEARING A MASK
I HAVE NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF FOR NEEDING MY LOVED ONES AND FRIENDS TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE AS ME ABOUT THE SEVERITY OF COVID & THE PRECAUTIONS WE NEED TO TAKE
I HAVE NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF FOR ASKING THE PROFESSIONALS I CONSULT (ESPECIALLY DOCTORS) TO WEAR A MASK IN MY PRESENCE
I HAVE NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF FOR DEMANDING HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS & PROFESSIONALS TO TAKE COVID SERIOUSLY AND TO BE HONEST ABOUT IT
MY VOICE MATTERS
MY WELL-BEING IS WORTH IT
MY HEALTH IS WORTH IT
I AM WORTH THE EXTRA MILE TO PROTECT ME
MY LOVED ONES ARE WORTH THE EXTRA MILE TO PROTECT THEM
CHILDREN ARE WORTH THE EXTRA MILE TO PROTECT THEM
THE ELDERLY ARE WORTH THE EXTRA MILE TO PROTECT THEM
DISABLED AND IMMUNOCOMPROMISED FOLKS ARE WORTH THE EXTRA MILE TO PROTECT THEM
COVID IS NOT OVER, THEREFORE MY ACTIVISM IS NOT OVER
WEARING A MASK IS CRUCIAL
ADVOCATING FOR CLEAN & FILTERED AIR IS CRUCIAL
MY EFFORTS TO PREVENT CATCHING AND SPREADING COVID WILL ALWAYS MATTER
MY EFFORTS TO PREVENT CATCHING AND SPREADING COVID WILL ALWAYS BE WORTH IT IN THE LONG-RUN
MY LIFE IS PRECIOUS, SO I CHOOSE TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO PRESERVE IT
I AM NOT IRRATIONAL FOR CARING ABOUT MY HEALTH AND SAFETY
I AM NOT IRRATIONAL FOR CARING ABOUT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OTHERS
I AM NOT A BURDEN FOR ASKING OTHERS TO WEAR A MASK
I AM NOT UNREASONABLE FOR GIVING A SHIT ABOUT MYSELF AND OTHERS
I DO NOT NEED ANYONE WHOM TRIES TO MAKE ME FEEL GUILTY & RIDICULOUS FOR CHOOSING TO MASK
I DO NOT NEED ANYONE WHOM TRIES TO MAKE ME FEEL GUILTY & RIDICULOUS FOR STILL TAKING COVID SERIOUSLY
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Thank you for the patience in regards to me posting ask submissions. I've been feeling burnt-out lately, and that burnout's been seeping into my ability to be present with reading and answering messages. I do see new asks though, so thank you in advance for sharing! I'm gonna try to take my time with getting everything ready to be queued.
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Hey. If you're someone that's been trying their hardest to protect themself from catching covid and avoid spreading it, thank you; please keep it up & don't let your guard down no matter how tempting it is. If you live with people that are disregarding your concerns about covid, please stay strong and continue to keep your precautions up; you're absolutely doing the right thing and are not being unreasonable for not wanting to catch an extremely harmful virus. The holidays may be approaching, but please don't fall for the hype of everything seeming alright. Continue to protect yourself as well as other people that need you to protect them. Wear a quality, well-fitting mask. Make sure there's proper ventilation in the places you're in. Use your intuition and stay focused on prioritizing your safety & boundaries before anything else. Stay safe.
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Let's talk about masking! 😷✨
The image description is in the alt text!
I'm hoping this flyer would help those that didn't already know the difference between masks, quality masks, and respirators, as well as some of the variety of options out there for quality, comfortable, breathable, snug-fitting masks & respirators!
Reblogs are tremendously appreciated, and please feel free to share this wherever you can! Print this, hang this up in your school, hang this up in your neighborhood, hang this up in public transportation, repost this, etc., etc., etc.!!!
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the way that no one wears a mask at my local LGBTQ clinic, and in fact comments on my mask like it's just this hilarious little idiosyncrasy that I still wear one and not because I'm immunocompromised and we're in the middle of a pandemic ... as if there isn't an airborne virus that literally fucks up your immune system ... as if we didn't lose a generation of queer people to another virus that fucks up your immune system ...
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A reminder you can get masks for free from them too if affording masks isn't possible right now: Link
ProjectN95 is shutting down
Tumblr Friends!
ProjectN95 is unfortunately closing its doors on December 15th. They've done SO much to provide masks, respirators, PPE to healthcare workers and the public since 2020, and this is honestly such a loss of a non-profit organization. They've helped a lot of people over these years.
If you need quality masks/respirators, they're having a sale right now on ProjectN95.org. I definitely recommend checking them out sooner than later.
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the way that no one wears a mask at my local LGBTQ clinic, and in fact comments on my mask like it's just this hilarious little idiosyncrasy that I still wear one and not because I'm immunocompromised and we're in the middle of a pandemic ... as if there isn't an airborne virus that literally fucks up your immune system ... as if we didn't lose a generation of queer people to another virus that fucks up your immune system ...
#reblog#a reminder you can get free masks from project N95 too. they do a free mask distribution program
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ProjectN95 is shutting down
Tumblr Friends!
ProjectN95 is unfortunately closing its doors on December 15th. They've done SO much to provide masks, respirators, PPE to healthcare workers and the public since 2020, and this is honestly such a loss of a non-profit organization. They've helped a lot of people over these years.
If you need quality masks/respirators, they're having a sale right now on ProjectN95.org. I definitely recommend checking them out sooner than later.
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ProjectN95 is shutting down
Tumblr Friends!
ProjectN95 is unfortunately closing its doors on December 15th. They've done SO much to provide masks, respirators, PPE to healthcare workers and the public since 2020, and this is honestly such a loss of a non-profit organization. They've helped a lot of people over these years.
If you need quality masks/respirators, they're having a sale right now on ProjectN95.org. I definitely recommend checking them out sooner than later.
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Hey. If you're someone that's been trying their hardest to protect themself from catching covid and avoid spreading it, thank you; please keep it up & don't let your guard down no matter how tempting it is. If you live with people that are disregarding your concerns about covid, please stay strong and continue to keep your precautions up; you're absolutely doing the right thing and are not being unreasonable for not wanting to catch an extremely harmful virus. The holidays may be approaching, but please don't fall for the hype of everything seeming alright. Continue to protect yourself as well as other people that need you to protect them. Wear a quality, well-fitting mask. Make sure there's proper ventilation in the places you're in. Use your intuition and stay focused on prioritizing your safety & boundaries before anything else. Stay safe.
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Hey. If you're someone that's been trying their hardest to protect themself from catching covid and avoid spreading it, thank you; please keep it up & don't let your guard down no matter how tempting it is. If you live with people that are disregarding your concerns about covid, please stay strong and continue to keep your precautions up; you're absolutely doing the right thing and are not being unreasonable for not wanting to catch an extremely harmful virus. The holidays may be approaching, but please don't fall for the hype of everything seeming alright. Continue to protect yourself as well as other people that need you to protect them. Wear a quality, well-fitting mask. Make sure there's proper ventilation in the places you're in. Use your intuition and stay focused on prioritizing your safety & boundaries before anything else. Stay safe.
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⬆️ A link to them explaining why they're winding down operations.
ProjectN95 is shutting down
Tumblr Friends!
ProjectN95 is unfortunately closing its doors on December 15th. They've done SO much to provide masks, respirators, PPE to healthcare workers and the public since 2020, and this is honestly such a loss of a non-profit organization. They've helped a lot of people over these years.
If you need quality masks/respirators, they're having a sale right now on ProjectN95.org. I definitely recommend checking them out sooner than later.
#this is so devastating.#i heard and was going to make a post but i was too depressed to complete the post.#link(s) provided#project n95
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Hi, sorry to bother you, but I recently came across some of your posts and was curious about the tag "not wearing a mask is eugenics". Can you elaborate on that? I'm genuinely curious, as this isn't a view I've seen before and want to know more about it
Sure! Basically one-way masking (one person wearing a mask in a group of unmasked people) is not nearly as effective at preventing covid spread as universal masking (everyone wears a mask).
Masks are the best way to reduce covid spread and help to keep everybody safe. Basically, masking even if you think you aren't sick -- covid is not always symptomatic and people are still contagious before symptoms show up /source/source/source/source -- is community-oriented. You are invested in protecting other people.
People who choose not to wear a mask and are leaving masking up to the people who "have to mask" or are covid-vulnerable or covid-cautious is a form of practising eugenics; it's the extension of "well only vulnerable and elderly people die from it," which is designating a group of people as "weak" and less deserving of a high quality of life. Or deserving of life at all. Basically, whether you want it to or not, choosing not to mask says. "If I get covid I'll probably make it because I'm able-bodied and have fairly good access to healthcare and medication. And if someone gets covid from me, and they get really sick or they die... oh well! Wearing a mask is such a bother."
It's casual eugenics. It's not caring enough about vulnerable members in your community to go through the minor inconvenience of wearing a mask, including events like Pride, protests, etc., but also just to protect your literal neighbours. The people you share clinics, and grocery stores, and libraries with.
Right now, disabled, immunocompromized, and other covid-vulnerable people have to severely limit their time spent in grocery stores (for example), and are avoiding accessing healthcare, haircuts, the movie theatre, restaurants, pharmacies, in-person jobs, socialization with family and friends, a quick trip out to a café, etc. -- basically all the things that they need, or that make life worth living -- and all because no one is bothering to mask in those public places, and that makes those places too unsafe. I'm one of those people. I haven't been inside a restaurant or a café or a real grocery store in three years. My partner cuts my hair for me because no barbers mask. I have avoided going to the doctor and getting new glasses even though my prescription no longer works for me. I can't go to the dentist because the other patients aren't required to mask in the waiting room, and no one has invested in HEPA filters or good ventilation.
Not wearing a mask says, "I don't care if those people can't access a decent quality of life." It says, "those people might die if they get covid, or become more severely disabled, but I probably won't, so I don't need to bother masking." It's the way no one cares if they can't access public places they should be able to access, and the casual attitude towards the eradication of "those" people if they get covid and suffer severe consequences. That's why it's eugenics.
If you're curious to learn more about this, follow tags like covid vulnerable, covid cautious, long-covid, me-cfs, myalgic encephalomyelitis, or blogs like @i-still-mask-because
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If you're going out to protest, please remember to wear a quality mask or respirator. We're still in a pandemic, and covid-19 is still transmissible outdoors, especially in large crowds like a protest.
It doesn't make any sense to advocate for people's livelihood just to unnecessarily set you and/or someone else up for long-term health issues or death.
(Sources: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 -> a podcast episode from the Death Panel that goes into the misconception that covid-19 is non-transmissible outdoors & a link to the transcript for that episode)
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just wanted to thank you for all the time + effort you put into keeping this blog going, it’s truly such a moment of peace for me every time it comes on my dash 💖 i’m homebound + immunocompromised so that feeling of connection & mutual support is so vital to me & i really appreciate all you do to foster disability justice + solidarity + endurance !! i hope today is kind to you & wish you all the best <33
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These affirmations are so so meaningful to me, thank you for letting me know all of this :)
I really appreciate the well wishes 🙏🏾 I hope today was kind to you too & I wish you all the best as well 💛
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