Dear History,
Living on a busy street, I have the pleasure of watching people walking alone, walking with their dogs, bicycling past…all wearing masks that match their bikes, their jackets, their dog’s leaches. I get a most beautiful fashion show most days of the week. Back in the 60’s and 70’s we all wore T-shirts to show our sense of self and I am thinking all has changed in 2020 as masks now are replacing our individuality and the diverse conversations that our masks are creating. I believe that the mask is the new “T-shirt”. Sitting in the emergency room with my gardening injury, a woman with beautiful gray hair walked in with a mask which matched her outfit. All eyes were on her and I noticed all the smiles on faces taking in this lovely individual coming into emergency with something wrapped around some sort of arm injury.
To those who choose not to wear a mask as they think it infringes on their liberation from religious, political or other individual beliefs, may have worn a t-shirt once that said something….and wearing a mask is the perfect t-shirt for self expression, if not just being totally fashionable in times like this and perhaps making smiles or not. But in the end it does make us all respectful of each other by wearing a mask. So, dear history, wearing a mask or not has been a hot issue of this year 2020. However, to some of us it has become the perfect accessory, as we stash our designer handbags and athletic events for future use. Wearing my SEATTLE MARINERS ’s fabric designed mask and looking forward to when they next play baseball and I can attend with my designer handbag and loud cheering without a mask.
Ms. Fashionista , I remain.
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