Mask shaming
"Mask Shaming" is a term referring to the shaming of people who would not wear face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Mask shaming has been used as a mechanism to force people into compliance with wearing face masks in public. However "mask shaming" people into compliance has been met with a mixture of responses.[2] Some people support methods to coerce people into wearing masks, in the hope of mitigating the spread of the disease. While others have seen it as an infringement on personal sovereignty, or as a cloaked behavior people would employ to gain social prestige or 'virtue' points on social media.[3]
Mask shaming has had a close connection to the behavior of shaming people for not maintaining social distancing.[4] Finger-pointing individuals were often quick to publicize people who were not compliant on social media, inviting public and sometimes aggressive ridicule to unsuspecting persons. In addition to the dubiousness of positive effects of this shaming, people have been publicly attacked through social media while attempting to help others during the pandemic. Some of the victims of this shaming have included people simply going outside to help others in need, such as the homeless or elderly.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ Crump, Ed (2020-05-28). "What does 'mask shaming' say about human nature....and does it work?". ABC11 Raleigh-Durham. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ↑ Marcus, Julia (2020-05-11). "Quarantine Fatigue Is Real". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ↑ michelle.karas@pikespeaknewspapers.com, MICHELLE KARAS. "Mask mentality and public shaming your neighbors | From the Editor". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ↑ "'Pandemic shaming' happens whether you're wearing masks or not". wwltv.com. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ↑ "What does shaming people who don't social distance actually achieve?". the Guardian. 2020-04-14. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
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