Snowflake or safety first? How face masks were drawn into Trump’s culture wars | Arwa Mahdawi

Everything is partisan in the US now - even the coronavirus. Choosing whether or not to cover your face has become a political statement

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Let's face it: wearing a face mask is not pleasant. They can fog up your glasses and hurt your ears. If you are cursed with terrible allergies, as I am, they quickly become a disgusting sneeze chamber. They make breathing difficult.

But you know what else makes breathing difficult? Covid-19. So I suck it up and wear a mask, because that is what we are supposed to do now. In New York, where I live, it is also what we have been required to do for the past few weeks. You can't go into a shop without a face covering and you must wear one whenever physical distancing is not possible.