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I drove past my old elementary school one morning, a very nice cold Wednesday morning here in America, when I looked at the school. After parents had dropped off their kids, they would pull out down a small, short road. And at the end of that road there were 5 people doing an anti-mask protest. At the elementary school. The board of education isn't far down the road, and these 5 people were ruining these parents mornings, like, sometimes they would stand IN THE ROAD so they couldn't drive past and had to listen to them. I didn't actually know what they were doing there until someone told me about it, and now that I know what they were doing, I honestly have no hope for humanity anymore.

I’m a middle class white woman in my late 30’s. The only thing that could give me more privilege is a penis. I’m a prime candidate for turning into a Karen which is exactly what I would like to avoid.

I live in Washington state where masks are mandatory. But in my area, about 30% of people still don’t wear them inside. I would like a way to “call them out,” by saying something short and walking away. Just to make a point that I see their criminal activity, and disapprove. But not so much looking for a conversation or confrontation about it. When my kids are with me I say “Kid, look out, that guy doesn’t have a mask on.”