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title: "Timeline photos Timeline photos "Masks are clothing. They cover your…"
date: 2020-06-29
source: facebook
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# Timeline photos Timeline photos "Masks are clothing. They cover your…

*June 29, 2020 · Facebook*

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\"Masks are clothing. They cover your body and change how you appear to the world.\
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Once you understand masks as clothing, the controversy becomes entirely predictable. Clothes don\'t just protect us from the elements. They aren\'t purely functional. They provide pleasure and convey meaning. They tell the world, \"I like that\" and \"I\'m like that.\" They help us stand out as individuals and fit in with our tribe.\
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Choosing your own clothes is a sign of autonomy and power. From toddlers to teens, kids fight their parents over what they wear. Iranian women brave the morality police by skirting veil requirements. School dress codes generate controversy after controversy.\
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From trouser-wearing feminists in the 1970s to calico prohibition in the 17th century, fashion history is full of people defying clothing regulation to assert their identities or indulge their tastes. The history of sumptuary laws, which banned luxury clothing or limited it to certain classes, is largely the story of people finding ways around the restrictions.\
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In short, people hate being told what they must or cannot wear. That\'s as true for masks as it is for other garments. Mandates were bound to spark resistance. Ramping up enforcement will only intensify the pushback, and local police are wise not to make it a priority. Stopping mask scofflaws is just the sort of petty law enforcement that can lead to racially fraught harassment and abuse. When Joe Biden says he\'d make mask wearing compulsory, he isn\'t thinking about what that means on the street.\"\
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[https://www.theeagle.com/opinion/columnists/make-masks-accessories-not-annoyances/article_519c8d9e-2f03-5d58-9b15-5df014b1a158.html](https://www.theeagle.com/opinion/columnists/make-masks-accessories-not-annoyances/article_519c8d9e-2f03-5d58-9b15-5df014b1a158.html){target="_blank"}
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