One day I went into a "rabbit hole" of "Karen videos" on Instagram. I don't know what was in me at the time to just watch video after video of people behaving atrociously towards other people.
One video featured a black food delivery driver who was buzzed-in to a complex by the person ordering the food. A lady who was coming into the building at the same time claimed she never saw him before & refused to let him in. He calmly explained he was delivering food & needed to take it up to the person who ordered it. She continually blocked him--getting close to him without a mask--with him repeatedly requesting her to please back off. He finally called into the intercom again to explain to the other resident that he couldn't get into the building because of this woman and if she could come down to retrieve her food. The lady on the intercom seemed confused--like why don't you just bring it up to me? What's wrong? Even after hearing this exchange, the "Karen" still refused to let the food delivery driver inside. It was a very frustrating exchange & I commend the delivery person for holding it together & not losing his cool. I'm not sure if her actions were racially motivated or if she's just a jerk, but either way, she did not shine a bright light on her personal character.
Another video was at a coffee shop with a take-out window. At the window, there is sign proudly declaring "Black Lives Matter". A "Ken" decided to stage a one-man protest because he felt that the sign was offensive. He blocked the window, refused to move & proceeded to harass the worker to take down the sign. The worker eloquently expressed continued support for the movement, refused to take down the sign & asked him to please move so she could serve the next customer. He continued to verbally state his opposition & refused to move until she took down the sign. Customers behind him started talking to him, trying to reason with him to please step aside. They just wanted their coffee. He disrupted this business for at least 10 minutes until the worker decided to close down. Again, another frustrating video of bad behavior with a person on the receiving end keeping their cool more than reasonably expected.
There are a lot of videos out there that contain these types of similar behaviors (seems as though everyone has seen that lady at Trader Joes yelling & throwing a tantrum because she didn't want to wear a mask)--more frustrating than the next. Then there's the story of a 17-year-old (the same age as my First-Born) amusement park worker who told a couple to put on their facemasks. The man refused to comply and then proceeded to punch the worker in the face causing his jaw to break & require him to undergo surgery. I don't think this behavior needs further analysis other than to say it is abhorrent behavior. Disgusting. Atrocious behavior. But it happens. And it happens more than it should.
According to scientific studies (and yes, science does adapt & change depending on information uncovered along the way), putting on a face mask reduces the risk of virus transmission. So, in response to this information, many have adapted policies that require using one in public settings. Wear one. And if you just don't want to, know that you will not be allowed in certain places. Order online or ask someone else to do your errands for you. But to go to a business & harass workers who are doing their job is bad behavior. Seriously. Just stop that.
Oh, and also, stop being racist. That makes you a sucky person too.
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