Current Events > Kids celebrate the end of forced masking in school

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Good for them. The vaccines are available for kids now, so theres no reason they should have to suffer anymore.

Seemed forced.

They would also cheer if they never had to bathe, eat vegatables, wipe their ass, take yucky medicene/injections or tidy their rooms.

It's almost like children are egotistical and need adults to parent them into making good decisions because their brains are literally not developed enough to make rational long term decisions.

Christ if you asked kids if they would rather watch spongebob or get a garanteed lucrative 401k, they would pick Squidward every time

DowntownMrSmith posted...

so theres no reason they should have to suffer anymore.

To prevent others from suffering

very wholesome

If unmasking kids makes them all do fortnite dances that's as good an argument as any to keep those masks on

GranolaPanic posted...

They havent been brainwashed by their teacher or parents. Not at all

how do you know if your brainwashed?

This exact topic was already made a few days ago by another user with the same agenda.

UnfairRepresent posted...

They would also cheer if they never had to bathe, eat vegatables, wipe their ass, take yucky medicene/injections or tidy their rooms.

It's almost like children are egotistical and need adults to parent them into making good decisions because their brains are literally not developed enough to make rational long term decisions.

You saying anti-maskers think exactly like children?

UnfairRepresent posted...

To prevent others from suffering

By that logic well be masking forever, as the elderly and immuno compromised will always exist. I dont care about the unvaxed, they screwed up and Im not going to alter my life to help them.

The kids deserve a normal childhood.

UnfairRepresent posted...

They would also cheer if they never had to bathe, eat vegatables, wipe their ass, take yucky medicene/injections or tidy their rooms.

It's almost like children are egotistical

bro what the fuck is this take

i dont like kids, but you and people making posts like this are so wild.

your first line almost contradicts the second one. of course they would cheer if they didn't have to eat vegetables. they're children. expecting them to be able to understand the magnitude of covid and masks is wildly unfair.

PatrickMahomes posted...

your first line almost contradicts the second one. of course they would cheer if they didn't have to eat vegetables. they're children. expecting them to be able to understand the magnitude of covid and masks is wildly unfair.

Damn, you're so close to getting it...

Background_Guy posted...

You saying anti-maskers think exactly like children?

Yes in the sense that both views are egostical and without logic.

DowntownMrSmith posted...

By that logic well be masking forever,

non-seqiutur.

No one said kids would have to wear masks forever

as the elderly and immuno compromised will always exist.

This covid risk however will not.

I dont care about the unvaxed, they screwed up and Im not going to alter my life to help them.

Great except new variants are being discovered, the unvaxxed are keeping it around and some people can't vax for legitimate reasons.

"I don't care about covid, let's ignore it because I'm safe." = "I don't care about other people suffering and denying"

more people having and spreading covid means more variants, means more suffering, more death, more overfull hospitals (so more suffering and death from non covid causes) and more need in the future to wear masks again.

Covid hasn't gone away just because you're bored of it. It's still an ongoing epidemic. Ask anyone who works in a hospital. Ask any scientist from a relevant field.

Don't ever think that anti-vaxxers are only hurting themselves. They're hurting everyone
And anti-maskers are again, not only hurting themselves. They're hurting everyone

The kids deserve a normal childhood.

Wearing a mask during an epidemic doesn't end a normal childhood.

Those kids also deserves their families not to suffer and die needlessly.

Maybe it's because they're older (13 and 16), but neither of my kids give a shit about having to wear masks at school.

And the only ones I've heard that DO have a problem, are the ones who's parents tell them they shouldn't have to wear them.

bigblu89 posted...

Maybe it's because they're older (13 and 16), but neither of my kids give a shit about having to wear masks at school.

And the only ones I've heard that DO have a problem, are the ones who's parents tell them they shouldn't have to wear them.

My 2-yr-old nephew has never once complained about having to wear a mask.

Most of my students had the opposite reaction.

Well yeah who actually likes wearing masks all day?

I was happy for them till I saw one kid aggressively flossing, now I'm disgusted.

BilalPowell posted...

Well yeah who actually likes wearing masks all day?

No one likes sitting at a traffic light, but they know it's the safe thing to do.

those kids should all get detention for taking their masks off early.

The safe thing to do is stay at home with a helmet and bubble wrap on all day. Gotta live a little

Kids will celebrate anything though.

Teacher: Kids, guess what? Free pizza in the cafeteria starting tomorrow!
Kids: YAY!!!!!! *dances like peanuts characters*
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Teacher: Kids, guess what? I just saved a shitton of money by switching to Geico!
Kids: YAY!!!!!! *dances like peanuts characters*

Feels really staged.

Shablagoo posted...

My 2-yr-old nephew has never once complained about having to wear a mask.

My 2 year old son hates wearing a mask and pushes it away when we try to put it on. Further, masking at his preschool already is a joke. When I pick him up at lunchtime, kids are eating, playing and napping without masks. Small children can't wear masks during naptime for safety reasons. So, if they are only wearing the masks for half the day, what is the point? Nobody has demanded stricter masking enforcement, because we all realize the absurdity of masking toddlers. I live in a very blue area, by the way.

Further, we haven't been able to meet the other children and their parents yet. There have been none of the usual in-person events: holiday parties, winter carnivals, graduation ceremonies, that usually take place. So yes, I can definitely say that my son is being deprived of a normal childhood because of the masking and social distancing. Not that I would expect a bunch of childless people to relate, instead you call us selfish or bad parents.

Adults don't like wearing masks -- watch any sporting event, not just the Superbowl, but any sporting event. Nobody is wearing a mask, even in deep blue areas. If the adults hate masks, why do you assume kids don't mind?

You think ending masking will bring us closer to those events? Heck, you have a 2 year old and you say the vaccine is available for children? This seems so backwards that you're the last person in the topic I would have guessed was a parent.

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What exactly did I say that was "misinformation?"

DowntownMrSmith posted...

My 2 year old son hates wearing a mask and pushes it away when we try to put it on. Further, masking at his preschool already is a joke. When I pick him up at lunchtime, kids are eating, playing and napping without masks. Small children can't wear masks during naptime for safety reasons. So, if they are only wearing the masks for half the day, what is the point? Nobody has demanded stricter masking enforcement, because we all realize the absurdity of masking toddlers. I live in a very blue area, by the way.

Further, we haven't been able to meet the other children and their parents yet. There have been none of the usual in-person events: holiday parties, winter carnivals, graduation ceremonies, that usually take place. So yes, I can definitely say that my son is being deprived of a normal childhood because of the masking and social distancing. Not that I would expect a bunch of childless people to relate, instead you call us selfish or bad parents.

Adults don't like wearing masks -- watch any sporting event, not just the Superbowl, but any sporting event. Nobody is wearing a mask, even in deep blue areas. If the adults hate masks, why do you assume kids don't mind?

Just because your school is doing a poor job implementing their mask mandate doesn't mean masking is a bad thing.

Plus, your child is interacting with other children, which is more important to his development than any of the other things you listed. He doesn't even know he's missing those things. My kids don't even remember PreK graduation, or really anything about daycare or PreK. If they spent it in masks, like they are now in middle and high school, they'd be none the wiser.

Disclaimer I'm pro-vax and pro-masking-where necessary, so don't rip me for saying this,

but why is TC getting savaged when he hasn't said anything wrong? red or blue, it's exactly the same as the whole "restaurant" charade; you're outside with no mask (because you're outside). you put on your mask and walk in the doors, up to the host/ess stand. "table for two? right this way!" you walk another 10-15 steps, take your seat, and off come the masks. you then proceed to eat for an hour around dozens of other unmasked eating individuals.

sounds like schools and preschools are the same way. sure the kids have their masks on when class starts, but an hour in and they're mostly off. and completely off at nap time. they proceed to spend several hours in a room with several other unmasked children.

help me understand what i'm missing

What kind of douche uses kids who don't actually understand a pandemic to push their agenda. Pretty fuckin low

gigageek1500 posted...

You think ending masking will bring us closer to those events?

Yes, these people do genuinely think that. They think that half-assed attempts at mask / vaccine mandates spread out sporadically over two years constitutes a 'lockdown.' They think that simply willing the pandemic into an endemic will make it so. And when we continue to limp along with this thing for the foreseeable future, with thousands continuing to die needlessly and the economy continuing to sputter because workers are in a constant cycle of being too sick to effectively staff their places of business, they'll continue to blame 'lockdowns' as the cause of it all.

PatrickMahomes posted...

Disclaimer I'm pro-vax and pro-masking-where necessary, so don't rip me for saying this,

but why is TC getting savaged when he hasn't said anything wrong? red or blue, it's exactly the same as the whole "restaurant" charade; you're outside with no mask (because you're outside). you put on your mask and walk in the doors, up to the host/ess stand. "table for two? right this way!" you walk another 10-15 steps, take your seat, and off come the masks. you then proceed to eat for an hour around dozens of other unmasked eating individuals.

sounds like schools and preschools are the same way. sure the kids have their masks on when class starts, but an hour in and they're mostly off. and completely off at nap time. they proceed to spend several hours in a room with several other unmasked children.

help me understand what i'm missing

Because, if the restaurant is following guidelines, the tables are properly distanced, and the employees interacting with multiple parties are masked, wash their hands, and are vaccinated.

Its the concept of doing something is better than doing nothing at all.

Youre basically asking why have a speed limit if some people are going to speed regardless?

I'm a teacher.
Masks legit don't bother kids at all. Like sure they prefer not to wear them, but when asked to wear one they don't complain and just carry on with their lives. We don't require them now, but some kids still wear them. It is a minor inconvenience at most. We have had times over the past year where masks are required and then not required, the kids don't freak out like this. Call it staged or whatever but somebody told these kids to overreact for whatever reason (anything for clicks).

bigblu89 posted...

Because, if the restaurant is following guidelines, the tables are properly distanced

They arent properly distanced even if following guidelines.

Anyways, from what Ive heard, rules in schools regarding covid tend to be stricter than the rules in the adult world despite that making little sense and should be the other way around.

uwnim posted...

They arent properly distanced even if following guidelines.

That really depends on the restaurant.

the end of tyranny!

billcom6 posted...

I'm a teacher.
Masks legit don't bother kids at all. Like sure they prefer not to wear them, but when asked to wear one they don't complain and just carry on with their lives. We don't require them now, but some kids still wear them. It is a minor inconvenience at most. We have had times over the past year where masks are required and then not required, the kids don't freak out like this. Call it staged or whatever but somebody told these kids to overreact for whatever reason (anything for clicks).

I guess it depends to some extent on the individual kid and teacher, and their age. Some people find them a serious communication barrier (not being able to see someone's lips move makes it harder to understand what they're saying), and others don't mind wearing them.

It's almost like the solution is to make them voluntary, so people can decide for themselves. Which is what will happen in the next few months.

DowntownMrSmith posted...

It's almost like the solution is to make them voluntary, so people can decide for themselves.

If you'd been even remotely paying attention these last two years you'd know why this is an incredibly stupid thing to say.

Conflict was right:

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TheOtherMike posted...

If you'd been even remotely paying attention these last two years you'd know why this is an incredibly stupid thing to say.

Conflict was right:

You are the one denying both the science and reality. This is not 2020. Vaccines have been available for a year. If you are vaccinated and under 60, your chances of dying from Covid approach zero. Also, the science has shown Covid is not that dangerous for children, especially compared to other seasonal respiratory viruses.

I guess the state governors who are relaxing the restrictions are also idiots? When President Biden and the CDC change their mind on mask mandates in the next couple of weeks, will you call them idiots?

bigblu89 posted...

That really depends on the restaurant.

Ok, yeah, maybe if it is a good sized restaurant with good airflow they could distance tables enough. A lot of times guidelines are set up to create an appearance of doing something without being too burdensome though.

What about the kids/teachers/staff who can't get vaccinated for health reasons

DowntownMrSmith posted...

This is not 2020.

You're right. It's spring 2021 all over again, when people were declaring mission accomplished on the pandemic, and the CDC made the boneheaded announcement that the vaccinated no longer needed to wear masks; and we all know how swiftly the Delta variant thumbed its nose at that. So bearing that in mind...

When President Biden and the CDC change their mind on mask mandates in the next couple of weeks, will you call them idiots?

Yes, I think I will.

DowntownMrSmith posted...

You are the one denying both the science and reality.

Objectively wrong. Shut the fuck up.

DowntownMrSmith posted...

This is not 2020. Vaccines have been available for a year. If you are vaccinated and under 60, your chances of dying from Covid approach zero. Also, the science has shown Covid is not that dangerous for children, especially compared to other seasonal respiratory viruses.

Keep showing us how little you actually understand the pandemic and the issues we're trying to avoid. Literally none of this is relevant.

DowntownMrSmith posted...

It's almost like the solution is to make them voluntary, so people can decide for themselves. Which is what will happen in the next few months.

Speed Limit: Whatever you feel is safe, go for it!

People literally need to be told to be careful because the coffee they just ordered is really hot, you expect them to know anything about keeping themselves safe?

What was the point of vaccines if people still want everything to be like it was before they existed?

Lmao "suffering"