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After "I feel naked without my mask," what comes next?

Asked by Jeruba (55824points) June 25th, 2020

I joked to my family the other day that we might start hearing people say this, now that donning a mask has become as much a part of going out as putting on shoes.

My son said he already feels that way. He has to wear a mask and gloves and a body covering all day at work. Now taking them off at home is feeling strange to him.

What’s next after that? I predict that people will start feeling a learned, socially reinforced disgust at seeing faces without masks: “Eww, I can see his mouth.” “And his nostrils!” “I don’t want anyone to see that much of my expression.” “I feel naked” becomes “She is naked”—how indecent!

What do you think comes next?

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