‘If we were meant to wear masks we’d have evolved them’ – 5 favourite takedowns
Most people are happy to wear masks where it is sensible (and occasionally mandatory) during the pandemic.
But a small (ish) minority of people are determined to resist what they see as unnecessary, inconvenient, and possibly even harmful. Such as journalist and broadcaster Neil Clark, who had this to say on Twitter.
We don’t know the tweet he was referring to, but we’re not here for that. We’re here for these.
IF WATER WAS NECESSARY FOR OUR SURVIVAL WE WOULD HAVE EVOLVED TINY HAMSTER BOTTLES AFFIXED TO OUR SKULL PROVIDING US WITH DROPLETS OF WATER https://t.co/LcfUGbaYqB
— Dana Schwartz – on hiatus (@DanaSchwartzzz) August 2, 2020
If oven gloves were essential to remove hot food from hot stoves, our hands would have evolved into them by now. If glasses / contact lenses were necessary for people to see, our faces would have evolved them by now. We could do this all day.
— kittyISTANDWITHJKROWLINGcatchat (@tv_type) July 30, 2020
https://twitter.com/MavenOfMayhem/status/1290105750916755456?s=20
Talk to me again when you get older and need glasses. Or a hearing aid. Or a pacemaker.
— Grady Booch (@Grady_Booch) August 1, 2020
I'd be willing to bet this guy wears a jacket in the winter instead of evolving himself a thick woolen pelt. https://t.co/LGM8YNxasf
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) August 2, 2020
Neil is standing firm, however.
Poor analogy. Of course I get into cars. But we have airways for a reason. Blocking them up unnecessarily for no rational reason is not natural. Mandatory mask wearing in our everyday life (outside of certain limited situs eg doing ops, breaking up asbestos), won’t be good for us https://t.co/YQZhaQpZ1n
— Neil Clark (@NeilClark66) August 2, 2020
And, in the interests of balance and all that, there appeared to be plenty of replies supporting him. Like this person.
We have immune system that has done us well for thousands of years.
— Unselfish Socialist🌹 LFC. ♥ Crap Poet. 🤔 (@darrenmark69) July 30, 2020
We hear the food is very good at the Freedom Cafe.
Everyone’s entitled to their opinion, obviously.
This comment was so stupid that I genuinely take this as an insult to humanity. https://t.co/BognjPyd9n
— Dotodoya (@DotoDoya) August 3, 2020
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Simply 10 of the most brilliantly savage takedowns of ‘anti-maskers’
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