Wrong, Mitch - wearing a mask is VERY complicated for some people

This short 1 minute video clip shows Mitch McConnell weighing in on how we need to work together to contain the spread of the pandemic by wearing masks, asserting, “it’s not complicated.”


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJSi2rJ60Ck


Mitch clearly disregards the broad diversity of citizens of this country, in making the assumption that wearing a mask is not complicated.  It’s VERY complicated for some people.  


Take for example conspiracy theorists.  People commit passionately to their conspiracy theories.  A conspiracy theorist cannot simply throw away a passionately held belief.  Are you able to throw away your passionately held beliefs?  There’s a psychology in play that makes giving up beliefs VERY complicated.


Another example - suppose NOT wearing a mask is a person’s way of demonstrating trust in his/her god, that their god will protect them and every person they come in contact with.  What would be the consequence for a follower of this god to violate that trust by putting on a mask?  What if that god were a vengeful god?  That sounds pretty complicated to me.


One last example: in-person sign language interpretation.  Every sign language interpreter I’ve seen utilizes their mouth as well as their hands.  How are you going to do your job interpreting with a mask on?


C’mon Mitch - you’ve gotta think a bit more before you speak.  Yes, we’re all in this together, and we can’t go about predisposing people against non-mask wearers, by indicating a universal “it’s not complicated.”


Can you think of other people (aside from medical conditions) for which mask wearing is complicated?  Share your thoughts in the comments section.

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