Collected Item: “My parents worry about the psychological implications of our masks”
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My parents worry about the psychological implications of our masks
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Instagram post
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This is an Instagram post by tat2luvgirl37. This is a political comic referencing both school shootings and mask wearing. The comic artist is trying to create irony where the parents of one of the kids seems to worry more about mask wearing rather than gun protection. The mask versus no-mask camp is highly partisan, with the no-maskers typically being Republican in the United States, and the pro-maskers being Democrat. Additionally, the Republican party is overall viewed as being more-pro gun, which some critics say is the reason why mass shootings happen more often. As we can see by the #voteblue used by the person that reposted this comic, it is very politically charged and meant to be criticism against those that are pro-gun and anti-mask.
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mask, gun violence, school shooting, active shooter drill, political comic, safety, children, protection, ASU, HST580
Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)
tat2luvgirl37
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2022-05-28