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Collected Item: “Is a Crocheted Face Mask Effective?”

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Is a Crocheted Face Mask Effective?

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

Instagram post

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

People are posting photos of them in their face masks on social media. This includes celebrities. Alyssa Milano, an actress, released a selfie with her family. Her mask is crocheted with a lot of holes in it. the commentator said it was "a stunningly ineffective crocheted mask."

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

crochet, facemask, alyssamilano, family, selfie, celebrity

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Alyssa Milano and then Moistbuddha

Give this story a date.

2020-05-26
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