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Collected Item: “"My body my choice"”

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"My body my choice," Photo of anti-mask protester sign

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photo/screenshot

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.

Anti-maskers ought to be remembered, not because their position is valid, but because we need to remember that how some people acted against the interests of the general population. Often, historical narratives of humanitarian crises focus on this idea of "everyone banded together and we all helped everyone survive." But this is way too simple, and there is a sizable part of our society who did not work to help others survive.

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#anti-masker, #protest, #mybody, #mychoice, #body, #choice

Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/anti-mask-rallies-held-across-canada-despite-increased-support-for-mandatory-masks-1.5031078

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CTV News

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2020-07-20
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