@ticky I don't think those couples realize that if one person in your household isn't wearing a mask even while the rest are? You're still at goddamn risk! >:(

@ticky fucking boggles my mind to see groups out and about in which there is a masking differential

Like.....y’all are just gonna go home and breathe the same fucking air

@ticky the straights are at it again

@ticky Recent statistics from my state show that women are getting vaccinated more than men at a 3 to 1 clip. White men think they’re invincible.

@ticky Not to mention men are at much higher risk. To my knowledge, no study has yet come to any conclusion as to why, though one possibility:

'“The new coronavirus cannot enter cells without the help of the TMPRSS2 proteins on our lung cells,” Goldstein says. “Our analysis suggests that decreasing testosterone will lower TMPRSS2, interfere with viral entry, and reduce the severity or duration of COVID-19.”'

https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/lowering-testosterone-may-reduce-severity-covid-19

@ticky honestly I don't think sexism is the factor causing it here--I think the men are just trying to be more "macho" while the women are more sensible on average. So it just boils down to (literally) toxic masculinity.

@ticky I see this everywhere and just can't figure it out. Just because it works for condoms...