Virus Vanity

Today, I’ve decided that I’ve had my fill of Facebook and Twitter posts like this one. I’ve also had my fill of those who dare to compare their vanity to the civil rights struggle, you know the thing that people DIED FOR so I could be considered equal in the eyes of some, not all, but some of my lighter hued friends.

I deal with intelligent people. So I’m going to assume that some of these people missed some basic life lessons along the way and that they post these not out of raw ignorance or racism, but because they were sick on the day this was taught in elementary, middle, and high school.

I’m also going to assume they were just as sick on the day it was taught during your time at college.

So I’m going to provide them with this lesson free of charge, because what are friends for:

People go to grocery stores because the average human can go approximately 30 to 40 DAYS WITHOUT FOOD. If you take away hydration—you know WATER—that drops to approximately 21 DAYS.

I’m going to break this down into simple terms:

FOOD IS A NECESSITY.

IF YOU DON’T GO TO THE GROCERY STORE FOR FOOD—YOU WILL STARVE TO DEATH.

STARVING IS BAD—TRY TO AVOID IF POSSIBLE.

While I have friends who are quite capable of hunting their own protein, I acknowledge that I cannot. So for me, and I assume a number of other people, GOING TO THE STORE FOR FOOD IS A NECESSITY (and that while I could stand to lose a few pounds, I would prefer to do it through proper nutrition and exercise, not THROUGH STARVATION).

The converse of the above equation is this:

For people who go 30 to 40 days without a haircut, or a trip to get your nails done, or not being able to get the proper makeup—it means your friends, neighbors, and random people on the street, get to see what your significant other sees EVERY DAY WHEN YOU TURN OVER IN BED AND SAY “GOOD MORNING” TO THEM.

Again, I’m going to break this down into simple terms:

HAIRCUTS, NAILS AND MAKEUP ARE NOT A NECESSITY.

IF YOU DON’T GO TO THE BARBER/SALON/BEAUTY PARLOR—IT WILL NOT CAUSE YOU TO STARVE TO DEATH.

IF YOU DON’T GO TO THE BARBER/SALON/ BEAUTY PARLOR—IT MIGHT CAUSE A LITTLE EMBARASSMENT.

LAST I CHECKED, EMBARASSMENT WILL NOT KILL YOU.

It appears that Shakespeare was wrong. Today, he might change that line in Hamlet to “Frailty, thy name is people denied their trip to the barber or nail salon.”

Will Joyce, the mayor of Stillwater, OK, rescinded an order that was designed to keep the people who are doing GOD’S WORK in grocery stores and other vital locations HEALTHY.

He asked people to wear masks going into grocery stores.

The resulting anger TOWARD THE GROCERY WORKERS, forced him to end that effort to keep people safe.

Joyce said something that I think far too many of you have forgotten. Perhaps it was because you were again sick on these vital days in elementary, middle, high school and college when this was being taught.

If you missed those days, I think you should listen to what Mayor Joyce said:

“To the people who resort to threats and intimidation when asked to take a simple step to protect your community: shame on you. Our freedom as Americans comes with responsibilities, too.”

Too many of you have forgotten that.

Your actions are shameful, vain, selfish, and a mockery of the freedoms you claim to love.

Why is that?

Because you selfishly value your freedom to be vain over the freedom to help keep people alive and safe.

Until Next Time…