#maskuptober

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maskuptober has been inspiring me! this is for "mystery world" which had prompts "illusion, hidden, portal, dreams". i went with mystery and hidden as inspiration. zinetober is going good so far :)

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doing zinetober wasn't enough i decided to also join in on mask-up-tober!! the prompt "zoinks" inspired this silliness. you can print it here :) if you've seen charlie's doodles (who initiated maskuptober) you'll know i once again copied the way they draw masks lol

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just going to copy what i said on ig because i have no more thoughts!!

final zine for #maskuptober and i really ran with "wish" for that one - doodlesbycharlie_'s prompts have inspired me to make so much art this month :')

i feel like this truly encapsulates a venting zine because some parts of it are really complaining about niche issues lol. to the non masking world, they wouldn't think we're infighting about *why* people are masking (because they understand why or because they know it makes them look like they don't care to not wear one?), and it sounds entirely silly to complain about people who "performatively" wear masks.

like come on there's soooo few spaces where the social pressure is to mask and not the opposite. but!!!! this has been my feeling in some spaces. so if you don't get it you probably just haven't been in those.

my biggest issue remains when people don't care and don't take any precautions but i can still express frustrations at situations where people are only somewhat halfway there!!

yes someone wearing a respirator mask is always a win, but if they only do it because they saw everyone else in the room do it, they might not truly understand the *why* and wear it wrong (ie not sealed properly so less effective) or not wear it anywhere else!

anyway i told myself i wouldn't overexplain my zines or add disclaimers to them but i ramble. ramble ramble ramble

i wish people gave a shit about covid, but i refuse to think masking=cares and not masking=doesn't care. i want to remain hopeful that lots of people who don't wear mask or make efforts towards clean air indoors just lack information or time (yes, still) and i can bring them in.

i understand soooo much why some people are tired of educating and explaining, but i'm not of those who are very disabled and exhausted by long covid, so i'll use that energy to continue spreading information with the patience i'm still able to channel. people do not owe anyone grace and patience when someone's actions put them directly at risk, and i'm very pro being angry, but i get to have a hopeful approach, so i'll keep trying to get more people to care<3