"Karen" gets upset that a store won't let her shop without a protective facemask.

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Karen gets upset that a store won't let her shop without a protective facemask. She then tried to pretend like she's the victim, despite the store giving her options. This is pure arrogance. https://bit.ly/3e5L5Pt #COVIDIDIOTS #COVID19

[jberryhill]

1. The guy cleaning the carts is a Star!

That’s the “I’m gonna be in a viral video” dance!

[underpants]

2. Mmmmm

[ret5hd]

3. He was MUCH more polite than I would have been.

[Siwsan]

4. I wonder what kind of medical condition prevents one from wearing a mask.

Perhaps there are some. And, yes, cart cleaning guy is a STAR!

[cayugafalls]

6. She has a condition where she needs to insert her foot in her mouth every 5 minutes...

Can't do that with a mask on...

[Siwsan]

7. Why, I hadn't even thought of that particular 'condition'!

[Jim__]

29. A major right-wing meme now is that face masks cause carbon dioxide toxicity - really!

[obamanut2012]

30. Yes, there are several

[Blue_true]

37. Do you mind listing some instead of writing a cryptic post?

It would be educational for many. I personally know of none, but my world can be small at times.

[Ms. Toad]

44. autism, asthma, cystic fibrosis, some developmental disabilities, anxiety, epilepsy

Essentially anything that restricts oxygen intake or efficient use thereof - or conditions that are incomptible with emotional reaction to or compehension of the need to wear a mask coupled with resistance to wearing one, or a need to see the facial features of the person wearing the mask as an early alert to a seizure (for example).

[Blue_true]

46. Thanks. nt

[Roland99]

59. My wife has bad asthma and the lightweight N95 masks we have were bothering her

and we were only in a Publix for 10 min

That’s why I do the shopping now. We’d been out to a bank drive thru and did an impromptu grocery run on the way home

[Ms. Toad]

62. Any mask that works to decrease the number of small particles that get through

necessarily make it harder to breathe - so any disease that diminishes the ability to breathe, or the ability to use the oxygen brought in, will make masks harder to wear. (Unless, of course, they are completely ineffective, in which case there is really no point of wearing them.)

[Roland99]

63. +1

[cayugafalls]

5. What a snowflake.

Private business does not have to cater to her whims regardless of what she thinks. She has no rights to force them to do anything.

Kind of ignorant. She tried to claim she has a medical condition that keeps her from wearing a mask, then changed the story to shopping for private things.

Give me a break snowflake.

I loved the guy dancing while wiping down the cart...lol, just happy to have a job.

[mwooldri]

8. What medical condition forces people to not wear a mask?

"Supermarket Shelly" states in the video that she has a medical condition that means she can't wear a mask.

Could someone who is more medical savvy than me help?

[catbyte]

18. Terminal entitlement?

[Maeve]

23. There are some, but her spiel is taken from RW talking points

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/able-bodied-ada-mask-loophole/

[betsuni]

28. Bad breath?

[Brother Buzz]

35. She was medically discharged from the military for Lumpus

One of the many varied symptoms of Lupus is shortness of breath. I'm not a doctor, nor do I play one on television, but I would think someone suffering from Lumpus would totally be on board with all this protection protocol.

http://fe2019.com/speakers/shelley-lewis/

[mercuryblues]

38. My SIL has Lupus

she wears a mask at work and anytime she leaves her house. She was highly pissed off when she couldn't get her meds, because trump bought them all for C19.

[brer cat]

40. Some people with asthma cannot wear a mask.

I don't know of any other conditions.

[Hekate]

42. On days of high pollens blowin' in the wind, I find a mask prevents an asthma attack...

I will likely use one for that purpose from now on.

Additionally, I already have a small stash of disposable masks for those occasions when I dust the house, because house dust always sets me off. The masks were picked up for free at various clinics where I had appointments: "Please use mask if you have a cough or cold."

I'm sorry to hear this doesn't work for everyone.

[moriah]

49. I have asthma along with extremely screwed up lungs. My retired GP...

... had me, specifically, in her list of ex-patients specifically for her homemade cloth masks.

Now, if a person is already wearing an oxygen mask, that should qualify for mask purposes -- and it's not that hard for people who use oxygen to get around to switch from a cannula to a mask style. About the only "respiratory distress" that's gonna be exacerbated by a mask is the kind that requires oxygen/nebulizer/a puffer.

Still, they very politely offered to personally shop for her for no additional charge if they did not wish to wear a mask, and her objection was that what she wanted to get was "private". Girl, the checker would see it if you came out of the store -- nothing is "private", and retail people have seen it all, they do not CARE!

[Fozzledick]

56. I've had asthma my whole life. My allergist/pulmonologist told me to wear a mask for yard work

to screen out pollen and mold spores. I've never had any problem breathing while wearing one.

[lunatica]

9. Good riddance

I bet upper management didn’t help her either. If you can refuse service to people who are barefoot you can refuse service to people who refuse to use a mask.

The End.

[dalton99a]

10. From the Twitter thread:

Link to tweet

[Alex4Martinez]

21. But wait, there's more!

Speaker bio from 2019 Flat Earth conference http://fe2019.com/speakers/shelley-lewis/


Here's something from 2018 about Shelley, yak yak yak. Recent comments talk about her mask problem.

[dalton99a]

25. Damn.

[qazplm135]

34. when they started to ask each other...

"why can't we just turn a satellite around and take pictures of the Earth?"

I just had to shut it off or else the stupidity was going to burn out my brain.

[catbyte]

24. LOL. I checked out her YouTube channel and she's deleted all videos and won't allow comments.

So, apparently, she's Snowflake Shelley.

[qazplm135]

31. beauty really is skin deep

and the beauty/crazy ratio holds true again.

[KentuckyWoman]

36. I just want to say I LOVE the interwebs at times like this

They say sunlight is a good disinfectant and the people who know how to search those trucks full of tubes that make up the interwebs are the best.

Also, I don't know what her "condition" is but I have 2 different old lady things that can make getting a good breath of air challenging. I am absolutely not physically comfortable in a mask for the same reason I avoid anything close to my face. Even in a car, I need a little air movement to be comfy. But comfort isn't the same as health.

I feel lucky I can still manage a mask for short periods of time. Some of my friends can't and aren't getting out at all and having no visitors.

[demmiblue]

11. A star is born. And it's not you, Karen. n/t

[Newest Reality]

12. Attention seeking...

She knows what she is doing. Going viral is the intent there, as well as other issues.

People are going to exploit this crises left and right.

[llmart]

13. Ugh.

This bimbo seems to think she's making a point. The only "point" she made was that she was ridiculous. Her excuses sounded like something a ten-year old comes up with. These sorts of people just want so desperately to be relevant in some way, but they're not. She will no more file a lawsuit than the man in the moon.

The guy happily cleaning the carts probably really got under her skin because he wasn't intimidated by her one iota. Polar opposites. One person who is just grateful to have a job and be alive and one who is most likely a negative/obnoxious person every day.

[Alex4Martinez]

14. We need a Covid Karens thread... I love this one:

[phylny]

15. Evidently she's never bought anything online where

she has to ... gasp ... give them her credit card number.

[W_HAMILTON]

43. Before those chip cards that only recently became prevalent, everyone gave the cashier their card.

She is a dumbass.

[GulfCoast66]

16. Some manager somewhere needs to hire the cart dude.

Laid off bartender. Happy to have a job many would be embarrassed to perform. If I was in the area I would hunt him down for a job. Of course I can’t hire anyone now. I’m furloughed too!

Oh. The bitch? What a Whiny snowflake.

[Blue_true]

39. What percentage of your job do you work inside. I remember that you managed, but given your field,

it seems you would be outside some.

btw, I tested your input on tomato plants. You are right, they struggle in this hot weather. The companion plants that I tested with them either did germinate, of spouted and withered.

Yeah, I hope that bartending guy get some good job offers. He seems to be somewhat of a character, but one with a decent attitude.

[GulfCoast66]

54. About 50/50 indoor vs outdoor. Depending on the time of year.

I help plan and manage a large event each spring so in the fall and winter I have lots of meetings and such.

We are testing a new variety of tomato we found called, I think, Heatwave. Supposed to take the heat. The wife just planted it last week. But we are not optimistic. It’s not the first supposedly heat resistant variety out there.

But our Chayote plants are kicking it and love the heat. I grew in Louisiana where we called them Mirliton and we really like them.

Have a nice evening.

[JI7]

61. Gelson's is a pretty decent place to work for many

[musette_sf]

17. sounds to me like she plans to shoplift:

"I have private things I want to get that maybe I don't want you to see"

If you want to "get" things in a store and you "don't want (someone) to see" them, I believe that's called STEALING.

I mean, the cashier and EVERYONE ELSE WHO SEES YOUR CART are going "to see" your "private things". So, sounds to me like she's a thief planning to commit a crime.

[Blue_true]

41. She was just out to make trouble and was looking for excuses to be let in the store.

If they had let her in, she likely would have caused a ruckus in the store over something.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

19. Covidiot just wants attention and is willing to kill to get it.

[lame54]

20. She's a liar - she insisted on them proving their policy...

But offered no proof of her special needs where she can't wear a mask

[Marrah_Goodman]

22. Here is the most Karen thing EVER!

[link:http://heavy.com/news/2020/05/caren-white-stop-baking-bread/]

On Saturday, a post on Medium by Caren White titled “Why You Need to Stop Baking Bread” went viral. In the article, White made controversial statements about people unnecessarily baking bread during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and causing a shortage of baking ingredients.

You have to read the whole thing to truly appreciate her Kareness.

[dmr]

48. She is the Karen of Karen's, lol

I had a hard time finding flour, too. But I lucked out. Flour at King Arthur's website was out of stock for a while, but I checked their website everyday, and finally they got it in. I was able to order three 10 pound bags (their limit).

My son's girlfriend finally found flour at the grocery store, and bought three 5 pound bags (their limit).

Yeast was another problem, but luckily the local bakery gave me more than enough.

One of our grocery stores repackaged both flour and yeast in plastic containers they use in the deli department. I never thought I'd see the day that would happen.

I bake a lot. I bake all our bread, but unlike Karen, I'm thrilled to find others baking as well. I think it's wonderful, especially if they're doing it as a family project. Karen ought not begrudge others from this enjoyment.

I laughed when she suggested people take up crocheting because don't you just know another Karen would gripe about all these people buying out all the yarn, and that maybe they ought to take up bread making.

[brush]

26. Well handled all around, except for Karen.

[rusty fender]

27. I saw this on Reddit this morning

The comments are priceless, but I especially liked:

Stupidity is not a medical condition

and

She’ll need a blind cashier for her “private things”

[misanthrope]

32. She should get together with

Todd "I can't get a toaster" Starnes to formulate another whine fest.

[Midnightwalk]

33. The best is she filmed it and posted it nt

[Ms. Toad]

45. Odd that her most significant objection to having the manager shop for her -

is having to give her credit card information.

How does she plan to pay, if they let her in, without giving the store her credit card information?

[Celerity]

47. THAT is exactly what I would have said. Right after asking her if she

has every purchased items off the internet, which also entails giving strangers your financial info (and where you live for the billing adress and likely the shipping adress as well.)

[moriah]

50. Let me guess -- in fancy restaurants she insists on paying where she can put in her PIN?

Nope? Only retail people will steal from her, not someone that had to listen to her entitled ass take 20 minutes to order then complain that they've "been waiting for our food forever" 10 minutes later? (She seems like the type).

[brettdale]

51. Im calling it

Within 24 hours she will be on Faux News, they will call her a hero.

Within 48 Hours Trump will be calling her a hero.

[Mariana]

52. How nice of her to identify herself, and to state her location.

There's no need to be concerned that the internet sleuths might get it wrong, when publicly post her name and address.

[JI7]

53. The Guy Cleaning the Cart

She is typical MAGASHIT in that she was pissed at seeing someone who was doing his job and enjoying it .

These people don't want to see others happy, especially not those they consider to be liberals/democrats antitrump types . Even though we don't know for sure what these people's politics are they want to force everyone to be miserable like that.

[shanti]

55. Gelson's

A high end grocery store in So Cal. If you don't like it, SHOP SOMEWHERE ELSE, Karen!

[kcr]

57. Those Karens!

https://www.ktvu.com/news/man-refuses-to-wear-mask-at-7-eleven-breaks-window

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/16/men-masks-coronavirus-protests-masculinity-kills

[Mariana]

58. Some people call men who behave like that Dicks. nt.

[kcr]

60. Or they don't call them anything at all

It's Karens who won't wear masks, after all. Let's start a Karen thread, as someone else in this thread suggested, so the video about the stupid Karen with the hole in her mask can be posted again, because women are stupid.