The face is important. I am since Pandemic quite interested in writing on the face. Animal faces can be quite communicative.
Max Picard's book came out 1930. Rare to see it online for sale. If I do gain renumeration once more the copy in UK for sale is close to $100. I never have paid that much for a rare title. Curious why other books of his remain in print or pdf.
There is a surface similarity. The Greek comedy Lysistrata by Aristophanes captures the woman’s veil under the motif conservatism, domesticity and chastity. In one scene where the chorus of women confronts the magistrate, he refuses to listen to “someone with a scarf around her neck? I’d sooner die”. The magistrate’s response paints the common interpretation of how the veil “supported the male ideology that advocated female subordination”. Lysistrata recognizes how the veil renders her “socially invisible” (Millender) and subsequently responds that if “this scarf of mine really bothers you, take it and wrap it around your head”. Although the veil’s role in this scene may be interpreted to be a reflecting of female oppression, it is actually used as both an armament and potent influence. The veil in Ancient Greek society also served as a way for women to “express themselves and gain control over their movement and status in the male domain”. In Lysistrata, what the women achieve with the veil is limited compared to what they accomplish without it as they capitalize on the beauty of the natural body. To bring the men under submission, Lysistrata suggests her comrades wear “all our makeup on and in those gowns made of Amorgos silk, naked underneath” . Here, the women were able to “manipulate the sexual allure of the veil [and] could send powerful sexual signals” despite its intended role of female concealment.
According to the NIH study the mask causes hypoxemia. According to famed neurosurgeon Dr. Blaylock the mask causes hypercapnia and traps contaminants normally expelled from the body through the breathing process. According to the history of science the virus passed through filters designed to stop bacteria from passing through. According to the history of the Spanish flu pandemic bacterial pneumonia was a major cause of death.
And pores in masks are larger than the hypothetical virus. And as I suggest we are faced either with calculated political propaganda or rampant superstition. And both together are the Covid "Theater of Cruelty" whose audience participation is indispensable for the magic.
Is there anything masking can’t do? Except for control COVID spread, of course.
A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine purports to show that mask policies in schools work to contain COVID. But that’s not all: The authors conclude, “We believe that universal masking may be especially useful for mitigating effects of structural racism in schools, including potential deepening of educational inequities.”
It suits some people to hide their faces. It's like a lockdown, it's like staying home, safe from prying eyes. Saves emotional energy.
Avoid having to *face up to things*.
What do you think about animals' faces. There's a lot revealed in them. If one looks at a dog's face for instance, one has a good idea of its nature.
The face is important. I am since Pandemic quite interested in writing on the face. Animal faces can be quite communicative.
Max Picard's book came out 1930. Rare to see it online for sale. If I do gain renumeration once more the copy in UK for sale is close to $100. I never have paid that much for a rare title. Curious why other books of his remain in print or pdf.
I look forward to discussion about the face.
What was done by the masking is like religious veiling.
There is a surface similarity. The Greek comedy Lysistrata by Aristophanes captures the woman’s veil under the motif conservatism, domesticity and chastity. In one scene where the chorus of women confronts the magistrate, he refuses to listen to “someone with a scarf around her neck? I’d sooner die”. The magistrate’s response paints the common interpretation of how the veil “supported the male ideology that advocated female subordination”. Lysistrata recognizes how the veil renders her “socially invisible” (Millender) and subsequently responds that if “this scarf of mine really bothers you, take it and wrap it around your head”. Although the veil’s role in this scene may be interpreted to be a reflecting of female oppression, it is actually used as both an armament and potent influence. The veil in Ancient Greek society also served as a way for women to “express themselves and gain control over their movement and status in the male domain”. In Lysistrata, what the women achieve with the veil is limited compared to what they accomplish without it as they capitalize on the beauty of the natural body. To bring the men under submission, Lysistrata suggests her comrades wear “all our makeup on and in those gowns made of Amorgos silk, naked underneath” . Here, the women were able to “manipulate the sexual allure of the veil [and] could send powerful sexual signals” despite its intended role of female concealment.
https://lysistrata.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2017/05/01/the-power-behind-the-veil-symbolism-from-ancient-greece-to-muslim-societies-in-france-and-germany/#:~:text=The%20veil%20in%20Ancient%20Greek%20society%20also%20served,capitalize%20on%20the%20beauty%20of%20the%20natural%20body.
That's really good.
(Are you a scholar of the classics, well yes, obviously.)
Turn things back on the oppressors.
The chastity thing is a turn on.
Lots of thoughts:
*Like a nurse's or maid's uniform maybe.
*This current masking also can escape facial recognition software.
*Used to be that one could not go into a bank with a crash helmet or balaclava.
If one can find a physical bank now one could rob it masked.
Ram raiders and looters are advantaging themselves under cover of a mask.
*These current masks affect sense of smell and lip-reading and conversation. Vision still permitted. Headphones and earbuds cut out reality audio.
*Maybe next pandemic scenario will require dark glasses.
Not a scholar but a reader.
According to the NIH study the mask causes hypoxemia. According to famed neurosurgeon Dr. Blaylock the mask causes hypercapnia and traps contaminants normally expelled from the body through the breathing process. According to the history of science the virus passed through filters designed to stop bacteria from passing through. According to the history of the Spanish flu pandemic bacterial pneumonia was a major cause of death.
Forced masking of kids is child abuse
And pores in masks are larger than the hypothetical virus. And as I suggest we are faced either with calculated political propaganda or rampant superstition. And both together are the Covid "Theater of Cruelty" whose audience participation is indispensable for the magic.
In addition to all of these things, the mask causes acne to go wild
Ah but but masks do reduce racism per NEJM.
Is there anything masking can’t do? Except for control COVID spread, of course.
A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine purports to show that mask policies in schools work to contain COVID. But that’s not all: The authors conclude, “We believe that universal masking may be especially useful for mitigating effects of structural racism in schools, including potential deepening of educational inequities.”
https://nypost.com/2022/11/11/us-medical-establishment-has-gone-woke-with-masking-racism-study/
Thank you.
Art, my advice fwiw, would be to post a comment relevant to thoughts expressed by the Substack author.
If it's a good comment then people will visit your Substack for more of your thoughts.
Just listing links to your Substack in a generic fashion is not the usual way to garner your own audience.
For instance Stegiel here was talking about masks, was your comment about masks?
Cheers and best regards,
Cairn