Trenton Hoshiko | Filmmaker

If youre protesting today PLEASE wear an n95/kn95 mask! It seriously helps protect you & people around you! It isnt good because of "surveillance", it is good because we want other people pushing progress to be alive, healthy, & active in their communities.
Long covid/post viral illness risks that.

(Please dont suggest use for obscuring faces, please read the whole thread)

#uspol #nokings #covidisNotOver

Mar 28 at 5:04pmWeb
Show threadTrenton Hoshiko | Filmmaker1d ago
And, please wear a mask to more than just protesting. By normalizing them outside of just protest you can help fight fascist crackdowns on masking in public that seriously risks public health for everyone who breathes air.
Show threadTrenton Hoshiko | Filmmaker1d ago

I dont use the "surveillance" talking point because I believe that too easily can be used, even by well meaning regular folks, against progressive and public health caring people, especially disabled people, as a reason to ban masks.

Masks are life saving medical devices, we all need to keep that as our focus first and foremost.

Show threadTrenton Hoshiko | Filmmaker1d ago
Stay safe out there, in all the ways you can, folks ❤️
Show threadCarolyn1d ago
@Trenton_Hoshiko Outdoors, so who needs a mask? If you are close enough to someone to smell their cigarette smoke should they be smoking, you are close enough to inhale exhaled viruses, which suspend in the air just as the smoke does, lingering for a while before dissipating.
Show threadTrenton Hoshiko | Filmmaker1d ago
@CStamp yup! I love using that example!
Show threadPedestrianError  17h ago
@Trenton_Hoshiko I overheard two different protesters today who were not masked and were in close proximity to others tell people that members of their immediate family weren't there with them because they were home sick with covid. Hello! If someone in your household has covid and you're out chanting and singing in a crowd with no mask, wtf are you doing (other than the fascists' work for them)?
Show threadPedestrianError  17h ago
@Trenton_Hoshiko That said, the surveillance thing is a tough issue to discuss. Mass surveillance is evil and private citizens (but not people being paid to act on behalf of the government and supposedly the people) do have a right & valid reason to protect themselves from it, whether through physical disguise, VPNs, ad blockers, etc., but medical masks are primarily for medical purposes (including protecting healthy people from germs & pollution) and bans on them literally kill people.
Show threadPedestrianError  17h ago
@Trenton_Hoshiko Clarifying "mask" (a very broad category of anything worn over the face) vs "respirator" or 'medical grade/style mask' (need nuance there because a KN95/KF94 is more functional than a surgical mask but has to be marketed as non-medical) can help some, but also create more confusion. Even an ICE agent should be able to use a medical mask to protect the public from their germs (but should always display a visible, identifiable badge number).
Show threadTrenton Hoshiko | Filmmaker11h ago
@PedestrianError while it can be unpopular, I very much agree that cops should wear respirator masks to protect the public's health, while not wearing gaitors and full face coverings, and yes with other identifiers prominently displayed.
Since people generally understand "masking" for medical reasons I often use that term and then get more detailed that it should be a n95/kn95 rather than surgical or cloth. It is kinda a strange balance. Thanks for your thoughts :)
Show threadTrenton Hoshiko | Filmmaker11h ago
@PedestrianError omg! Yeah I suspect that was happening a lot and absolutely "doing the fascist's work for them". It is so sad that people dont understand because of mis/dis info. I think if people truly understood the impacts and mechanisms of spread more, etc. Then they'd get that it is in contrast to what they are there supporting at the protest. But that is obviously an issue of public health systems at scale. Hope you were able to stay away from them!
Show threadFlying Donny for Democracy1d ago
@Trenton_Hoshiko Thank you for posting this. My husband and I were two of *very* few in masks at the local protest today. Yes, we want to be around and healthy to keep defending democracy!
Show threadTrenton Hoshiko | Filmmaker1d ago
@kateiacy thank you for attending and masking! :)
Show threadcynthia rose is desirable1d ago

@Trenton_Hoshiko

There badly needs to be a distinction between the N-95 type masks used for our health, and the face coverings used by ICE agents to stoke fear and hide their identity. Calling both “masks” does a huge disservice to everyone….they’re simply not the same thing.

Show threadTrenton Hoshiko | Filmmaker1d ago
@cynthiarose 100% agreed, especially because gaitors do all but nothing for air filtration.