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Collected Item: “Put on Your Mask”

Give your story a title.

Put on Your Mask

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

Meme?

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

The photo that I submitted is of a penguin wearing a mask as he intensely stares off. This image I found pretty entertaining yet very appropriate during this pandemic. As you see the penguin sweat and tear up, the penguin must be very uncomfortable and worried for its health next to a person. The full comic shows the penguin looking like that after someone sneezes next to them without covering their mouth on the train. I think it is cute and an important message to send others as I often see people disregard wearing masks during the time when the pandemic and even before the pandemic, people paid really little attention to sanitary procedures which caused the pandemic to spread.

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

#Mask, #Penguin, #Meme, #Wholesome, #Cute, #Funny, #Accurate

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

@hellomeloons (instagram)

Give this story a date.

2020-01-28
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