@VerenaRupp no of course not. I would never encourage that! Sorry I assumed since I mentioned eradicating a flu strain it would be clear.
Will try and say “wearing a mask” to avoid any confusion!
@broadwaybabyto Mh, I did register that, but was just overall confused. I was already in the "masking means 'autistic masking'" mindset, and rather confused as to what that has to do with illnesses. There are people who react negatively when an autistic person's mask slips or comes off, therefore, you *could* argue that "masking shows respect for those around you". The rest of the post didn't fit in with that, hence my confusion. I've never heard the term "masking" being used in a different context, we even use that word in German because we don't really have our own terminology for this. I wasn't sure about what it was you were trying to say, which is why I asked - instead of, y'know, laying straight into you for telling autistic folks they can't be who they are ^^