Shame on them.
“race, national or origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, disability, a conviction for which you have been granted a pardon, and there are others.”
A lot of people needed to stop and “think”. What would it have been like to be health medically disability exempt? What would it have been like for almost three years ninety per cent of the time on line, curb side, delivery only, and a lot of places not even offering that or it does not apply. Think about how people have all sorts of different circumstances, that can make it even worse (i.e. no car; can’t afford the extra costs and problems (not able to see product personally, returns, having to ship back usually at cost and difficulty to purchaser, and other problems) involved in most on-line shopping; depression; no internet; illnesses/disabilities (them or family); cannot drive; lost their means of income; no financial help (the loop holes); alone; and the list goes on). The consequences physically, mentally and emotionally were devastating or even deadly. You were not keeping “everyone safe”.
Some of the statements in answer to this serious exclusion, such as “we offer on line, or curb pick up, or delivery, etc.” was extremely ignorant, selfish, and pain causing because it is NOT the same thing. Especially not for that length of time. Simply put, there is a need to do a lot of things in person, for many various and obvious reasons. We all know this. The truth is other people can indeed imagine what it would be like, because they had to experience some of it, but only some of it, and at a hugely lower level. So just imagine what health medically disability exempt people went through. The truth is just plain and simple, that you simply don’t care about those others. Your own selfish needs were only important.
100% serious legitimate reasons for health medical disability exemptions. If you do not know them, then you should have educated yourself about them.
Health exempt people were very responsible in the ways that counted, and cared about “everyone”, and were less of any threat to anyone than most of those who wore masks for many reasons, you can bet on it. There is a long list of reasons, in regard to both the health etc. exempt and those who wore masks. A lot of people though were capable of figuring that out on their own. You acted irrationally with your fears and only self-concern. We were and are not “dispensable” people. We should never have been harassed, bullied, threatened or attacked by any store etc. or others or denied services, etc., inside or out, that were offered to others. We needed them also. Desperately. We had a basic trust in others, and so should you have.
You chose to not follow the governments’ exemptions.
As I stated, your store went off my list, but I’m sure you could not care less. I was in the past a regular customer. I will never again give Lush my business. Thank god that some stores cared about “everyone”. This chain of stores was not one of them.
People were free to wear masks and still are. You did not have the moral right and should not have had the freedom to try to force masks on us thereby disrespecting and not caring at all about our well-being, safety, and life, and if we could not then your denying us the same type of needs and rights as you thereby disrespecting and not caring at all about our well-being, safety, and life.
Extremists on one side or the other. Some of us preferred the middle ground, caring about “everyone”.
We can never be 100% safe unfortunately. There are so many different types of threats. We shouldn’t add to the harmful things because of fear.
To have the attitude that you want to be and think you can be 100 per cent safe, or safer, or gain something else by denying others the same rights as you have, was and is just not right. Always has been not right, is not right, and always will not be right.
31 de maio de 2022
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