Adapted from an assignment by Joyce Johnson

Recently, because of COVID-19, most people I look at -or consider crazy- are people who aren’t wearing masks or abiding by the 6 foot Social Distancing rule. The first question on ‘How did I know the norms were being violated by this person?’ Is extremely prevalent at grocery stores or Walmart where they now have the huge tape or even markings that say ‘stand here keep a 6 feet distance’ in the check out lines and the people I consider crazy are not abiding by them at all. I’ve had to tell several people to
please take a step back from me because of them standing too close to me. Or I ask that they please stand on the specific marked spots. Another label, maybe to controversial, I think of when I see these people; are ‘Trumpsters’ or idiots who believe what our president says and not what all what the research and science data shows. With masks as well; I was at Smart and Final the other day, and they have a huge sign in the front of the store that says ‘must have face cover to enter’ with a picture of a person wearing a mask- and I saw a few people not even give it another second- and just walk right into the store without one on. Besides feeling that they’re crazy, I also just feel how inconsiderate they are. Another one of the questions is ‘Can you imagine you in a similar situation’; with the subjects I’m discussing-  absolutely not. My mother recently went through chemo for breast cancer and it makes me feel and label people even more for how crazy or weird or even rude and idiotic these people are not abiding by the masks and 6 feet rule must be. Lastly, ‘How did the label affect my interaction or feelings about the person?’ Is it affected me extremely so much now that COVID-19 is happening these people are a discussion now in my daily life how crazy some people are. One thing I’ve even started saying since this has happened is ‘it really shows who all the crazies are’.