White Folks Burning Masks in Idaho is Peak Pandemic Whiteness

A recent mask-burning event in Boise, Idaho is consistent with the behavior and ideology of many white Americans throughout the course of the pandemic.

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On March 6 a crowd of roughly 100 adults and children participated in a mass mask-burning event at the Idaho Statehouse in Boise, Idaho, which looked as ridiculous as it reads. In a video that went viral, a child can be heard saying “Here fire, you hungry? Here's another mask," which sounds like an expected whimsical statement of a child, bu…