Op-Comic: Masked and less dangerous: Don’t come at me because I choose to wear a face mask in public

A man wearing a face mask with a man and a woman, holding a baby, cough and sneeze in the background

By Ivan Ehlers

Aug. 7, 2022 3:10 AM PT

A customer is rude to a clerk while a couple wearing masks watches.

Two couples, one pair masked, face off in the supermarket. The men exchange cross words.

A man coughs loudly as he walks by another man wearing a face mask.

A man coughs loudly while walking past a masked elderly couple in a supermarket aisle.

A man wears a face mask while a man and a woman, holding a baby, openly judge him for wearing a mask.

A man wears a face mask while a man and a woman, holding a baby, are in the background. The woman sneezes.

A man coughs at the checkout while interacting with a masked clerk behind a panel. Another man, wearing a mask, is in line.

A man wearing a mask and a yellow beanie interacts with a masked clerk at checkout. Unseen people cough in the background.

A crowd of people of all ages wears masks.

(Ivan Ehlers / For The Times)

Ivan Ehlers is a cartoonist and writer in Los Angeles. His work has appeared in the New Yorker and MAD magazine, among other publications. @ivan_ehlers

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