“Star Trek” actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Wil Wheaton</a> recently explained why he feels compelled to keep wearing a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/face-mask">mask</a> in certain public settings even though people act like “d*cks” about it.
The 51-year-old took to social media, saying “someone asked why [my wife] Anne and I wear masks to hockey games, and because they weren&#8217;t a d*ck about it, I answered them.”
Wheaton said he was posting his full reply for future reference.
“<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/covid-19">Covid</a> is very much still A Thing, and so is the flu, the common cold, and other respiratory illnesses,” he began a lengthy Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/itswilwheaton">post</a>. 
“I started masking during the pandemic, because I didn&#8217;t want to get sick and die. I have kept masking when I&#8217;m in close proximity to other people, large crowds, or small indoor spaces because I haven&#8217;t had the flu or a cold or, gods forbid, Covid, since I made that choice.”
He continued, “It&#8217;s such a tiny, simple, thing and it makes a huge difference for me. It&#8217;s too bad that so many people have decided to make another personal health choice that is none of their business, that doesn&#8217;t affect them at all, just another part of their culture war. And it tells you everything you need to know about a person when they are a d*ck about it.”
Wheaton went on to describe a fellow hockey game attendee who was “coughing and sneezing his face off” during the game, which he presented as a good reason to be wearing a mask. “That&#8217;s basically why I wear a mask whenever I&#8217;m in a crowd, and why I wish it wasn&#8217;t such a big stupid deal (pro or against),” he added.
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Next, he said people appreciate his masking. “I see a lot of thank yous for wearing masks in our photos. I appreciate the kindness, but we aren&#8217;t making a statement. We aren&#8217;t modeling behavior. We are doing what is best for us, period. This isn&#8217;t a statement, it&#8217;s just a personal health choice. If it helps normalize the entire thing, I&#8217;m happy for that passive bonus, but it&#8217;s not something I&#8217;m spending an action or even a bonus action on,” he wrote.
Finally, Wheaton compared masking to wearing shoes. 
He wrote, “I haven&#8217;t heard someone complain that I wear shoes into a restaurant, and I haven&#8217;t ever had someone thank me for wearing shoes in a restaurant. I hope it will be the same with masks, sooner than later. It&#8217;s nobody&#8217;s business, and the only people who are d*cks about it are d*cks about everything else, anyway.”
&#8220;I&#8217;m just tired of this being not just A Thing, but A Big Stupid F***ing Culture War Thing,” the actor concluded. “So. Mind your business, do what&#8217;s best for your health and in consideration of the health of those around you, and don&#8217;t be a d*ck.”

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