Face Masks have become a very important part of our lives and the seemingly hundreds of face mask manufacturers are pumping out very fashionable different-style masks.

One only has to look in the catalogues we receive in the mail daily to see the latest styles of masks.

Just viewed a mask on the internet titled “The Ghost Shield” which describes itself as “one of the first transparent respiratory shields available for consumer use.”

It's free of any straps and this respiratory shield “gently fits most face sizes using a skin-friendly medical grade adhesive.”

This shield describes itself as a “one of kind shield that promotes enhanced breathability, comfort and of course style.”

It's amazing what is for sale in the face mask category.

There is the reusable fabric mask with a detachable face shield, the Air Police model with four layers of added protection, the double layer masks with the benefit of copper, the favorite team (football, basketball and baseball) masks, the various style gaiters (I love my NY Mets gaiter), the fun print cotton face masks, the animal face masks, the American Flag masks, the Military face masks, the Patriotic masks, the Wild Animal face masks, the disposable (50 pack) masks, designer face masks and the reusable fabric masks with filter pocket.

Of course the face masks have become a part of making a political statement in the era of coronavirus and for many wearing a mask in public has become a political statement.

We wear our mask not for making a political statement and not for picking sides in a brewing culture war over containing the coronavirus.