I started questioning the relationship during the pandemic. One day I was on the StairMaster, doing my thing, when a Black gym employee approached a white guy on the treadmill in front of me and told him to pull his mask back up. He gave her a quick glance, slowly tugged the fabric, then returned his focus to running.

Running, in a mask.

Genuinely fuck off. I'm not going to intentionally make a run 10x harder than it needs to be unless I'm doing some crazy altitude training.