Zed A. Shaw, Painter

Yesterday some jackass yelled at me that the mask I was wearing did nothing. Like, dude actually go violent. DGAF. Another guy turned his *car* around in the middle of an intersection almost hitting other cars to try and come tell me that. I also wear gloves. Y'all a morons:

I am an oil and pastel painter, and I also develop real film photos in my bathroom, all of which involve toxic solvents and pigments. I wear gloves because my skin is already sensitive and there's usually always some kind of crack somewhere. Guess how much paint gloves stop?

100%. All of the paint stays off my hands, never gets under my nails, my cuticles, in any cracks, and wearing the gloves keeps me from touching my face and clothes. Who gives a fuck if the gloves get infected as you walk around? That's the fucking point. The *gloves* do.

In addition, frequent repeated hand washing weakens the protective nature of your skin by causing irritation. If you just wear gloves you keep your skin healthy and have an additional protection. I ran into this bizarre anti-glove attitude with painters and lead paint.