Olympic volleyball star Kerri Walsh Jennings admits she went shopping without a mask recently, despite the COVID warnings in place.
Walsh Jennings, a Mitty High grad and former Stanford volleyball player, is a three-time Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist and took bronze in the Rio Games in 2016.
Saying she wants to stand up for her rights in an Instagram post, she claims she read a quote the other day that made her think: “This has not been enforced, it’s been consented to.”
Here is her post:
“Here we go ….
I had a little exercise in being brave yesterday & I’m still a bit edgy about it.
I went shopping without a mask on 😬😳🤭 & this is why … I read a quote the other day that shook me – –
THIS HAS NOT BEEN ENFORCED, IT’S BEEN CONSENTED TO.
This statement woke me up & the truth of it has had me obsessing on the matter of how I can mindfully & compassionately stand up for my rights & for the freedoms our constitution has granted us all WITHOUT being reckless or putting anyone else in danger.
We are all endlessly complaining about the restrictive & arbitrarily selective rules that we are being strongly “suggested” to follow & yet we are all consenting; Not much of a fight, just a lot of complaining & strongly disagreeing with this manipulation, but we keep consenting. It’s maddening. It has crushed our society, people’s livelihoods, our children’s spirits, & the fabric of our world. We have become a country & a world estranged from each other & it is more deeply unhealthy than any virus could ever be.
I know people are getting sick & many have gone to Heaven. I have lived through a lot of loss in my family, in my life. I cherish life. I would never downplay the impact of a single loss of life. That is it’s own conversation & my heart goes out to all those suffering poor health, the loss of a loved one and the fear that the reaction to & media coverage of COVID-19 has created in your days.”
