Hey India, Let’s Please Retire These Creepy Masks

Why does this nightmare fuel exist.

Hi everybody. It's so cool that most people are very politically inclined in India, and love showing support for their faves in various ways.

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But sometimes, this appreciation exceeds election season, and the methods used can get a little... bizarre.

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One truly terrifying way, which is unfortunately often employed, is THE USE OF THESE UNNERVING PAPER MASKS.

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I'm 99% sure these masks suck the wearer's soul.

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There is nothing behind those eyeholes.

Hey it's cool, it's not like I planned to sleep tonight anyway.

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Nothing against the PM, but if I saw these faces in the street at night, I would basically shit myself and die of cardiac arrest.

Some of these masks have 3D eyelids and noses, as well as a built-in thirst for vengeance from mortals.

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Besides, one Jayalalithaa was enough.

These are real-life Snapchat filters. This is a horror film.

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Bill Gates visited, which was super cool and all, but I'M UNSURE IF THIS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO INSPIRE KIDS TO BE LIKE HIM.

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THIS CREEPY MAMATA BANERJEE MASK HAS THE FACIAL EXPRESSIVENESS OF A COMA.

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I don't need so many looks of disapproval, I already have aunts.

THIS HORRIFYING SITE COULD CAUSE A ROAD ACCIDENT???

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What the fuck, have you ever heard of face-to-body proportions, maker of this mask???

I honestly need an adult, what is this.

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Only click this if you're a goddamn lionheart.

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So please, please let's stop making these because a lot of us are pissing ourselves profusely.

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Thank you so much.