The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in some requirements to wear face masks.
   
“You know why women’s eyes are so noticeable these days? It’s the mask era” was posted on Reddit—Jokes on September 6, 2020. “Mask era” sounds like “mascara.”
   
   
Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019, and was recognised as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020
   
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/3995346 September 6, 2020
You know why women’s eyes are so noticeable these days?
It’s the mask era.
 
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JokesBot
@RedditJokesBot
You know why women’s eyes are so noticeable these days? It’s the mask era.
4:09 AM · Sep 6, 2020·IFTTT
 
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Imtiaz Mahmood
@ImtiazMadmood
You know why women’s eyes are so noticeable these days?
It’s the mask era.
8:36 AM · Sep 6, 2020·Twitter Web App
 
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Neil
@NeilsArsenal
You know why women’s eyes are so noticeable these days?
It’s the mask era
1:14 PM · Sep 6, 2020·Twitter Web App
 
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Bernard Cormier
@BernardCormier
PUN OF THE DAY:
Do you know why women’s eyes are more noticeable during the pandemic?
It’s the mask era.
#TodaysPun
2:52 AM · Sep 15, 2020·Twitterrific for iOS
 
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September 21, 2020 ·
WOMEN’S EYES ARE MORE NOTICEABLE BECAUSE IT’S THE MASK ERA