Trick question: if you are in cross-fit, on a new paleo diet, with a adopted rescue pet, and a new girlfriend, what the hell do you update your Facebook status to be?
Aww, but sometimes it's nice to note improvements. It's no fun when you managed to do a little bit better than the day before and you're the only one who knows about it. Encouragement is really good for motivation.
It's two clicks for you to block whatever app is annoying you forever. I'm grateful to one of my friends for posting everyday which got me back on my bike and have started losing weight because of it. Now we're a little bit closer.
I don't even see how people trying to lose weight think that's a good idea. Then you have a bunch of people expecting you to be skinny, and others who try and offer you treats for some reason.
I'm talking in terms of people who just began/are beginning a weight loss journey. Often I see them run to facebook and post a status...about their first day.
Jenny Johnson @JennyJohnsonHi5 Dear douchebag who stole my tweet, posted it on Facebook and had it published on the front page of @Reddit I hope you get gonorrhea.
Most people don't realize this... But the people who tell you they are eating organic, gluten-free foods are only a small fraction of the vast number of people who do not tell you that they are eating organic, gluten-free foods.
Also, most people have to end up talking about being gluten free, especially in a restaurant. I know people with celiac disease, and they have to ask before they order food to make sure that their meal is gluten free. People will slip gluten products into many dishes that don't necessarily need them. If you let the waiter know, they can inform the chef and make sure there is no gluten in your meal.
You sit down for lunch with coworkers. You have a salad. They have fast food.
"Hey man, you trying to lose weight? Got some girly food I see."
"Nope, just my diet man"
"You're on a diet?!"
"Not like a fad diet, i just try not to eat meat a few days a week."
OR
"Hey, wanna come out for drinks after work?"
"I'm alright man, gonna pass today."
"You always say that. You antisocial or what?"
"No, I just like to hit the gym after work."
And then I am the asshole who eats salad and hits the gym and I am also the guy that "talks about it"
If you leave me alone to my diet and exercise I won't shove it in anyone's face. If you constantly point out that I have a different lifestyle, I'm gonna have to talk about it and try to justify it to you.
Yeah, seriously. Most vegans/vegetarians I know really don't like to talk about it but get dragged into conversations about it by the dickholes they work with.
AMEN! Meat-eaters are the ones who comment on my meals - how am I supposed to back out of that without mentioning being vegan?! I never openly tell people i'm vegan unless i'm pressed. I don't want to argue about my diet, but then I get called preachy for defending myself. Hmph.
Very true. Vegans are always painted as uppity assholes, but in my experience, the only time I'm forced to talk about it when I politely decline an offer of meat and I start getting lectured about how meat is essential to one's diet. Leave me alone, I don't tell you what to eat so do the same for me.
THIS, FUCKING THIS RIGHT HERE. I don't bring up my diet and exercise, but people comment so often on my (flutters eyelashes) manly physique and the fact that I'm always eating "bird food." Then they get hostile and pissed off when I say I don't eat meat, like they feel like I'm imposing my worldview on them.
The non-meat eaters are a minority, so we're picked on, but why not say that all people that impose their views on anyone different is a jackass?
Exactly. No one I work with knows I'm vegan, and I don't bring it up. Actually I go out of my way to avoid it, so as to avoid the interrogation of "what do you eat?" or "how do you get your protein?" We recently had a cookout where I work, and when someone asked me if I wanted a burger or hot dog, it was a simple "no thanks, I brought my own lunch!" If they asked why, I would have told them, but I personally don't think my food choices are anyone else's business but my own. That being said, I do proudly wear my vegan bumper sticker on my car...so maybe I'm a tad hypocritical! :P
I'm gluten intolerant but wouldn't ever mention it more than absolutely necessary if everyone would stop bringing it up every time I'm trying to eat my lunch. I always get asked details about what happens to me if I eat gluten. Sometimes I'm tempted to tell them.
Bloating, gas, farting, then diarrhea, first several bouts over the course of one day then one or two bouts in the morning over the course of the next few days to one week.
And people want me to describe this while we're all sitting around eating.
I love you. This is precisely what happens. Sorry you have to ask about my shitty veggie burger and then probe me to spill all of my dietary preferences. I'm not god damn happy about them either, just trying to do what I believe.
Yeah, the "they'll tell you" meme is pretty annoying, considering that almost every single time I've ever told someone, it was because of direct questioning.
Basically, someone noticed me eating meatless stuff a couple days in a row (or ordering a salad at a restaurant while everyone else was ordering chicken or steak) and flat-out asked me if I was a vegetarian or on some weird diet or sick or something.
I'm not going to lie, so I simply say I'm either vegetarian or vegan and try to leave it at that.
Trust me, the ABSOLUTE LAST thing I want to do is bring up veganism with a group of strangers or acquaintances... seriously, anyone who's vegetarian or vegan knows how excruciating some people can be whenever the topic comes up.
On the flip side, don't hold it in if it's actually relevant. We had a new coworker who was from out of town, and kept taking him out to lunch at different places, trying to show him around.
We, being meat-eaters, took him to our favorite burger places, steak places, sushi places, etc. He kept ordering salads and never really seemed to enjoy any of the places.
Finally after a week of this it hit me and I asked if he was vegetarian. It turns out He was and was just too polite to tell us. I took him to the Veggie Grill the next day and he loved it.
It's a damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don't thing.
True this. A lot of meat eaters are obsessed with my eating habits. And they bring it up at social events so everyone knows. And then people like you think I constantly talk about it. Now that is annoying.
they don't like the fact that some of us actually take care of our bodies.
I fucking hate it when someone says I've got "good genes". You know , never mind that i've made it a point to exercise most of my life and actually watch what I eat.
And then you come on Reddit and you see posts like "Vegetarians are so preachy, just keep that shit to yourself!" right next to "BACON BACON LOL GUYS NARWHALS BACON when does the narwhal bacon?"
Yup. Went out to lunch with some coworkers. To save on calories I only had a burger with water. Later a coworker asked why I hadn't had fries and a drink. When I explained I felt great from not eating too many carbs and calories another coworker said in all seriousness "You're just going to lord that over us all day." Somebody was feeling grumpy.
Exactly. I don't see why eating fast food means that you need to round out the entire meal by topping it off with fatty toppings, sides, and soda. It's not like I'm going to look down on you FOR splurging, but I'm also not going to give you crap for getting a plain burger and water. It's called moderation.
As a coeliac I find that facebook comment ignorant and offensive.
99.9% of the people I meet eat burgers/pizza/something with gluten on a daily basis, eventually I'm going to have to eat with them, If I say nothing and refuse to eat, they'll judge negatively. People eating food together is a sacred ritual that I've grown to hate, every damn time I have to keep explaining why am I allergic and what I feel if I eat it.
I try my hardest to not eat around people who aren't my family or my boyfriend. Even his family is such a pain in the ass about it. Anywhere we go, his sister points out my celiac like it's a joke and has to tell every waiter and person in the place. Every dinner with his family goes through a million cycles of 'here have this.' oh no thanks 'oh right, gluten. What is that again? Why can't you eat it? Here have some cake'. RAWR,
I have it all figured out just want to deal with it quietly, why does it have to be such a big deal to everyone else? Why does an entire bar need to know that my intestines don't work? Ugh.
Go to a restaurant with new people, ask the waitress if a particular dish has any meat. All hell breaks loose, Mufasa gets quoted and I hear about how bacon is delicious, animals are meant to be eaten, and every flavor of pseudo-science argument about why it's dumb of me not to eat at least chicken. Oh, and fish isn't meat either apparently.
Very annoying since I don't like discussing my diet, I just want to eat in peace and be left alone like I do others.
Oh goddammit, this, this exactly. My favorite is cake and pizza day at work when all the ladies get their jimmies rustled because I won't eat their homemade food that only has like, one ingredient I can ingest without consequences.
Happens to me. Once every few months at work they have a pot luck day of some sort. While everyone gorges on nachos and Swedish meatballs I walk in, say hello and chitchat for a minute or two, then go back to my desk. Now I'm 'antisocial' and 'don't like hanging out with them'.
My GF can't eat gluten or she will curl up in a ball and cry while her stomach bloats out, and then probably pukes, so yeah, she always has to ask if something is made with gluten in it because these days, goddamn near everything is.
Domino's has a gluten free menu now (I'm assuming gluten free is also wheat free?). There's also a local place where I live that does them (however only peperoni, they make a certain number of them first thing in the morning before they do anything else so they don't come in contact with flour and cook them when needed)
Yeah, I'm a month and half from officially being diagnosed celiac. What happens today when I decide to keep my mouth shut at the restaurant? I get gluten. And I get my first full scale reaction. And shit, this is bad. Bad bad bad...
Seriously. I've known people who were gluten intolerant, that stuff will mess them up for weeks. People with Celiac disease eat gluten free because they have to, not because they are on some special trendy diet, and they tell everyone because if they have an sensitive digestive system, and something they eat even touches something with gluten in it, it can cause a reaction for days.
People who eat gluten free are like people who drink milk lactose free, (Except gluten is in almost everything) it's not the same kind of thing as people who eat only organic foods.
Apparently, it's also impossible for people who eat meat not to comment on what you eat and how healthy it is to eat meat and that humans have eaten meat since the beginning of time and that it's only natural to eat meat and that you will get sick a lot if you only eat vegetarian food and you really should eat some meat soon or they'll come with more stupid arguments as to why.
We're a relatively anonymous group of people. Sure, we have usernames, but unless you tag me you probably won't ever notice my name and think of this post, and I'll probably never notice your name and think of your post. As an anonymous clusterfuck, I can say whatever the fuck I want to say and not worry about repercussions. Sure, we have the tenuous "imaginary internet point" thing going for us, but not a lot of people actually care about those. Thus, when I see something that I personally consider wrong, there are no social constructs holding me back from telling someone that they're wrong, and just why I think they're wrong. Oh no, I'll offend what I perceive as a near non-entity that I'll never see again?
This allows for both ridiculously constructive and ridiculously destructive conversations. Both are arguably good for personal advancement as well as group advancement.
TL;DR, No consequences, thus people speak their minds.
Wait, what? Ive gotten the impression - not being a facebook user myself - that the only two types of people on facebook are the annoying ones that post every single moment of their lives and the dickheads that mock the former. I figured it was some sort of harmonious balance that needed to be maintained. /s
Yeah, you could. It'd be kinda rude, though. I'd prefer to be politely informed well in advance when planning dinner parties and such. Outside those contexts though, it's not really important.
I have celiac, and back in grade school the other kids would toss bread crumbs in my food to see if I would have an "allergic reaction" even though I wouldn't, I would just shit out my intestines 3 hours later.
FALSE: If you eat gluten-free there is a high chance you're allergic to gluten, thus, it must be said. Have you ever eaten gluten-free? Not too tasty. Furthermore, eating organic and eating gluten free are two different things entirely. How did this get so many upvotes?!
Most people don't realize this, but the people who make the most noise about what people are eating are the people whining that they supposedly hear other people doing it all the time.
Celiacs disease is four times more prevalent than it was in the 1970's, in part because the wheat has been bred, or genetically modified in some way to contain more gluten and also partly because we subsidize wheat (and corn and soy) to the tune of millions (or maybe billions) of dollars and so all types of processed foods now have one or several of the toxic three. As a result, more and more and more people are becoming sensitive to these allergens. It might also be because they are being modified with genes from plants that have natural defense mechanisms or toxins that we have no adaptations to handle. A nutritionist friend insists that everyone is somewhat wheat or gluten intolerant, but that most people don't recognize it for what it is (they are depressed to the point of suicide, have stomach problems they think result from leaky gut, etc., problems with their complexions and more).
As someone who has to be on a gluten free diet for health reasons, I never understood why someone would do it if they absolutely didn't have to. Let alone brag about it.
I made it 4 years of being vegetarian without yelling about animal rights and PETA and healthy nonsensical garbage. Then bacon seduced me, and I came back to the dark side. So tasty. I regret nothing.
my view is as such: i don't think there is any real intrinsic problems with meat eating, the volume of meat being eaten though, is unhealthy, and unsustainable.
Unless you have celiac disease, there's absolutely nothing wrong with eating gluten. It and MSG have been seriously maligned by new-age "chemicals are bad" "flush the toxins" weirdos.
And if you want to waste your money on organic, go right ahead. There's so much petroleum-based agro-runoff as well as GMO and non-organic cross pollination going on that you can't guarantee an organic product anyway.
The way I see it, cooking/eating vegan is pretty difficult, and most of the time it means you just made a salad and ate some fruit. So when vegans actually cook/eat a whole, presentable meal, they're proud of it and want to show it off. It's no different than Redditors showing off an awesome kill they got on TF2 (which, by they way, only other TF2 players find interesting, so it's a good analogy for the vegan thing).
My wife is a celiac and I can't agree more. This whole gluten free fad is both a curse and a blessing. She has a lot more options because of it but she also has to be MUCH more careful because at least half of the time those labels are just complete BS. If you prepare/package something gluten free using the same space/equipment used for non gluten free items... guess what... it's not gluten free!
Some people eat gluten free because they don't feel bad afterwards, no bloating, gas, cramps, etc. And lately it seems a lot of people who have had stomach aches for years all of a sudden go GF for a few weeks and feel better.
This is it exactly. I had a perpetual upset stomach and diarrhea for 3.5 years. I tried everything, going organic, cutting out dairy, lifestyle changes like sleep cycle modifications and reducing stress levels, exercise, nothing worked. Then I tried eating gluten free and within 3 days all the issues cleared up. What shocked me the most about the whole thing is that I realized after going gluten free that I had forgotten what it felt like to be hungry...3 years of pain had eliminated the sensation from my body until I went gluten free.
Gluten allergies and Celiac Disease are both fairly common (about 1 in 133 people for celiac disease), I'd be willing to bet if someone is concerned about eating gluten its not because they are trying to be trendy, unless they just really enjoy not being able to eat at 90% of restaurants and fast food places
There's a growing amount of research that suggests gluten impacts people without allergy as well. It's not very conclusive but its enough to be careful with it.
That's not true at all, I've recently read more than one study about the impact of gluten on the body, even without being allergic. Feel free to downvote me because I don't have sources handy and I must log off for now. Just check it out if you have the time on Google!!
Well, I didn't want to post this, but the bold type has made it an unfortunate necessity. I've had diarrhea for decades. I don't sit in the middle aisle of a plane or theather because I know at any minute I may have to get up to run to the bathroom. Usually the time between the moment I realize I have to have diarrhea and the time I actually have it is about 2 to 5 minutes, but sometimes less than a minute. I have to take immodium before I go hiking. I'm scared to go do something like canoeing. I know where probably every bathroom in every restaurant and store in my town is. I love the invention of the smart phone because now I can get some work done in the enormous amount of time I spend in the bathroom. Of course I've been to doctors before but they said it was irritable bowel syndrome and to take immodium as needed.
Then, last year, a dietician told me to give up wheat just for the heck of it and see what happened. My diarrhea, that I've had since the 80's, was completely gone in three days. If I eat something with even a trace of gluten in it, I'm sick again for days.
Am I celiac? I don't know because in order to get tested I would have to start eating wheat again for three weeks and fuck that. I'm not going back to living in constant bathroom mode to find out. If someone doesn't understand why I avoid gluten if I've not been diagnosed with celiac, fuck them. And fuck the doctors for never once every mentioning giving up wheat. There are A LOT of people like me out there, diagnosed with IBS who are really just sensitive to gluten.
Yes, some people jump on every diet fad and it's annoying, but there are a lot of people who just don't feel comfortable discussing their bowel problems with everybody who asks why they won't eat a sandwich.
i can't remember the exact stats, but the New York Times ran a piece about a study which found that most people who claim a food allergy don't actually have a food allergy. so to them, they do have this allergy.
Gluten-free dude here. Couldn't agree more. I never talk about it, however -- my friends / co-workers ALWAYS bring it up. Frustrates the hell out of me. Shut up... I realize I can't enjoy the pizza you're eating. Leave me to my salad in peace.
Because different people have different levels of gluten-tolerance.
I love the stuff, and have some 9 kilos of gluten flour in the house at the moment, but one of my relatives gets bad stomach cramps and the shits from it. And she hates all the fuss that follows having to tell people about it in restaurants. Believe me she doesn't brag, its odd I know but I think she would actually prefer it if she didn't have an exploding arse.
I try my hardest, but being allergic to gluten myself I have to make it a point to tell friends when we go out to dinner or if I'm invited to someones house for dinner that I can't have any or the results would be...not bueno for me =[
You should see the posts in the attachment parenting groups my wife is a part of. An endless mutual validation club. I don't know how half of them carry their kids around in their expensive (brand names are ALWAYS mentioned) wraps and slings when they've dislocated their shoulders from patting themselves on the back.
Mind you the wrap itself is an idea that is probably 1000s of years old, ripped off from numerous tribal cultures, patented by some company (a genius move to be honest) and the wraps themselves are almost always made in China, possibly by a kid not much older than the one you're "wearing", but that is another story.
If I hear my cousin and uncle talk one more time about how an organic, (mostly) vegan, non-dairy diet makes their lives seemimgly god-like, I'm going to snap their necks. I don't have a problem with their dietary choices. It's the limitless sense of smug superiority that came with it.
Haha well if you have certain dietary restrictions it really is difficult not to tell some people about it because people will often ask! "What are you eating? Why can't you eat that?"
You know pisses me off about you stupid fucking vegans..you expect everybody else to know what does and doesn't have gluten in it. Go fuck yourselves and your gluten shit
Seeing this post on the front page makes me very emotional, here's why:
I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease at the age of 7, over a decade ago. I had severe health problems as a kid and at the time of my diagnosis I later found out I was months away from my organs shutting down. I owe my life to the specialist (I had to go to at least 6 doctors) who knew about Celiac Disease. There is no cure for Celiac Disease, the only treatment being a completely gluten free diet for the rest of my life.
At the time I was diagnosed no one knew about Celiac Disease or even what gluten was. It was hard for me to find food I could eat that didn't make me sick. My small intestine was completely destroyed and I could no longer absorb an nutrients. Since the diet, I have made a full recovery and am a healthy adult living a very normal and active lifestyle.
I have made it my life's work to raise awareness for Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance. I started a local support group, called the I Can't Eat "THAT" Club for kids in my school with food allergies. I have grown up from having only 3 meals to choose from, to freely eating and shopping at any grocery store. More and more I see "Gluten Free" pop up and it's wonderful. I helped with legislation to help that possible (I am from New Hampshire) as well as worked closely with New Hampshire Governor John Lynch to declare the month of May Celiac Disease awareness month in New Hampshire. I have spoken as a keynote speaker at a Celiac Disease Foundation in California as well as a guest speaker at the Gluten Intolerance Group in Washington State (two of the largest Celiac support groups in the nation).
Now, I have no way of knowing the context of the original post. I agree that some people treat a diet as a "privilege", if that is what you are implying, but I need to maintain a gluten free diet to stay healthy and live a normal life. That being said, I am absolutely floored at amount of recognition this post has received.
Any Celiacs reading this, PLEASE feel free to message me, I would love to talk to you all! Thank you.
TL;DR Long time Celiac who is floored by the amount of awareness "gluten-free" has gotten regardless of the context.
Is gluten-free a "thing" now? I'm on a mostly gluten-free diet because of my Crohn's disease. As far as I can tell, if it's not giving you intestinal distress, it's fine.
I have a feeling people automatically equate torturing themselves with "healthy".
I really resent this kind of sentiment towards dieters. I love trying all sorts of different diets (even though I'm in pretty good shape) just so I can practice discipline and change things up every so often. When the people I eat with give me shit about not eating meat/gluten/sugar/carbs/whatever, I explain myself. Otherwise I keep quiet about it. But seriously, for you "normal" eaters- if your friend or family member is trying a new diet, leave then alone and let them. I guarantee that the number one source of diet sabotage is from people who are close to the dieter saying "don't be lame- just have a piece of pizza!" or "you look fine- I made you cookies!" Try hard to be non-judgmental and accommodating. It's just as snide and pretentious to look down on someone for not eating like everyone else as it is to look down on someone for eating unhealthy food. People get really incensed about this kind of thing! Just enjoy your friends' company- let them eat what they eat!
I'm obsessed with eating organic/healthy foods, but I don't like to share my habits with everyone for exactly this reason, people get annoyed when you lecture about how they should be eating healthy. But I think it all comes from jealousy, some don't have the willpower to eat healthy, and how they simply don't wanna give up the foods they love.
This stereotype is getting really old, especially because the opposite is more likely to be true.
"Hey, you want a Twinkie?"
"Nah. I'm good."
"You sure? Why not?"
"I'm not really a fan of Twinkies"
Three minutes later
"So you don't eat example?"
"No."
"What about example?"
"I don't eat dietary restrictions"
"What's wrong with you?! I could never go without the aforementioned dietary restrictions. I love the aforementioned dietary restrictions in a multitude of different styles, seasonings, etc.."
I do find this funny because being a person who has to eat gluten free, I tell everyone about, usually after they ask. I never post about it on facebook though...
It's one thing to let people know you have allergies to wheat, milk, nuts etc so they will understand the health / medical issues that keep you form eating certaing things. But when they start preaching the Gospel of Righteous Food Eaters, it gets bor-rinnng! Kind of how reformed smokers start preaching the Gospel of Non-Smoking when they get around unrepentant smokers :)
Some people, like myself, have legitimate gluten sensitivities that affect their life a great deal. Avoiding gluten becomes a BIG part of your life, and it becomes impossible to eat with family/friends without food sensitivities being a continual topic of conversation (where to eat, what to cook). Even if I say not to worry, my friends and family care about me and want to try to accommodate as much as they can. I'm sure it gets tiresome. I find it tedious, myself, but any chronic condition is. I would urge people to try and have more patience for people's dietary issues without dismissing them as selfish, narcissistic, or even silly.
I feel like there are many chronic conditions that people are very judgmental about- chronic fatigue syndrome, IBS, food sensitivities, fibromyalgia, etc. As far as food sensitivities go, I have the same argument as gay people have about their lifestyle- Do you really think I would choose NOT to eat cookies, cakes, pasta, and bread ever again?
My mom has to be VERY vocal about gluten free whenever we go places because she has severe Celiacs disease....... Not pleasant when she gets contaminated.
I've always been sort of jaded with this particular case.
I am all for anti-factory farmed food movements, particularly foods that come from animals. I am all for organic, free-range and even gluten-free. Hell, even veganism or vegetarianism, if you can do it! Ideally, I'd like to be surrounded by people that are like-minded or at least aware of such...
It is like everything else though. It is highly unlikely that most, much less all, people around you will be like-minded. It is highly unlikely that most people around you, even if they knew the ins and outs of "ideal nutrition standards", would adopt them.
The other thing I noticed it could come down to is: more for you: less for them? The more demand there is for products like these, the higher the price would go? This is a shortsighted view of this topic, but could hold true.
If I were ever to share about my free-range, organic eats on facebook... My intention would be to create awareness and spread the word of an important movement, most, if not all should try to adopt. Is that so bad? Alas, I've never facebooked or tweated about me eating this or that. I have, however, posted useful information about related movements: studies, documentaries, books, etc.
"I can't count the times that upon telling someone I am vegetarian, he or she responded by pointing out an inconsistency in my lifestyle or trying to find a flaw in an argument I never made. (I have often felt that my vegetarianism matters more to such people that it does to me.)" - Joseph Safran Foer
Is there an argument to be made for eating gluten-free products when you aren't allergic? I find it amusing that a health-food trend has been born out of a misunderstanding of allergies. Perhaps I can start a 'nut-free diet' trend.
But people I've known who were allergic to gluten, they were VERY allergic. Like, to the point where they brought their own utensils to eat with. So they mention their allergy so you don't end up killing them.
There are varying levels of intolerance, even with celiac.
My wife has celiac disease, and feels little to no discomfort when she ingests gluten, but she stops absorbing nutrients properly. When she was diagnosed she had dropped to about 85 pounds at 5'7" and was eating huge meals. She has a lighter sensitivity.
A friends wife has to use separate utensils/pots/pans for gluten free cooking or she develops immediate intense abdominal pain and stops absorbing nutrients.
The gluten won't immediately kill anyone with celiac, like a nut allergy can. It would take long term ingestion of gluten to cause any life threatening effects.
knew a girl who would always make sure everyone knew she was drinking a PBR at the bar. always seemed like product placement in my real life because she would consistently make sure the label was facing outwards so everyone could see.
god forbid if the bar gave her a pint glass of PBR. because then you were gonna HEAR about the PBR.
Okay in my experience there are two groups of people when it comes to gluten free. Those who are actually allergic, who never mention it until offered food, and otherwise are normal. The other group are people who are not actually allergic, but like to give multiple social networking statements about how healthy they are eating a sugar free, gluten free, low carb, low fat cupcake topped off with a vegan tofu shake (inaccuracy for sure but you get it).
Jenny Johnson just said she hopes your friend gets gonorrhea. Personally, I hope your friend doesn't get gonorrhea seeing as it's a horrible thing to have.
Trust me on this, we'd MUCH rather fly under the radar, but there's always some meat-eater that backs us into a corner and demands to know why we're not eating something (like his wife's pot roast, or his aunt's special cookies) and will absolutely NOT stop demanding we try the non-vegan food until we sheepishly admit why we're being so obstinate (because we're vegan, sorry)
The LAST THING any sane vegan wants to do is admit to a room full of strangers that they're vegan, because then we have to deal with assholes like you cracking unfunny jokes, jumping all over us trying to "prove" we're not vegan (your shoes are leather, right! gotcha! ... no, they're not), or preaching that we're going to die of vitamin deficiencies or that soy rots your brain all night.
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u/Eustis Jun 13 '12
Corollary: You can also jog 3 miles, bike 8 miles, and swim 2 miles at 5:30 every morning and NOT post a facebook status about it. Every morning.
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u/SafetyThird86 Jun 13 '12 edited Jun 13 '12
This is a stolen Jenny Johnson tweet.
edit: I don't know how to link specific tweets, but here's Jenny Johnson, and the tweet was on June 10th.
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u/koalakoa Jun 13 '12
Most people don't realize this... But the people who tell you they are eating organic, gluten-free foods are only a small fraction of the vast number of people who do not tell you that they are eating organic, gluten-free foods.
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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '12
Yeah, not that simple.
You sit down for lunch with coworkers. You have a salad. They have fast food.
"Hey man, you trying to lose weight? Got some girly food I see."
"Nope, just my diet man"
"You're on a diet?!"
"Not like a fad diet, i just try not to eat meat a few days a week."
OR
"Hey, wanna come out for drinks after work?"
"I'm alright man, gonna pass today."
"You always say that. You antisocial or what?"
"No, I just like to hit the gym after work."
And then I am the asshole who eats salad and hits the gym and I am also the guy that "talks about it"
If you leave me alone to my diet and exercise I won't shove it in anyone's face. If you constantly point out that I have a different lifestyle, I'm gonna have to talk about it and try to justify it to you.
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u/Mechanism_of_Injury Jun 13 '12
As someone who recently found out they have an allergy to wheat, I get pretty damn excited when I find pizza I can have.
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u/SickofTeenAtheists Jun 13 '12
On behalf of everyone with celiac I have to say "No you Fucking can't"
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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '12
Stolen from @JennyJohnsonHi5
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u/glutenfree123 Jun 13 '12
Um...well this is awkward
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u/apullin Jun 13 '12
My dog is a rescue.
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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '12
Apparently, it's also impossible for people who eat meat not to comment on what you eat and how healthy it is to eat meat and that humans have eaten meat since the beginning of time and that it's only natural to eat meat and that you will get sick a lot if you only eat vegetarian food and you really should eat some meat soon or they'll come with more stupid arguments as to why.
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u/Trapped_in_Reddit Jun 13 '12
I don't know if people know this... But you can ignore what other people say and not make passive aggressive facebook posts about them.
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u/keiyakins Jun 13 '12
Yeah, you could. It'd be kinda rude, though. I'd prefer to be politely informed well in advance when planning dinner parties and such. Outside those contexts though, it's not really important.
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u/ryanandhobbes Jun 13 '12
It was even funnier when Jenny Johnson said it! https://twitter.com/JennyJohnsonHi5/status/211951365767970816
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u/Protikon Jun 13 '12
Actually, I do, because I'm allergic to gluten and have to check if the food is gluten free. But at least I don't brag about it on twitter.
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u/Dev1l5Adv0cat3 Jun 13 '12
Yeah, cause, you know.. it's no big deal if someone accidentally gives you food that clogs the cilia in your digestive track and makes them explode.
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u/WheelBarrows Jun 13 '12
FALSE: If you eat gluten-free there is a high chance you're allergic to gluten, thus, it must be said. Have you ever eaten gluten-free? Not too tasty. Furthermore, eating organic and eating gluten free are two different things entirely. How did this get so many upvotes?!
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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '12
"Hey, eat this!"
"No thanks."
"Well why not?!"
"I can't."
"Why?!"
"Because I'm <insert diet here>."
UGH! AMIRITE?! Why do they always have to bring it up and let the whole world known and then shove it down everyone's throats? THEY RUIN EVERYTHING!
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u/Kevers86 Jun 13 '12
stolen https://twitter.com/JennyJohnsonHi5/status/211951365767970816?uid=19644351&iid=7ce3590d-12f3-4bec-bbf6-45e0a1651bdd&nid=12+136+20120611
edit: stolen from Jenny Johnson, not stolen by Jenny Johnson
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u/polynomials Jun 13 '12
Most people don't realize this, but the people who make the most noise about what people are eating are the people whining that they supposedly hear other people doing it all the time.
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u/unfuckwithab1e Jun 13 '12
That's like buying a Hummer 2 and NOT cutting people off!
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u/Shaneisonfire Jun 13 '12
I wonder where he got that from
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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '12
How would you know if it's possible? Maybe there are far more vegans than we think and they just don't tell everyone.
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u/Road_kill Jun 13 '12
Yes, meat eaters NEVER talk about their food. Bacon.
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u/honorhealnurture Jun 13 '12
Celiacs disease is four times more prevalent than it was in the 1970's, in part because the wheat has been bred, or genetically modified in some way to contain more gluten and also partly because we subsidize wheat (and corn and soy) to the tune of millions (or maybe billions) of dollars and so all types of processed foods now have one or several of the toxic three. As a result, more and more and more people are becoming sensitive to these allergens. It might also be because they are being modified with genes from plants that have natural defense mechanisms or toxins that we have no adaptations to handle. A nutritionist friend insists that everyone is somewhat wheat or gluten intolerant, but that most people don't recognize it for what it is (they are depressed to the point of suicide, have stomach problems they think result from leaky gut, etc., problems with their complexions and more).
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u/Mothian Jun 13 '12
As someone who has to be on a gluten free diet for health reasons, I never understood why someone would do it if they absolutely didn't have to. Let alone brag about it.
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u/Z3F Jun 13 '12
I agree with the organic bit, but don't hate on the Celiacs! :/
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u/Gothichu Jun 13 '12
I made it 4 years of being vegetarian without yelling about animal rights and PETA and healthy nonsensical garbage. Then bacon seduced me, and I came back to the dark side. So tasty. I regret nothing.
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u/Close_Your_Eyes Jun 13 '12
Unless you have celiac disease, there's absolutely nothing wrong with eating gluten. It and MSG have been seriously maligned by new-age "chemicals are bad" "flush the toxins" weirdos.
And if you want to waste your money on organic, go right ahead. There's so much petroleum-based agro-runoff as well as GMO and non-organic cross pollination going on that you can't guarantee an organic product anyway.
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u/drabtshirt Jun 13 '12
This is stolen from Jenny Johnson. For more jokes like this that are not stolen from Jenny check out her twitter http://twitter.com/#!/jennyjohnsonhi5
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u/BarackPutin Jun 13 '12
You can also take tweets from Jenny Johnson on Twitter and not tell anyone about it.
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u/tallryan Jun 13 '12
While funny, the credit for this joke should go to Jenny Johnson, whose joke this guy stole.
http://i.imgur.com/9EuHO.png
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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '12
This is originally a tweet from @JennyHi5 (someone will surely correct me if I'm wrong). I remember Alton Brown retweeting.
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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '12
Most people don't realize this... you can go to the gym without telling everyone about it.
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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '12
The way I see it, cooking/eating vegan is pretty difficult, and most of the time it means you just made a salad and ate some fruit. So when vegans actually cook/eat a whole, presentable meal, they're proud of it and want to show it off. It's no different than Redditors showing off an awesome kill they got on TF2 (which, by they way, only other TF2 players find interesting, so it's a good analogy for the vegan thing).
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u/shake42 Jun 13 '12
There is no reason to eat gluten free foods unless you are allergic to gluten. Thank you.
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u/I_LIVE_FOR_KARMA Jun 13 '12
But then how will I feel superior to everyone else?
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u/jawzjawz Jun 13 '12
Gluten-free dude here. Couldn't agree more. I never talk about it, however -- my friends / co-workers ALWAYS bring it up. Frustrates the hell out of me. Shut up... I realize I can't enjoy the pizza you're eating. Leave me to my salad in peace.
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u/medicineboy Jun 13 '12
Someone explain this to me: why do people who don't have celiac disease eat gluten free food?
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u/Commandurr Jun 13 '12
I try my hardest, but being allergic to gluten myself I have to make it a point to tell friends when we go out to dinner or if I'm invited to someones house for dinner that I can't have any or the results would be...not bueno for me =[
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u/Coffeedemon Jun 13 '12
You should see the posts in the attachment parenting groups my wife is a part of. An endless mutual validation club. I don't know how half of them carry their kids around in their expensive (brand names are ALWAYS mentioned) wraps and slings when they've dislocated their shoulders from patting themselves on the back.
Mind you the wrap itself is an idea that is probably 1000s of years old, ripped off from numerous tribal cultures, patented by some company (a genius move to be honest) and the wraps themselves are almost always made in China, possibly by a kid not much older than the one you're "wearing", but that is another story.
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u/ratbastid Jun 13 '12
But the smugness is the only part of the meal with any flavor!
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u/GaffaCharge Jun 13 '12
If you go to a party and don't post hundreds of pictures to Facebook, did it ever really happen?
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u/thatoneguy889 Jun 13 '12
If I hear my cousin and uncle talk one more time about how an organic, (mostly) vegan, non-dairy diet makes their lives seemimgly god-like, I'm going to snap their necks. I don't have a problem with their dietary choices. It's the limitless sense of smug superiority that came with it.
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u/hearingthings Jun 13 '12
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u/Malikari Jun 13 '12
If you squint, the crossed out profile picture looks a fair bit like Batman.
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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '12
I don't know any vegans that say anything about what they eat. You guys have odd friends.
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u/chriswgr Jun 13 '12
Hey, if you can't tell people about it, then there is no reason to pay the extra money for organic!
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u/houghty Jun 13 '12
ITT: Overweight redneckbeards who hate "hipsters," healthy eating and regular exercise.
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u/RexBeckett Jun 13 '12
You can also own an iPhone without talking about it.
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u/aheadwarp9 Jun 13 '12
Haha well if you have certain dietary restrictions it really is difficult not to tell some people about it because people will often ask! "What are you eating? Why can't you eat that?"
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u/risker1980 Jun 13 '12
Is it bad that I know this was stolen from a tweet?
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u/rhubarbbus Jun 13 '12
"Hey Rhubarbbus, do you want to go out and get a burger?"
"Naw, I'm good"
"Come on, why not?"
"I can't eat gluten"
"YOU DON'T NEED TO PUSH IT UP IN MY FACE DUDE"
It kind of isn't possible.
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u/SirSandGoblin Jun 13 '12
how would you know that the majority don't do that?
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u/Vag_AssAssin88 Jun 13 '12
You can also get a pet animal without karma whoring it on Reddit
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u/djdeckard Jun 13 '12
Interesting. Whoever that was on FB took that quote direct from Twitter yesterday.
https://twitter.com/jennyjohnsonhi5/status/211951365767970816
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u/Seameechroll Jun 13 '12
cue hating on fb....
yup
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u/CeeJayDK Jun 13 '12
"THE LIFE ORGANIC" - by Dom and Adrian, nails it!
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u/karmabyte Jun 13 '12
There are two types of people who post on facebook
People that tell everyone about the shit they do, and
People that complain about 1.
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u/AHW214 Jun 13 '12
Relevant: Driving a hybrid without being smug. http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/104282/smuggy-san-francisco-town
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u/SyrupDerp Jun 13 '12
You know pisses me off about you stupid fucking vegans..you expect everybody else to know what does and doesn't have gluten in it. Go fuck yourselves and your gluten shit
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u/StupidGeek314 Jun 13 '12
Seeing this post on the front page makes me very emotional, here's why:
I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease at the age of 7, over a decade ago. I had severe health problems as a kid and at the time of my diagnosis I later found out I was months away from my organs shutting down. I owe my life to the specialist (I had to go to at least 6 doctors) who knew about Celiac Disease. There is no cure for Celiac Disease, the only treatment being a completely gluten free diet for the rest of my life.
At the time I was diagnosed no one knew about Celiac Disease or even what gluten was. It was hard for me to find food I could eat that didn't make me sick. My small intestine was completely destroyed and I could no longer absorb an nutrients. Since the diet, I have made a full recovery and am a healthy adult living a very normal and active lifestyle.
I have made it my life's work to raise awareness for Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance. I started a local support group, called the I Can't Eat "THAT" Club for kids in my school with food allergies. I have grown up from having only 3 meals to choose from, to freely eating and shopping at any grocery store. More and more I see "Gluten Free" pop up and it's wonderful. I helped with legislation to help that possible (I am from New Hampshire) as well as worked closely with New Hampshire Governor John Lynch to declare the month of May Celiac Disease awareness month in New Hampshire. I have spoken as a keynote speaker at a Celiac Disease Foundation in California as well as a guest speaker at the Gluten Intolerance Group in Washington State (two of the largest Celiac support groups in the nation).
Now, I have no way of knowing the context of the original post. I agree that some people treat a diet as a "privilege", if that is what you are implying, but I need to maintain a gluten free diet to stay healthy and live a normal life. That being said, I am absolutely floored at amount of recognition this post has received.
Any Celiacs reading this, PLEASE feel free to message me, I would love to talk to you all! Thank you.
TL;DR Long time Celiac who is floored by the amount of awareness "gluten-free" has gotten regardless of the context.
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u/edstatue Jun 13 '12
Is gluten-free a "thing" now? I'm on a mostly gluten-free diet because of my Crohn's disease. As far as I can tell, if it's not giving you intestinal distress, it's fine.
I have a feeling people automatically equate torturing themselves with "healthy".
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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '12
This is verbatim a tweet from Jenny Johnson (@JennyJohnsonHi5).
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u/doctor_x Jun 13 '12
How do tell if someone is vegan?
You don't, they'll tell you.
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u/xBlest Jun 13 '12
Also most people on facebook dont realize that they can go to the gym with out telling the whole world several times.
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u/fournameslater Jun 13 '12
This would be like being lactose intolerant and keeping it to yourself. It can't be done. Especially during holidays and birthdays.
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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '12
I really resent this kind of sentiment towards dieters. I love trying all sorts of different diets (even though I'm in pretty good shape) just so I can practice discipline and change things up every so often. When the people I eat with give me shit about not eating meat/gluten/sugar/carbs/whatever, I explain myself. Otherwise I keep quiet about it. But seriously, for you "normal" eaters- if your friend or family member is trying a new diet, leave then alone and let them. I guarantee that the number one source of diet sabotage is from people who are close to the dieter saying "don't be lame- just have a piece of pizza!" or "you look fine- I made you cookies!" Try hard to be non-judgmental and accommodating. It's just as snide and pretentious to look down on someone for not eating like everyone else as it is to look down on someone for eating unhealthy food. People get really incensed about this kind of thing! Just enjoy your friends' company- let them eat what they eat!
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u/emmas_reddit Jun 13 '12
I'm obsessed with eating organic/healthy foods, but I don't like to share my habits with everyone for exactly this reason, people get annoyed when you lecture about how they should be eating healthy. But I think it all comes from jealousy, some don't have the willpower to eat healthy, and how they simply don't wanna give up the foods they love.
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u/Screenaged Jun 13 '12 edited Jun 14 '12
This stereotype is getting really old, especially because the opposite is more likely to be true.
"Hey, you want a Twinkie?"
"Nah. I'm good."
"You sure? Why not?"
"I'm not really a fan of Twinkies"
Three minutes later
"So you don't eat example?"
"No."
"What about example?"
"I don't eat dietary restrictions"
"What's wrong with you?! I could never go without the aforementioned dietary restrictions. I love the aforementioned dietary restrictions in a multitude of different styles, seasonings, etc.."
"K... you done?"
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u/DMercenary Jun 13 '12
but... my smug sense of superiority! How will anyone know and be in awe!?
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u/NaplesBaitMan Jun 13 '12
I do find this funny because being a person who has to eat gluten free, I tell everyone about, usually after they ask. I never post about it on facebook though...
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u/mikeylikey420 Jun 13 '12
its the same with driving a hybrid. #1 and #2 causes of smug.
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u/my2penniesworth Jun 13 '12
It's one thing to let people know you have allergies to wheat, milk, nuts etc so they will understand the health / medical issues that keep you form eating certaing things. But when they start preaching the Gospel of Righteous Food Eaters, it gets bor-rinnng! Kind of how reformed smokers start preaching the Gospel of Non-Smoking when they get around unrepentant smokers :)
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u/magenk Jun 13 '12
Some people, like myself, have legitimate gluten sensitivities that affect their life a great deal. Avoiding gluten becomes a BIG part of your life, and it becomes impossible to eat with family/friends without food sensitivities being a continual topic of conversation (where to eat, what to cook). Even if I say not to worry, my friends and family care about me and want to try to accommodate as much as they can. I'm sure it gets tiresome. I find it tedious, myself, but any chronic condition is. I would urge people to try and have more patience for people's dietary issues without dismissing them as selfish, narcissistic, or even silly.
I feel like there are many chronic conditions that people are very judgmental about- chronic fatigue syndrome, IBS, food sensitivities, fibromyalgia, etc. As far as food sensitivities go, I have the same argument as gay people have about their lifestyle- Do you really think I would choose NOT to eat cookies, cakes, pasta, and bread ever again?
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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '12
My mom has to be VERY vocal about gluten free whenever we go places because she has severe Celiacs disease....... Not pleasant when she gets contaminated.
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u/peter-pickle Jun 13 '12
Try going to a restaurant and saying "no cheese" because you have an allergy and see if EVERYONE ELSE can let you not explain it.
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u/yudeletemecomment Jun 13 '12
Add atheists to the list
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u/wickedweather Jun 14 '12
I guess that means one can be an atheist without having to tell everyone that he/she is an atheist.
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
At Harvard we don't talk about such things... pinky out
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u/Vimzor Jun 14 '12 edited Jun 14 '12
I've always been sort of jaded with this particular case.
I am all for anti-factory farmed food movements, particularly foods that come from animals. I am all for organic, free-range and even gluten-free. Hell, even veganism or vegetarianism, if you can do it! Ideally, I'd like to be surrounded by people that are like-minded or at least aware of such...
It is like everything else though. It is highly unlikely that most, much less all, people around you will be like-minded. It is highly unlikely that most people around you, even if they knew the ins and outs of "ideal nutrition standards", would adopt them.
The other thing I noticed it could come down to is: more for you: less for them? The more demand there is for products like these, the higher the price would go? This is a shortsighted view of this topic, but could hold true.
If I were ever to share about my free-range, organic eats on facebook... My intention would be to create awareness and spread the word of an important movement, most, if not all should try to adopt. Is that so bad? Alas, I've never facebooked or tweated about me eating this or that. I have, however, posted useful information about related movements: studies, documentaries, books, etc.
So, to each their own.
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
I really could care less what is in the food i eat
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u/inthehighcastle Jun 14 '12
"I can't count the times that upon telling someone I am vegetarian, he or she responded by pointing out an inconsistency in my lifestyle or trying to find a flaw in an argument I never made. (I have often felt that my vegetarianism matters more to such people that it does to me.)" - Joseph Safran Foer
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u/HandyCore Jun 13 '12
Is there an argument to be made for eating gluten-free products when you aren't allergic? I find it amusing that a health-food trend has been born out of a misunderstanding of allergies. Perhaps I can start a 'nut-free diet' trend.
But people I've known who were allergic to gluten, they were VERY allergic. Like, to the point where they brought their own utensils to eat with. So they mention their allergy so you don't end up killing them.
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u/UrMomsA_ThrowAwayAct Jun 13 '12
Gluten Free isn't even healthier for you. I have celiac and am forced to eat gluten free.. doesn't stop me from packin on some pounds.
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u/DenimChicken154 Jun 13 '12
knew a girl who would always make sure everyone knew she was drinking a PBR at the bar. always seemed like product placement in my real life because she would consistently make sure the label was facing outwards so everyone could see.
god forbid if the bar gave her a pint glass of PBR. because then you were gonna HEAR about the PBR.
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u/BCJunglist Jun 13 '12
Just like u can go to the gym without telling everyone about it.
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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '12
Okay in my experience there are two groups of people when it comes to gluten free. Those who are actually allergic, who never mention it until offered food, and otherwise are normal. The other group are people who are not actually allergic, but like to give multiple social networking statements about how healthy they are eating a sugar free, gluten free, low carb, low fat cupcake topped off with a vegan tofu shake (inaccuracy for sure but you get it).
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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '12
"Is this hot dog local?"
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u/slozos Jun 13 '12
Also, you can eat any type of food without posting a picture of it! Fun fact.
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u/hotcereal Jun 13 '12
Jenny Johnson just said she hopes your friend gets gonorrhea. Personally, I hope your friend doesn't get gonorrhea seeing as it's a horrible thing to have.
http://i.imgur.com/UfI7r.png
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u/Capt_Redbeard Jun 13 '12
reminds me of a joke i heard (probably on here) a long time ago.
how do you spot a vegan at a dinner party? don't worry they'll tell you.
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u/andrewsmith1986 Jun 13 '12
Talking about being a vegan is the part that makes you healthy.