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[oatmealaddiction]

Okay but the weirdest thing about the whole "Brotherhood is better you should skip 03" discourse that's become commonplace now, it sort of forgets the world Brotherhood came out in and why you should watch the original Fullmetal Alchemist. When Brotherhood came out, the original Fullmetal Alchemist was one of the most beloved and most watched animes of all time. Brotherhood assumes you the audience have already seen it because of course you have, everyone has seen it, so it skips important information and speeds the story up because it doesn't want to bore you with things you already know. Have you ever wondered "hey why does the first episode of Brotherhood kind of suck, and why am I being introduced to like 50 new characters, and why are they acting like I know what the hell an alchemist is?" It's because Brotherhood thinks you've seen 03.

The first 7 or so episodes of Brotherhood constitute dozens of chapters in the manga, and the first 25 or so episodes of the original Fullmetal Alchemist. The Nina Tucker episode in Brotherhood, in FMA 03 takes up nearly three episodes. Yoki gets a backstory in 03 and it's genuinely one of the best episodes and taken directly from the manga and Brotherhood glosses over it because: duh, you've already seen it. And so if you skip the original you miss out on dozens of really great character building episodes like Ed and Al meeting Hughes for the first time and getting to spend a whole episode helping him free a train from terrorists, or Ed and Roy having a duel that expands on the relationship they have, or episodes where the brothers just help out random people in towns before the major story gets going.

The original also paces itself quite a bit better than Brotherhood and is more in line with the mangas storytelling. In the manga we don't find out about The Gate until nearly two dozen chapters in, and the same goes for the original anime. Like, that's a twist reveal in those stories, and it's weird that the most watched series is the one where they tell you all about The Gate in the first two episodes because they assume you've already seen the original show.

What's more, people don't know that Hiromu Arakawa helped write for the anime while she was still in the middle of writing the manga, and as a result was inspired to write scenes in Brotherhood that the anime did first. That scene of Edward getting impaled by a falling beam? Directly inspired by a similar scene in the original anime. There's a lot of little instances of that and they're great when you can recognize parallels and things in Brotherhood that are direct references to the original anime, but people don't notice any of that anymore. Because the original anime is just an automatic skip these days, and it's a bummer because people don't realize what a giant it was back before Brotherhood was released. They treat it as *bad,* not realizing it was one of the most beloved anime of its time and the problems people take issue with have a lot more to do with personal taste than any kind of actual flaw in the writing. Brotherhood was never meant to dethrone it, and the original anime was always supposed to be part of the viewing experience which is why those first few episodes of Brotherhood are so fast paced. So like, please stop telling people Fullmetal Alchemist 2003 is a skip, or it's bad, or you don't need it because Brotherhood is better. Regardless if you think Brotherhood is better or not, the original wrote Brotherhood's check. It was huge, it was beloved, and Brotherhood is *banking* on the knowledge you've seen all of it and loved it. And trust me when I say there is so much to love about the original series. It's still my favorite branch of the FMA franchise, and it's worth your time, I promise you.

[observing-obliviousness]

Agreed. I watched all the FMA in release order (FMA, CoS, FMAB, Milos). I would've been majorly confused about the story in FMAB's first 13 episodes if I hadn't watched 03 first. I would not have understood Yoki's resentment of Ed in Brotherhood if I hadn't seen their first encounter in 03. People are snubbing 03 when they really shouldn't be.

I'm going through FMA with my boyfriend now. He hasn't seen much and I want him to have a proper experience. So what did I do? I bought the full 03 series on DVD and am having him watch that first. I made sure he understood that 03 goes into more detail of the initial story than Brotherhood because Brotherhood's creators were ASSUMING their audience had already seen 03.

So, yeah. Y'all who're snubbing 03, I hope you enjoy not having a full understanding of the FMA universe.

[sraksha]

May I ask for Legend getting a mom hug from Malon? Like in 'A Mother's Touch' by @bokettochild? I just really like cuddly Legend, he deserves them.

Legend fluff? And Ketto's writing? Say no more.

[observing-obliviousness]

Oh my gosh this is so cute I love it thank you so much!

[linkeduniverse]

Hey Wolfy, let's recreate Mr. Fyer's Cannon!

[observing-obliviousness]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I am dying!!!!!!!!

[observing-obliviousness]

Here I am, working on an art project, and I suddenly get a sense that I am awful. Not in an intrusive thought sort of way. Just a sort of subconscious feeling. A deep seated sense that I am absolutely terrible.

Thanks brain. I'm actually a decent person, you're wrong. So you can shut up.

[rollingwheels]

Not really a question, but I have this whole headcannon about how Dale Sr. could've known Doc in the 50's. I hope you like it. (Humanized)

So Dale Sr. was born in '51. I like to imagine that Ralph, Dale's dad, sometime in August, jogs up to Doc, says "hold this", hands Doc a 4-month-old Dale, then walks away to go do something. To two stare at each other for about 5 minutes before either Dale's mother or an older sibling comes over. They apologize, grab the baby, and walk away. This all happened during a televised interview.

This then becomes a running joke where Dale becomes Doc's 'interview partner' from '52 all the way to the crash in '54. The two of them were best buddies. Dale was heartbroken when Doc didn't come back. Doc was heartbroken when he heard that Dale died.

Do you hear that crunching sound? That's the sound of me- eating this headcanon up- absolutely consuming and leaving zero crumbs

I now know where Dale Sr gets his balls of steel because his dad going up to a famous person and handing them his child during a televised interview is hilarious and oddly in character 🤣

But also the two of them never being able to meet again in a time they'd remember is devastating in more ways than one- and it's also something I didn't know I needed until now-

10/10 headcanon- would munch on again!

[thatonelightyear]

“Hey kid, just hold this for a moment, will ya?” Hudson barely had time to even protest, or splutter, for the record, before a bundle of- well, whatever it was - was thrust into his arms. Whoever completed the delivery was now nowhere to be seen.

Said bundle promptly started wriggling. His brain promptly short-circuited.

The interviewer glances down to the bundle, then to the brash, hotheaded racer he was interviewing, and breaks character for a moment. “Uh… Mr Hudson, you know that guy?”

The 51 racer is quite frankly, at a loss for words. He’s holding some stranger’s child on live television and he had no idea who the hell gave it- him? To him in the first place.

“No.” His mouth finally catches up to his brain to offer a curt response, and he’s suddenly all too aware of the awkwardness prickling in his veins. The race suit felt like it clung to him too much, and everything just felt so… uncomfortable.

Still, he can’t quite tear his gaze away from the child - technically baby, really - nestled in his arms. He looks up at Hudson with such wide, innocent eyes that a piece of his heart melts - not that he would ever admit that - but he does nothing more than to just. Not move.

He’s saved from the situation by a lady running up to him and apologising profusely as she took the baby away, and Hudson had to shake his head and shrug to clear it of all the confusion that had literally just happened. What the hell was that?

As the interviewer snaps back to it and begins listing out questions once more, the racer chances a glance down at his arms, they had felt so.. warm, earlier, and as he opens his mouth to answer the next question, a thought rises in the back of his mind, quiet and unconsciously.

Hope the kid grows up well.

Haha i couldn’t not write a little something, really. Wonderous headcanon i couldn’t resist!!

[rollingwheels]

Oajdjfjsidi- I love this!

Hudson's reaction is on point because who wouldn't become extremely confused and uncomfortable if some stranger just handed them their baby?

[observing-obliviousness]

Oh, I love this so much! You captured Doc's bewilderment perfectly! Thank you for the fic! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[rollingwheels]

Not really a question, but I have this whole headcannon about how Dale Sr. could've known Doc in the 50's. I hope you like it. (Humanized)

So Dale Sr. was born in '51. I like to imagine that Ralph, Dale's dad, sometime in August, jogs up to Doc, says "hold this", hands Doc a 4-month-old Dale, then walks away to go do something. To two stare at each other for about 5 minutes before either Dale's mother or an older sibling comes over. They apologize, grab the baby, and walk away. This all happened during a televised interview.

This then becomes a running joke where Dale becomes Doc's 'interview partner' from '52 all the way to the crash in '54. The two of them were best buddies. Dale was heartbroken when Doc didn't come back. Doc was heartbroken when he heard that Dale died.

Do you hear that crunching sound? That's the sound of me- eating this headcanon up- absolutely consuming and leaving zero crumbs

I now know where Dale Sr gets his balls of steel because his dad going up to a famous person and handing them his child during a televised interview is hilarious and oddly in character 🤣

But also the two of them never being able to meet again in a time they'd remember is devastating in more ways than one- and it's also something I didn't know I needed until now-

10/10 headcanon- would munch on again!

[observing-obliviousness]

Glad you liked it! I've read almost all of your Cars fics (I'm SheIsKaraM) and this popped up from it.

(Oh no, I forgot to say why the Earnhardts were there at practically every race. Ralph was a cup driver, too. He had the #8 car.)

[skyward-floored]

Sometimes I can’t believe these are the same guy

[observing-obliviousness]

I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO THINKS HE LOOKS YOUNGER IN THE 'NEW' STYLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[observing-obliviousness]

I must thank @crumb-crumblet-s-crumbington and @coffeebrownn for their Ethan lives AUs.

Crumb's artstyle is adorable. The way you write the Lady D's Manthing story is both hilarious and slightly tense, at least in Ethan's eyes. They legit have no idea what is normal for him and what isn't, it's amazing. I'm a sucker for Leon and Ethan team-ups, so I love the rescue. Leon's shock at Ethan walking of a bullet to the head was just *chef's kiss*. Absolutely wonderful.

I also love coffee's idea that Ethan would join Chris's team. He'd probably flourish under their attention and support. But there's just something about how coffee draws Ethan. It's almost rugged, like he's a bit unkempt. Except for his hair. I'm pretty sure Ethan has an official model, and I like coffee's interpretation of it. I also find it interesting that Ethan just seems paler here. Like, his eyes, hair, and skin are all paler than the official model. Almost as if he's paler in (pseudo mold) death...

[lowonmelatonin-deactivated20230]

Okay I apologise if I am going to get a bit heated but I feel like there's something that needs to be addressed as harsh as it sounds.

If you are under the age of eighteen and writing/posting smut please stop. You are coming into spaces where the intended audiences is meant to be adults. The reason for this is because we write subject matter that is specifically meant for those over the age of eighteen. We are not comfortable with minors reading our content, and this is why we often put MDNI in our profiles.

I have honestly been seeing a concerning amount of minors writing smut (especially when it comes to Leon Kennedy). But please, wait until you are of legal age to write smut. This isn't to say that we think that you are stupid or that we are trying to treat you like a child. Again, we are just not comfortable with minors coming into our spaces.

I know that as a sixteen or seventeen year old it is totally normal to think about sex. But there are other things you can write aside from smut.

(Cw for brief mentions of grooming - marked with a '*' before and after at the end).

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I will be the first one to admit that when I was sixteen and seventeen I was writing stories with graphic violence, horror elements and even the occasional romances with some light kissing and cuddling. But I never once wrote smut, mainly because I was a victim of grooming that had been sexualised a lot as a child.

*

Believe me, you will regret writing smut as a minor when you become an adult. There are a lot of elements that come into play more than just the physical aspect; especially with some of the elements you guys are writing into these fics. From what I've seen, there's a lot of BDSM aspects (which honestly, I'm totally cool with if you're writing it as an adult), but it's really disturbing to read if a minor is writing it. Again, just like with sex, BDSM involves a lot more than just the physical intricacies.

All of this is stuff that should strictly be written by adults. I'm not trying to say that there are minors out there that don't read or write mature subject matter. Believe me, I am all for writing whatever you want to as long as it is a) respectful b) not harmful and c) written with empathy. But smut is not one of them.

If you want to write about relationships, then you can write more than just smut. It's okay to imply that characters have sex by fading to black before anything gets too inappropriate/heated. Believe me, even as a legal adult, I've done this when I wasn't comfortable writing smut yet. And there's more to a romantic relationship than just sex. It can be a part of it, but there is also a lot to do in terms of romantic chemistry, banter, their love languages, communication styles. All of those are really fun to write. But again, you shouldn't be writing smut if you are a minor.

Please stay out of our adult spaces. From now on, if I see any minors in these smut tags, it's an automatic block and report. I know it sounds harsh, but this is a space meant for adults. If you can't respect that and wait until you are adults yourselves, than you shouldn't be apart of it.

Anyways, I apologise for getting so heated and being harsh, but I feel like this is something that needs to be addressed. I'm seeing so many minors in the Leon Kennedy tags writing smut and it's not okay. If you can't do it until you are a legally consenting adult, then don't write about it. Again, there's more than smut that you can write.

That's all from me, I'll see you guys with another more hopefully lighthearted post soon. Take care guys ❤️

[sapphire-weapon]

what the fresh fucking hell is this and why is it in my goddamn resident evil tags

this is just another form of gatekeeping. and as a certified member of the RE Old Guard, i’m gonna call this for the bullshit that it is. don’t act like this fandom wasn't filled with teenagers writing smutfic in the early 2000s on livejournal and adultfanfiction.net. we don’t get to do that and then turn around and tell the next generation of RE fans that they’re “not allowed” to -- that it’s “not okay.”

stop projecting your own weird puritanical hangups about fanfiction onto an entire goddamn fandom. we’re not responsible for your traumas. the vast majority of us did not come to regret writing smut as teenagers when we became adults. don’t put that on us. and definitely don’t fucking use that as a scare tactic.

do i personally want to read smut that was written by minors? no. but you know what? i can tell pretty fucking fast which fics were written by teenagers, because those fics are inevitably filled with a bunch of “wow that sure doesn’t work like that.” and so i hit that lil x in the upper right hand corner of my browser and i move the fuck on with my life.

do i personally give a shit if minors read my own smutfic? also no. maybe they’ll learn some shit without having to ever speak to me. ever. (seriously kids don’t talk to me i don’t care about what you have to say) and, more importantly than that, they might learn some shit without having to ever speak to someone else who could actually potentially be a predator.

fanfiction is literally the safest way for a young person to explore their own sexuality, because it’s something that they do on their own without engaging with a person or thing that could potentially be really fucking harmful, actually. let them have this. it is unreasonable and unhinged to say “it’s okay to have sexual thoughts” and then turn around and go “but you’re not allowed to explore that at all, because everyone’s sexual development should ONLY EVER START when they reach their 18th birthday!!!!!!”

this is how you infantilize an entire generation of people and make them overly neurotic about sex when there’s absolutely no reason for it.

so why don’t you just curate your own fucking internet experience and don’t try to make other people feel responsible for doing it for you -- or worse, ashamed for doing their own thing. again: that was a luxury we had as teens. we don’t get to take it away from the generation after us.

tired of this shit in fandom, man. TIRED OF IT.

[lowonmelatonin-deactivated20230]

Hi there, this is probably going to be the first and final time I respond to something like this.

I would like to say that I am not a puritan first and foremost. I am very sex positive when its appropriate, and all for people exploring their sexualities when it is safe, legal and consensual. When sixteen and seventeen year olds are writing BDSM into their fics however, that is not okay. They can use fanfic to explore themselves without writing about kinks and explicit sexual content. I do agree with you that they need to learn about sex in a healthy and positive manner, but this isn't one of them.

Just because it happened in the past wouldn't make it okay now. As a 33yo person, I understand that we grew up in very different times with the internet, as I am 21. However, just because teens have done it before and still do it now doesn't make it okay.

Also, you can't say that this is gatekeeping when the majority of people that write smut and are adults are simply protecting minors from accessing their content and potentially exposing themselves to something that they are not ready for. That's not how gatekeeping works. We are protecting kids from viewing adult content - there is a difference.

(I am going to put a brief content warning here as I talk about my experiences with rape, grooming and brief mentions of animal death)

Secondly, how dare you come on here and belittle my trauma. The reason why I wanted to bring this up is because I was literally raped by multiple classmates when I was seven and I had an older family friend exploit that between the ages of 11-14. He was in his forties and exposed me to pornography, videos of animals dying, he even bought me a fucking sex toy for me to masturbate with. He was let off of the charge but goddamn does that memory fucking haunt me every day.

I am not projecting my traumas when I am speaking about this. I am saying these things because I know what it was like to be preyed upon and sexualised as a child for being curious about the ideas of sex. I was fucking victim blamed for it by saying that I shouldn't have asked questions and told him to stop. I am saying these things with care because being exposed to these things at a young age can be damaging. Teens need to explore sex in a healthy manner, but this isn't one of them.

People that write smut as adults often use it as a healthy and safe space to express themselves. I personally use it as a way of healing, because even after my traumas I viewed sex as a very negative and bad thing. Being able to write about it as an adult for adults has been something very healing in knowing I am safe in the way I write. Being sexualised as a child and asked about my breasts was not as a twelve year old was not.

Is this going to stop teens from writing smut? No. But it's important to explain to them the reasons why we are so strict. Again, I am very sex positive when it's appropriate. I use smut as a way to heal, and you can't say I'm projecting my trauma when it's a genuine concern that a lot of people have.

But it's not okay for teens to write smut. Again, we can't stop them, but we also won't allow them in our spaces.

You're 33 years old, why are you defending minors writing smut and saying that it's gatekeeping? It's not.

That's all I have to say. My mental state is really bad after this as this triggered me quite a bit. Sex is a beautiful, wonderful thing. Something that it took me a long time to learn. Learning to write smut has been an amazing thing for me, and to be part of such an amazing community as well is awesome.

I'm logging off for the night though, my mental health comes first

[sapphire-weapon]

yep. just as predicted. the same amount of self-awareness as a dog licking its own asshole in public.

if your response to “your trauma does not get to dictate the actions of others” is “okay but my trauma is the reason why i say this is why the actions of others should be this way” then you have completely divorced yourself of any sort of objective reality outside of your own experiences, and that gives you absolutely no standing to be the authority on anything. you don’t get to say what’s “not okay” because you’re not living in reality -- you’re living in your trauma.

“i’m just trying to protect the children ;_;” you sound like an evangelical. stop it. take a step back and just look at the absurdity of what you’re saying.

i have PTSD. we can smell our own. and what you’re doing here? helps no one. it protects no one. trying to scare people away from certain actions because your trauma response dictates to you that this is what led to your trauma? is not helping. you’re not passing on wisdom. you’re passing on your own fear and paranoia that your brain has created as a defense mechanism in response to what you went through. it is not an objective reality. it is your subjective experience. and you don’t get to lay the ground rules for other people based on your own personal bullshit.

you’re no one’s mother, and you don’t get a say in their actions.

everyone has a right to their own fandom experience. everyone has a right to explore themselves through fanfiction -- even if it’s with subject matter that you find distasteful or triggering. to say otherwise is gatekeeping. you are literally saying “stay out. we don’t want you here. don’t create for or engage with my fandom, unless you do it the way that i want you to.”

pretty it up with “save the children” all you want, but at the end of the day, you are gatekeeping.

and you know what? i’ve been in this fandom longer than you’ve been alive. so get the fuck off my gate, child. you don’t have the right.

[observing-obliviousness]

I'm just gonna come out and say this. Neither of you are entirely wrong, but neither are entirely right. There different levels of smut and different genres of smut. Tags exist for a reason. I think there's also an age restriction feature on AO3 as well. There are absolutely some works that should never be seen by kids, especially it's horribly graphic.

Here's a "what if", an 11-year-old boy being molested by his dad's friend finds a one-shot of, say, Danny from Danny Phantom being molested by Vlad, a friend of Danny's dad (which is a legit ship in that fandom 🤢, this smut actually exists 🤮). Because of that one-shot, the boy figures out that what his dad's friend is doing is wrong, which he then goes and tells his teacher. Finding that smut likely saved the boy further trauma.

I'm not saying this is what happens all the time, it's just an example. But just with any other genre of fanfic, there are some smut fics that kids just should not read. Some that are just so grotesque they're deeply disturbing and would only traumatize a kid even further. Given the subject matter of RE, there's plenty of grotesque and disturbing imagery. That's what tags and age restriction features are for. If an adult genuinely does not want minors reading their material, age-restrict the material. If that's not possible, heavily tag it and emphasize those tags in the summary. It's not gatekeeping, they're not being kept from enjoying the fandom. Just using tools to help curate their preferred experience.

Yes, smut fics can a relatively safe way to explore sexualities and kinks. Believe me, I've gotten ideas for fun times with my partner from fic. But also understand that the fics might not show how those acts are done safely. Heck, a good bit of RE smut fic consist of r*pe fics. But, showing what that can look like might save someone else down the line. A couple other rebloggers mentioned that smut showed them what consent was when school and parents didn't. Those are excellent examples of smut actually helping people. There's also the whole aspect of it helping people process previous trauma.

This entire subject is a gray area and no one will ever have an answer that satisfies everyone.

[tirtyturtle]

[observing-obliviousness]

The very first thing I see...

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[fics-and-fables]

“Why are you helping me?” Legend blurted out. “Why did you waste time trying to calm me down? Why didn’t you just hold me down and get it over with? Why aren’t you downstairs, telling everybody about how hilariously pathetic I am? Why are you being so nice to me?”

[observing-obliviousness]

Legend won for fanciest boots. So next question: who has the best sword?

Sky

Four

Time

Legend

Hyrule

Wind

Twilight

Warriors

Voting ended onMar 11, 2023

Wild isn't here because he can't keep a sword for more than ten minutes.

[observing-obliviousness]

Who has the fanciest boots?

Sky

Four

Time

Legend

Hyrule

Wind

Twilight

Warriors

Wild

Voting ended onMar 10, 2023

I was looking at the designs and wanted to know what people thought.

[its-a-crazy-world-aintit]

Saw this little guy at work and immediately was like “LEGEND!”

[observing-obliviousness]

I have been inspired...

Plushie pics incoming...

[theforcekeepers]

DO NOT DO THIS.

This makes me so angry.

If you work in a movie theater and you do this I have no respect for you.

My younger brother is Type 1 Diabetic.

When we go to a movie theater, we always get him diet soda. If he were to get regular when we asked for diet, we would not give him the insulin he would need for it. If that happens, his blood sugar level could go so high he could go into a coma, go blind, or even die.

If somebody gave him regular soda instead of diet without telling us, that person could be responsible for a nine-year-old being killed or blinded.

Just thinking about that makes me so angry. I get scared every time we take him to a movie in case the people working there saw this picture and decide to do the same thing.

Please signal boost this so people know.

[wreckedupbarnes]

This also applies to baristas

[kimchicutie-deactivated20180618]

Fun story about the baristas doing this kind of shit. 

I am very sensitive to lactose, not Lactose intolerant but because of stomach ulcers that are still healing. A couple years ago I went to Starbucks right after my classes with some friends and asked for a green tea latte with soy milk. The barista, for some reason out of malice and/or hate for her life so she took it out on me, gave me whole milk in my latte.

5 minutes after my first sip of latte, my stomach cramped BAD. Not the “Oh! time to poop!” kind of cramp but it felt like someone had stabbed me with a knife and twisted it. Now I’ve had this happen before so I knew the cause of it. I went up to the barista clutching my gut screaming at her that she put dairy in my latte rather than soy LIKE I REQUESTED. She denied it and called me a “pretentious white girl for wanting soy”and so my friends got the manager. I had to explain that I had stomach ulcers that were still healing and if I were to go to the hospital for this incident, they would be responsible for it.

Manager flipped his shit and the barista was terrified out of her mind. Pretty sure both thought i was gonna sue. Manager actually fired her on the spot because of the negligence. My friends managed to get me home in one piece while I stayed home for 3 days in absolute agony and missed my midterm.

So remember kiddies, if someone is asking for Diet or “Skinny” or “soy” or anything that is not regular, give them what they requested because it may not be them being healthy, but a dietary need that can possibly be life or death

[housebuiltbyghosts-deactivated2]

also if they ARE trying to be healthy you should give it to them to!! Its not your decision to police or question others food choices!!! 

also im lactose intolerant AND ive had stomach infections/ulcers so i feel this. 

[cartoonkatelyn]

I have Celiac Disease, so I’m very gluten intolerant. When I go out to eat at restaurants a lot of people just assume that I asked for my food gluten free because of the gluten free diet fad (which is usually a bullshit diet btw). 

Last month I went out to dinner with a friend at an italian restaurant that had a small gluten free menu. I had been there once before and had their gluten free pasta and it was great! I think one of the managers had been there and was super helpful when taking my order to make sure that everything was gluten free for me. When I ordered the gluten free pasta again this time though, the waitress who took my order all but rolled her eyes at me. I didn’t think much of it at the time, because the restaurant was so accommodating before, I just assumed it would be the same this time.

But sure enough, they brought out my pasta, I ate it, and about an hour later I had extreme stomach pains and was throwing up (in a movie theater no less).

Barfing and agonizing pain aside, eating gluten when you have celiac causes a lot of internal damage that’s hard to notice. The biggest thing is that it damages your intestines, preventing your body from absorbing nutrients properly, which can take months to heal.

So PLEASE, if you work at a restaurant or anything with food and someone asks for something a certain way, please listen to them and don’t just disregard someone’s order. It’s not funny and it can have serious consequences.

[somethingnottooclever]

I will reblog this with every single story about someone getting sick because of an asshole giving them the opposite of what they ordered until it sinks in for everyone.

[sailornightfury]

Recently on the news a 16 year old boy with a dairy allergy had gone to eat at IHOP with his family. The specifically asked if they could make dairy free pancakes and they said yes. Not too long after he had a reaction and was rushed to the hospital. This kid died because the was dairy in his pancakes that they asked for no dairy. His epi pen that his mother had wasn’t enough to help him. I know working in fast food or any job that’s serves food and beverage sucks but not as much as causing someone to get sick over negligence.

[obstinate-nocturna]

My youngest cousin – who is now five, he just started kindergarten – has Celiac’s disease. You would not BELEIVE the amount of times I’ve heard my aunt say she’s ordered something gluten free, only to watch the waiter or waitress’s eyes go huge when she gives it to my cousin – my cousin with the medical id band on his tiny five year old wrist proclaiming I HAVE CELIACS and have to take it back. Shit like this could kill my cousin. Knock it the fuck off.

[iopele]

I cannot tolerate caffeine–it makes me have chest pain and a racing pulse, and also gives me horrible body pain, so I always ask for decaf if I order coffee when I’m out, and doublecheck with the waiter/ress when they bring it. but instead of saying “is this decaf like I asked for?” I always say “oh, did I remember to order decaf?” I shouldn’t have to act like I’m the forgetful one (because I know damn well I asked for decaf) but it seems to work better than implying that they screwed up when I take the blame on myself like that. and if there’s any hesitation when they answer, I tell them, “if there’s any doubt, please get another one, or just give me water–if this is regular, it’ll mess up my heart” and lots of times when I say that, they look alarmed and go change it or get another one. 

but I shouldn’t HAVE to share my personal medical history with strangers just to get my order right! no one should! how is it their business? it makes me really uncomfortable to have to do that. JUST GIVE PEOPLE WHAT THEY ORDER!

[minnigem]

I’ve reblogged this maaaany times before but there’s a few new stories on here so i’m doing it again.

cut this shit out

[willowfae82]

don’t be that kind of asshole.

[untapdtreasure]

As a diabetic, this would make me so beyond angry. Skinny doesn’t mean they don’t have a life threatening illness. Skinny doesn’t mean they can process sugar the way you do. People that do this are the worst kinds of people. DO NOT DO THIS!

[forgetsuperman]

Me and my family went to a restaurant a few years back and one of the dishes we ordered was made with wine vinegar, which I am allergic to, so we asked the waiter to skip it, and he said sure, no problem, that’s fine. So my food gets to the table, and I start eating and then my throat closes and I can’t breathe and then I start coughing and throwing up right there in the middle of the restaurant and it was very fortunate that I was with my family and they knew what was happening to me. I had to be rushed to the hospital, and admitted, and I came damn near close to having my throat cut open so I could breathe through a whole on my neck. Because they put wine vinegar in my food when I explicitly told them not to, because they were assholes, and I could have died. They probably didn’t mean to hurt me but they did. I missed class, and work, and, again, I COULD HAVE DIED.

[cowthropologist]

i have cyclic vomiting syndrome and can’t tolerate dairy or red meat. violating my dietary restrictions triggers an acute episode, and i have to be hospitalized and given iv saline, ativan, and anti-emetics to stop the (extremely painful and incapacitating) vomiting. if somebody put regular milk instead of soy milk in my latte and i didn’t notice the taste immediately, i could wind up in the er and then spend several days in bed recovering, eating nothing but saltines and dry toast and clear liquids until my body was able to tolerate food again, unable to work or go out or do anything besides rest. whenever i go to starbucks, i WATCH them make my drink. cvs episodes are horrible and i hate them, and i can prevent them if i do everything right, but that means my damn barista has to cooperate. if somebody decided i was a stuck up white girl and gave me whole milk instead of soy they could put me in the hospital and cost me days of income. give ppl the food they fuckin order. it’s not that hard.

[voltspice]

Reblogging because it’s so important. I’m “lucky” I don’t have any food allergies or intolerence, but it makes me mad when people take them not seriously, think you are picky or just following a “white girl diet fad”.

90% of people don’t take my cats and dog allergies seriously when I tell them I’m allergic and wondering if a cat or a dog is present at X place. They think it’s just watery eyes. Nope. Well yeah, watery and itchy eyes, but I start wo wheeze and have trouble breathing. They don’t give epi-pen for those (anyway you have to go to the hospital after) just inhaler. It’s no miracle, specially if I didn’t take other meds before.

When people tell you about their allergies or restriction, trust them!

[40yodater]

Reblogging for all the stories here because this is sooo important! 

I have a severe allergy to gluten and relate to MANY of the stories above. My daughter has a severe allergy to milk fat, and I have had to hold her hair many times while she vomits on the side of the road because we couldn’t even make it home from the “accidental” whole milk instead of skim. 

[greenteamoon]

I’m super lactose intolerant so accidental milk is always fun. Severe diarrhea, stomach cramps, bloating, and gas like you wouldn’t believe. Better than death you might say but, I have other medical conditions, so that diarrhea could lead to vomiting(it’s so bad the vomit comes out my mouth AND nose) and dehydration that in turn becomes low cortisol and adrenal crisis. A bitchy barista can land me in the hospital with an intramuscular shot and saline iv. Hun, it takes no time to listen and follow my order. It takes me at least 24 hours to get out of the hospital. Be nice.

[cleverclovers]

I’m allergic to pork. Legit allergic. I can’t count how many times I’ve had to ask it off my food only to receive it with bacon or ham or something on it.

Please respect peoples food requests. It costs 0.00$ to not be a dick.

[prismatic-bell]

I actually have customers who say they’ll only eat at my restaurant when I’m there, because they know I require all policy to be followed, as in “I will kick you the fuck off your shift if you skimp,” if someone says the words “I have an allergy.” I developed our allergy policies, for that matter, because what we had in place before was “I guess you shouldn’t change your gloves … . ?” On my shifts your gloves get changed, that line gets wiped down with a new cloth, paper under EVERY ITEM for the person with the allergy, bag their food separately to prevent contact. If there’s a risk of cross-contamination with an allergen, like tomatoes in the guac because stuff spills when you’re moving as fast as we do, I’ll open a new bag of food. I learned the ingredients in every item we serve so I could advise people on hidden allergens (e.g., there’s a small amount of wheat in our beef as a thickener; we fry with safflower oil). We have a grease pencil to mark special builds and I use it liberally on allergy orders. If all of this sounds like overkill, you’ve never watched a child suffer from anaphylaxis. I don’t play around.

Like, I bitch about my job a lot, but food allergies and special needs are not something I will ever bitch about. Even if you’re a complete asshole I won’t risk contaminating your food. (Although people with allergies seem to be way nicer than the general population, I gotta say.) Don’t do it. If someone’s a petty asshole to you, give them too much ice in their drink. Don’t play with their health.

[tired-philosopher]

DO NOT FUCKING SCROLL PAST THIS P L E A S E

[iambloggingthat]

Reblogging this again because it is important. Doing the right thing has no cost but doing the wrong thing can cost a person’s life. Don’t be a dick, give the person what they ordered

[blueberryymacadamia]

yes, finally this is on my dash

[toothyblowjob]

luckily i haven’t had many problems with this but if someone gives me an “accidentally” non-decaf drink after i’ve taken my meds I WILL OVERDOSE. don’t fuck with ppl’s orders.

[haunteddhowell]

i have severe allergies to gluten and dairy and large amounts of sugar make me really sick, and i cant imagine what would happen if someone did this to me. dont scroll past this.

[foolblue]

My partner is extremely gluten intolerant, and really badly sensitive to it. He’s very chill about the whole thing, but every time we go out to eat, a part of me is absolutely terrified - it wouldn’t kill him, but I can’t bear to see him in the pain that he goes through when he accidentally has gluten

[rainbowbutterfrosting]

Imma just… hit that reblog button.

[oki-joki]

Many in my family have severe gluten allergies and lactose intolerance. If there’s a lazy food handler, that could severely hurt them. Please don’t be lazy with food. It can kill and incapacitate people.

[aif0s-w]

Hey this is really important please read and reblog this post

[dovewithscales]

People who ignore dietary restrictions are assholes. There is no excuse.

[georgeboleyn-againstovertime]

Medical issues aside, this is also straight up body shamin. If you’re someone who calls folks “skinny bitches” you’re a cunt.

[labelleizzy]

My girlfriend has Celiacs. She went to the spaghetti factory, where they even have different SHAPED gluten free pasta. Thought she could trust this system. But she gets to the bottom of her bowl and finds a piece of regular pasta. Whole bowl was contaminated because someone couldn’t be bothered to fuckin’ wash a colander. She’s got 4 kids under 15 at this point, was in school for her teacher training, and had to spend four miserable days in bed.

Your clean restaurant kitchen makes you a hero. These little things make a HUGE DIFFERENCE.

[imprisioned-in-the-hole]

Alright, so not so fun story time but my little sister has semi recently discovered she has a soy allergy of all things and she told me the horror story of a restaurant she went to visit in Seattle. She ordered the steak and when the waitress suggested she try their soy steak as it was “just as good if not better” and didn’t involve an animal needlessly dying she of course turned the suggestion down. She didn’t feel the need to explain the allergy because she really shouldn’t have to and she didn’t think the waitress would really take it personally or anything. Welp. The waitress brought their food out and she noted that the woman looked faintly smug but didn’t think anything of it and yet within 15 minutes of starting to eat my sister’s throat started to close up on her enough she couldn’t swallow and she started to choke. Luckily, her allergy isn’t yet bad enough to cut off air flow but at the time it was terrifying for my sister because it was the worst reaction she’d ever had before. Usually it was triggered by things like fries cooked in a certain type of oil or small things. But a whole soy steak? Definitely never had one before.

The manager came out in a panic when other customers noticed the scene and he called the waitress over. Said woman came out loudly complaining that it was just a girl throwing a fit because she didn’t get what she wanted. Told her to stop pretending and to just admit she liked the soy steak. It took my sister’s boyfriend screaming that she had an allergy to soy and the paramedics coming in for the waitress to realize just how badly she’d messed up.

The manager gave them the meal free and had the restaurant cover the medical fees. Had the kitchen replace the meal when they came back a few days later (they were at a con and it was the only restaurant in walking distance). I don’t recall if the manager fired the waitress or not.

But yeah. Fucking give people the food they order. They’re ordering it for a reason!

And another thing! IF THEY STATE THEY HAVE AN ALLERGY CHANGE YOUR FUCKING GLOVES BEFORE HANDLING THE FOOD. Anyone who states they have an allergy tend to do so because it’s a BAD one or because they don’t trust a restaurant to freaking listen. Just change your gloves. It takes 5 seconds and then you don’t have to worry about killing someone with an onion allergy because you had residual onion on your gloves when handling their food.

[observing-obliviousness]

C'mon people! Listen when people say things!

[observing-obliviousness]

We have been blessed. Absolutely blessed

@bokettochild publishes yet another lovely story. It's a beautiful interpretation of how those who've wielded the Master Sword view her. A definite recommendation.

Then @linkeduniverse updates with Dawn pt. 2! We get some hilarious faces from Twilight, Time, and Hyrule. Wild's relief is palpable and the hug is so sweet. The imagery of Twilight's fight to live is striking (but I still say the renditions of Twilight's original journey from Sunset pt. 13 are some of the best art to ever come from this comic). Then Four hinting that he's getting ready to apologize to Wild for Sunset pts. 7 and 8.

[bokettochild]

How is my writing making it into a post about the update?

i mean, thank you a lot, but I think the update is easily the better of these two things :)

[observing-obliviousness]

Because you are by far one of my favorite writers.

[observing-obliviousness]

We have been blessed. Absolutely blessed

@bokettochild publishes yet another lovely story. It's a beautiful interpretation of how those who've wielded the Master Sword view her. A definite recommendation.

Then @linkeduniverse updates with Dawn pt. 2! We get some hilarious faces from Twilight, Time, and Hyrule. Wild's relief is palpable and the hug is so sweet. The imagery of Twilight's fight to live is striking (but I still say the renditions of Twilight's original journey from Sunset pt. 14 are some of the best art to ever come from this comic). Then Four hinting that he's getting ready to apologize to Wild for Sunset pts. 7 and 8.