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Originally Posted by metal_geek
"Pussification of society"..... Gimme a break... Hello pot meet kettle...
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I think you are missing the point of the word. It's not that we should go out and create dangerous situations for everybody, it's that we shouldn't all have to pander to the lowest common denominator in society.
A couple of years ago my buddy's wife freaked on me because most of my Halloween candy contained nuts; or wasn't cerified to be nut free. I did that because I buy stuff that I like because there is always extra; and I always have a nut free option available. (Although I've only ever been asked once.)
I also have food allergies, but I don't tell my co-workers not to bring those foods into work. The one that makes me ill just being around; I go somewhere else to eat. When I get on a plane, I am aware that I will quite likely be exposed, and I suck it up.
Several posts ago I brought up the poorer people. I did so because a few years ago I worked with a guy who was a single dad trying to raise his son on a minimum wage salary. I took him grocery shopping and helped him with meal planning; we were trying to feed the two of them on less than $200 per month. (1998 dollars.) Where the plan fell apart was his son wasn't allowed to bring PB&J sandwiches to school. Apparently his son was one of the few kids who doesn't like balogna, so he had to try and find something else.
Now I would be willing to bet that there are more kids who's parents are just scraping by paycheque to paycheque than there are kids allergic to peanuts. What about the rights of those parents to not have to spend money they don't have to give their kids nutrition? What about the rights of the kids to eat things they like?