

As someone without allergies that has been around for too many peanut-related reactions, I absolutely hate that this article exists.
Too many times I have heard people be dismissive of a person’s severe peanut allergy, to the point of thinking it’s funny to bring a peanut butter sandwich to work and wave it in someone’s face, and then get defensive when it triggered a skin rash from proximity alone.
I’ve seen people put peanut butter on an allergic person’s car door handle.
I’ve seen people put peanuts in someone’s food “because they have to be faking it”
The reason I hate this article is because it will encourage too many people who “have done their own research” to put peanuts in things “to help build up a tolerance”
Someone is going to die from that “studies suggest”.
And I really am tired of hearing “you’re overreacting, that’s not going to happen” given the current state of the world.
Armed minorities are harder to oppress.
Organized armed minorities make governments afraid.
Make no mistake, this is yet another message, “we do not care about you or your struggles”. Listen when they tell you they won’t protect you.