Uhm. No.

[la_vie_noire]

The shit, Feministe. What the shit.

Do you fucking know what is Celiac disease? I have at least three friends who have it. One of them is very close to me and my classmate, and she ALWAYS has problems finding accessible and cheap food for her; we just were discussing the other day how it was really bad that Supermarkets here don't even have Gluten-free bread. The woman has SERIOUS PROBLEMS when she eats gluten and she has to avoid it completely. Seriously, we even have activities about Celiac Diseases (and other autoimmune diseases) at my faculty. Because it is a serious disorder. ("Only 1% of American have it! And that sucks" uhm, okay.)

You really, really don't know shit.

(Also, what is the shit about policing other people diets? "A lot of people CLAIM to be gluten intolerant!" 1) And? 2) You obviously live in a place where gluten-free bread/whatever is easy to find.)

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[bravecows]

“I’m gluten intolerant” is, in many circles, a much more acceptable reason to forgo bread or pasta than “I’m trying to stay skinny” or “I’m on a diet.”

I just don't believe this is true. Why would you use this dodge anyway since loads of people will apparently disbelieve you?

And WTF, why does it even matter if people don't want to eat bread and pasta? Why doesn't she get some lactase pills if she's lactose intolerant? URGH THIS ANNOYS ME. I'm all for eating whatever you want without worrying about it, but if you're actually getting sick over it then "I might be lactose intolerant but I don't care~" is as stupid a dodge as "I'm gluten intolerant because I want to be skinny".

[la_vie_noire]

The point is... if people have to "make up" they are on a diet, it's probably due to people like this, who would shame them anyway.

But it's really worse when someone starts policing people with disorders to find who is "the liar" and "the one who is really in pain" because they avoid... wheat.