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The problem with even the smallest white lie is that it can sometimes take on a life of its own, multiply and spawn into something much bigger and uglier until it’s out of control.
This is precisely what happened to this woman, Tumblr user rue-by-another-name. After a simple lie about a peanut allergy, to avoid being questioned about her dislike of peanut butter, she found herself faced with the uncomfortable reality of not being able to enjoy her beloved peanut M&M’s in public.
Not all heroes wear capes however. Her husband was there on the scene to save the day, and show what true love is!
This wasn’t the end of the story however. Her post on Tumblr attracted a storm of comments and hate-mail, with many people disgruntled about her blasé attitude toward the serious problem of faking allergies. In these gluten-intolerant times, when real sufferers of celiac disease are sometimes ridiculed because of the fad-following hordes, you can maybe see their point. But the death threats were taking it a little far. Rue issued an apology, and we hope that this is the end of the story!
Scroll down below to check it out for yourself, and let us know what you think in the comments!
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Image credits: Geoff LMV (not an actual photo)
What seemed like a cute story at first, spiralled into something way more serious in the comments
After 102 messages like that in her inbox, Rue decided to issue an apology
How do you feel about this? Speak up in the comments below
What do you think ?
stellermatt 7 years ago
it's ok that she doesn't like the smell of peanut butter. it's ok that to save her time and having to 'argue' as to why she doesn't (which is fine, you don't have to like everything, really) she says she's allergic, what's not ok is how outraged people get at literally anything. it's like if I decided to spell peenut like this, someone somewhere would eat their computer and throw themselves down the stairs because of my hatred of the english language. here's a thing, try not caring about every little thing you see and hear, it's really ok, nobody will mind. also, peenut.
Joanna Kopaczyk 7 years ago
You Sir. Yes, You. Have a nice day. Seriously. You deserve it. :-)
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Elizabeth Lord Cary 7 years ago
If she hadn't been harassed about not liking a food she wouldn't have told her fabrication to begin with. I feel for her. I am not allergic, but do have an inability to digest shellfish. Do I go into a big story about how IF I eat it I develop calcium deposits in my intestines and my digestive system shuts down? No, I say I'm allergic. The world is full of jerks and sometimes you just want it to be simple.
Parmeisan 7 years ago
I have been instructed by an allergy-adjacent specialist to lie and say I'm allergic to penicillin. The truth is that I was probably one of the people who experienced one of those incredibly-uncommon side-effects (kidney shutdown) and that it's likely enough to happen again that no doctor is willing to contemplate giving me more - even in a controlled environment. But that's long and complicated, and doctors seem to have enough trouble with "I can't have beta lactam antibiotics". So... I'm deathly allergic to penicillin.
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Pamela 7 years ago
I am deathly allergic to peanuts and have almost lost my life several times to this. I can tell you right now that when you tell a person about your allergy they will be just as annoying as the person saying " eat it" I usually get " I would kill my self if I was allergic to peanuts, no offense" or " but like what happens if you eat it?" Lol so its fine as long as she is consistent with her lie and doesn't send the wrong message that some of us could eat them when we feel the need, go for it!
João Paulo 7 years ago
And even if she does... what's the big deal? Is it that people won't take allergies seriously enough? Really? Is that a real problem? Are people offended by that? ...
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Brandon Collinsworth 7 years ago
I have thought about doing this myself. I detest onions, I almost never use them in any way shape or form when I cook. I have had restaurants lie to me when I ask them if a dish has onions in it and had friends lie to me when they make something and when I eat it and it has onions in it the response is always the same, I didn't think you could taste them in it. So yeah I have thought about just telling people I am allergic to onions, because people don't give a s**t about serving you something you don't like if they think it is silly for you not to like it, but maybe they wouldn't sneak those disgusting things into my food if they thought it may kill me. For the record I have never told anyone I am allergic to onions, but I have contemplated it.
Stephanie Samson 7 years ago
Word. I have a white hot hatred of onions and have also contemplated using the allergy lie (but never have). I hear the same thing - "oh, you can't taste them!" - Oh, yes, I can, and they make me want to vomit.
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Greg T 7 years ago
Made it a full paragraph till I realized I was ready the equivalent of paint drying, must remember to read comments first next time
jenna 7 years ago
It is possible, however, that she has an allergy to an ingredient in peanutbutter that is not present in peanuts. On the other hand, it is amazing how people judge you if you don't like something. I am allergic to too many things, including fish. So people tell me the same s**t: "how can you not like fish!". Sorry, I get really sick from the even the smell of fish, because I am allergic to fish. My advice to this lady is to find out if their is an ingredient in peanutbutter (apart from the peanuts) she could be allergic to. Nowadays, so many ingredients are (unnecessarily) added to food which we don't want or need, but they are there anyway. Check it out.
Martha Riche 7 years ago
You are very likely correct, and she did state that in her final post. I've had to quit buying a lot of brands of peanut butter due to the added palm oil, thenuse of which is decimating the palm trees. WTH, peanuts already have their own oil. I would guess they're using old dried up peanuts so need to add oil, so I wouldn't want their product anyway!
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stellermatt 7 years ago
it's ok that she doesn't like the smell of peanut butter. it's ok that to save her time and having to 'argue' as to why she doesn't (which is fine, you don't have to like everything, really) she says she's allergic, what's not ok is how outraged people get at literally anything. it's like if I decided to spell peenut like this, someone somewhere would eat their computer and throw themselves down the stairs because of my hatred of the english language. here's a thing, try not caring about every little thing you see and hear, it's really ok, nobody will mind. also, peenut.
Joanna Kopaczyk 7 years ago
You Sir. Yes, You. Have a nice day. Seriously. You deserve it. :-)
Load More Replies... Elizabeth Lord Cary 7 years ago
If she hadn't been harassed about not liking a food she wouldn't have told her fabrication to begin with. I feel for her. I am not allergic, but do have an inability to digest shellfish. Do I go into a big story about how IF I eat it I develop calcium deposits in my intestines and my digestive system shuts down? No, I say I'm allergic. The world is full of jerks and sometimes you just want it to be simple.
Parmeisan 7 years ago
I have been instructed by an allergy-adjacent specialist to lie and say I'm allergic to penicillin. The truth is that I was probably one of the people who experienced one of those incredibly-uncommon side-effects (kidney shutdown) and that it's likely enough to happen again that no doctor is willing to contemplate giving me more - even in a controlled environment. But that's long and complicated, and doctors seem to have enough trouble with "I can't have beta lactam antibiotics". So... I'm deathly allergic to penicillin.
Load More Replies... Pamela 7 years ago
I am deathly allergic to peanuts and have almost lost my life several times to this. I can tell you right now that when you tell a person about your allergy they will be just as annoying as the person saying " eat it" I usually get " I would kill my self if I was allergic to peanuts, no offense" or " but like what happens if you eat it?" Lol so its fine as long as she is consistent with her lie and doesn't send the wrong message that some of us could eat them when we feel the need, go for it!
João Paulo 7 years ago
And even if she does... what's the big deal? Is it that people won't take allergies seriously enough? Really? Is that a real problem? Are people offended by that? ...
Load More Replies... Brandon Collinsworth 7 years ago
I have thought about doing this myself. I detest onions, I almost never use them in any way shape or form when I cook. I have had restaurants lie to me when I ask them if a dish has onions in it and had friends lie to me when they make something and when I eat it and it has onions in it the response is always the same, I didn't think you could taste them in it. So yeah I have thought about just telling people I am allergic to onions, because people don't give a s**t about serving you something you don't like if they think it is silly for you not to like it, but maybe they wouldn't sneak those disgusting things into my food if they thought it may kill me. For the record I have never told anyone I am allergic to onions, but I have contemplated it.
Stephanie Samson 7 years ago
Word. I have a white hot hatred of onions and have also contemplated using the allergy lie (but never have). I hear the same thing - "oh, you can't taste them!" - Oh, yes, I can, and they make me want to vomit.
Load More Replies... Greg T 7 years ago
Made it a full paragraph till I realized I was ready the equivalent of paint drying, must remember to read comments first next time
jenna 7 years ago
It is possible, however, that she has an allergy to an ingredient in peanutbutter that is not present in peanuts. On the other hand, it is amazing how people judge you if you don't like something. I am allergic to too many things, including fish. So people tell me the same s**t: "how can you not like fish!". Sorry, I get really sick from the even the smell of fish, because I am allergic to fish. My advice to this lady is to find out if their is an ingredient in peanutbutter (apart from the peanuts) she could be allergic to. Nowadays, so many ingredients are (unnecessarily) added to food which we don't want or need, but they are there anyway. Check it out.
Martha Riche 7 years ago
You are very likely correct, and she did state that in her final post. I've had to quit buying a lot of brands of peanut butter due to the added palm oil, thenuse of which is decimating the palm trees. WTH, peanuts already have their own oil. I would guess they're using old dried up peanuts so need to add oil, so I wouldn't want their product anyway!
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