November 21, 2013
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First its a weapon and now this??
So, I wrote a post a while back about peanut butter and jelly being considered a weapon since certain kids are allergic to peanut butter. Now, today in my newsfeed on Facebook I see this: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/11/is-peanut-butter-and-jelly-racist_n_1874905.html
Really? Now its racist? So, little old peanut butter and jelly is a weapon and its racist. When did peanut butter and jelly get such a bad rep? I remember a time when it was simply a sandwich or a late night snack while you were up all night writing a term paper.
When did people get offended by everything? When did this trend start? Is there money in being offended by things? Sometimes, I wonder if there's money in being offended by things with the way people get upset over the tiniest of details. I understand that yes, certain people have nut allergies and I also understand that in certain cultures people don't eat bread but does that mean we shouldn't EAT it because it may upset someone? Should peanuts be labeled clearly in products incase the person has an allergy. Yes! Should kids with allergies know they have the allergy. YES! Should we understand that certain cultures don't eat bread. YES but we should still have the freedom to eat it! We were founded on freedom. Weren't we? We are slowly taking away our own freedoms because someone may be upset by something and somehow the good old peanut butter and jelly keeps getting into the mix of everything.
I beg of you! Leave the peanut and jelly out of this! Its an innocent sandwich.
