Current Events > it's okay to shit on picky eaters

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kids are dying of starvation in africa, meanwhile this eastern european-looking motherfucker from cleveland chucks a whole-ass burger in the trash just because it had been within 5 feet of a pickle

Shut the fuck up

Hey, I'm not here to kink shame
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Honestly I dont disagree.

Its ok to not like stuff but there is a difference between finding something so disgusting to where you find it practically inedible vs just being a little b**** lol


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Agreed.

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Physically?

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What about loud eaters, can we on them too?

Theyll probably want to eat even less if theres poop all over them

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MabusIncarnate posted...

Physically?

squeeze a mental turd on their white bread+miracle whip sandwich

Miracle whip, gross.

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I don't eat seafood.

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Kaiganeer posted...

kids are dying of starvation in africa, meanwhile this eastern european-looking motherfucker from cleveland chucks a whole-ass burger in the trash just because it had been within 5 feet of a pickle

Ok the context yeah that's pretty shitty

agree, i hate picky eaters
every time this one friend brings up a picky eater i unsubtly start talking about growing up broke and having to eat the same shit over and over and that usually shuts them up about it

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DeathDeathSong posted...

agree, i hate picky eaters
every time this one friend brings up a picky eater i unsubtly start talking about growing up broke and having to eat the same shit over and over and that usually shuts them up about it

I still won't eat the seafood.

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Most picky eaters I know only eat shitty food lol like if you want to be picky and only eat ribeyes or some shit I get it, but if you're eating chicken nuggies shut the hell up man
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Smashingpmkns posted...

Most picky eaters I know only eat shitty food lol like if you want to be picky and only eat ribeyes or some shit I get it, but if you're eating chicken nuggies shut the hell up man

Admittedly, I mostly just eat a slice of bread in the morning.

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If they won't eat certain foods because they have tried them and know they don't like them, then no. For people who just refuse to try most foods, definitely.

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I'm a very picky eater. But not because I want to be. I actually find it pretty frustrating. And the potential embarrassment it could cause makes me avoid eating dinner at friends' houses or at restaurants where I haven't been before and I'm not sure what menu items I'll be able to stomach.

The problem is that my body, for some ungodly reason I cannot fathom, decides to react violently and immediately whenever I taste certain flavors or even just certain textures. Some smells alone (such as vinegar and most seafood) are often enough to make me gag. If you give me a french fry that's been dipped in ketchup, I will literally puke on the spot. I won't even make it as far as swallowing. My body just says "nope" and it's over.

I've tried all kinds of things to get over it or just suppress it, but nothing's worked. It's made me paranoid of trying anything new, which has of course only made it even worse and narrowed my food options even further over the years. Hell, even some things I used to absolutely love will now make me sick to my stomach. Like I couldn't get enough of my mom's mac & cheese when I was a kid. Give me 1 spoonful now and I'll be dry heaving into the garbage bin within seconds. That one's not the flavor, though, it's the texture. It's too...I dunno..."slimy" I guess? Doesn't quite feel like the right word, but I don't know how to describe it.

And before anybody asks, it's got nothing to do with allergies.

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do you pay for my fucking food? No? Then go to hell.

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Aristoph posted...

I'm a very picky eater. But not because I want to be. I actually find it pretty frustrating. And the potential embarrassment it could cause makes me avoid eating dinner at friends' houses or at restaurants where I haven't been before and I'm not sure what menu items I'll be able to stomach.

The problem is that my body, for some ungodly reason I cannot fathom, decides to react violently and immediately whenever I taste certain flavors or even just certain textures. Some smells alone (such as vinegar and most seafood) are often enough to make me gag. If you give me a french fry that's been dipped in ketchup, I will literally puke on the spot. I won't even make it as far as swallowing. My body just says "nope" and it's over.

I've tried all kinds of things to get over it or just suppress it, but nothing's worked. It's made me paranoid of trying anything new, which has of course only made it even worse and narrowed my food options even further over the years. Hell, even some things I used to absolutely love will now make me sick to my stomach. Like I couldn't get enough of my mom's mac & cheese when I was a kid. Give me 1 spoonful now and I'll be dry heaving into the garbage bin within seconds. That one's not the flavor, though, it's the texture. It's too...I dunno..."slimy" I guess? Doesn't quite feel like the right word, but I don't know how to describe it.

And before anybody asks, it's got nothing to do with allergies.

im similar, but I think its the texture most for me. I can stomach the taste most times but the texture causes me to gag. I cant deal with lettuce at all, Ill just spit out the whole bite or start gaging it out. No idea why.

Most annoying thing is people who say certain things have no taste. Ya, thats gonna suddenly solve all my problems.


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I like simplicity in food. Dont care if Im labeled picky or not.

I usually dont like beef, in almost any dish. Which can set me aside easily enough.

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Whether or not I eat this isn't gonna make any difference to those starving children, mom.

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EmbraceOfDeath posted...

If they won't eat certain foods because they have tried them and know they don't like them, then no. For people who just refuse to try most foods, definitely.

Even if a person doesn't want to try a food. Who cares, it's their loss. The example OP gave about someone throwing out a meal because it happened to be close to something they don't like can get fucked though.

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Aristoph posted...

I'm a very picky eater. But not because I want to be. I actually find it pretty frustrating. And the potential embarrassment it could cause makes me avoid eating dinner at friends' houses or at restaurants where I haven't been before and I'm not sure what menu items I'll be able to stomach.

The problem is that my body, for some ungodly reason I cannot fathom, decides to react violently and immediately whenever I taste certain flavors or even just certain textures. Some smells alone (such as vinegar and most seafood) are often enough to make me gag. If you give me a french fry that's been dipped in ketchup, I will literally puke on the spot. I won't even make it as far as swallowing. My body just says "nope" and it's over.

I've tried all kinds of things to get over it or just suppress it, but nothing's worked. It's made me paranoid of trying anything new, which has of course only made it even worse and narrowed my food options even further over the years. Hell, even some things I used to absolutely love will now make me sick to my stomach. Like I couldn't get enough of my mom's mac & cheese when I was a kid. Give me 1 spoonful now and I'll be dry heaving into the garbage bin within seconds. That one's not the flavor, though, it's the texture. It's too...I dunno..."slimy" I guess? Doesn't quite feel like the right word, but I don't know how to describe it.

And before anybody asks, it's got nothing to do with allergies.

This except that I like seafood

People need to shut the fuck up about picky eaters. It's harder on us that it is on you.

I was recently diagnosed with EOE and I see my son going through the same thing. I wonder if as a baby I had some mental trauma from gagging on food so I became very particular. Picky eating is a mental disorder and not something we can simply get over.

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Rayman2943 posted...

Ok the context yeah that's pretty shitty

He had to make something up that never happened to start his argument. That's not a good thing. When it's an anecdotal happening at BEST, you're not doing a good job holding up your end of the argument. And he started the argument lol

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Bruh I know a person that absolutely wont eat pizza if its cut in squares it has to be triangle slices.

Thats being a little b****.

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SSJPurple posted...

Bruh I know a person that absolutely wont eat pizza if its cut in squares it has to be triangle slices.

Thats being a little b****.

You guys see this as annoying, I see this stuff as prime for jokes.

"Make sure my baby gets a triangle piece. Square pieces are the devil!"

Is it bullying? Maybe. But I feel bullied when people are unreasonably difficult, so it balances out.

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Lost_All_Senses posted...

You guys see this as annoying, I see this stuff as prime for jokes.

"Make sure my baby gets a triangle piece. Square pieces are the devil!"

Is it bullying? Maybe. But I feel bullied when people are unreasonably difficult, so it balances out.

Idk. It reeks of privilege and complacency. I remember a time in life when I was so hungry it was painful. Seeing that kind of crap just rubs me wrong. Be happy you have something to eat.

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SSJPurple posted...

Idk. It reeks of privilege. I remember a time in life when I was so hungry it was painful. Seeing that kind of crap just rubs me wrong. Be happy you have something to eat.

I'm totally with you. That's why I feel bullying through humor is reasonable and it makes it easier on me. At least I get to vent about it.

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SSJPurple posted...

Idk. It reeks of privilege. I remember a time in life when I was so hungry it was painful. Seeing that kind of crap just rubs me wrong. Be happy you have something to eat.

It's a mental disorder. I will go hungry before trying to choke down something I don't like (and I won't complain about it). You wouldn't understand if you don't deal with it.

https://www.montecatinieatingdisorder.com/anorexia/articles/neophobia-extremely-picky-eating/

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Are we shaming "I can't eat this kind of food" or "ew my corn and mash potatoes are touching each other so now I can't eat them!"?

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As a non-picky eater, I'm not going to shit on picky eaters because it's always down to preferences. The ones I do pick on or joke about are the ones that purposely make their life harder. I had a friend who hates cheese, but always orders pizza with cheese because it gives a certain taste he likes while he is gagging by taking the cheese off the pizza.

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EndOfDiscOne posted...

It's a mental disorder. I will go hungry before trying to choke down something I don't like (and I won't complain about it). You wouldn't understand if you don't deal with it.

https://www.montecatinieatingdisorder.com/anorexia/articles/neophobia-extremely-picky-eating/

You still getting these jokes.

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AssultTank posted...

I have several food allergies, so if food has been prepared too close to certain items, it can literally kill me. <_<

That's not being a picky eater, that is literally life and death a lot of the time.

Another type of picky eaters I make fun of are ones that lie about being allergic to a certain food. When I went back to the town back in the south I grew up in, I was surprised how many of them claimed to be allergic to "vegetables" (and yes almost all of them were either overweight or borderline obese). Like just tell the truth you don't like vegetables.

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i got sensory issues so i was an extremely picky eater for my entire childhood and teens. i've found some ways to keep it in check and and i'm much more open to trying new foods now, but there are certain textures and smells that just make me gag reflexively

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Kimbos_Egg posted...

do you pay for my fucking food? No? Then go to hell.

Shut up wussy

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Aristoph posted...

I'm a very picky eater. But not because I want to be. I actually find it pretty frustrating. And the potential embarrassment it could cause makes me avoid eating dinner at friends' houses or at restaurants where I haven't been before and I'm not sure what menu items I'll be able to stomach.

This is pretty much exactly my experience with it. It's not fun

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Its my fucking money, if order a burger with no pickles on it and they put pickles on it Im throwing that mother fucker away.


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Im only picky with onions, which sucks because onions go with just about everything. But my grandma was a notorious bitch and I gagged eating onions on a burger once. So her plan was to force me to eat a fresh onion, couldnt leave till it was gone. She was very abusive, legit beat my ass because I got hit by a car and didnt tell her.

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l0bcity posted...

Its my fucking money, if order a burger with no pickles on it and they put pickles on it Im throwing that mother fucker away.

Wussy

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Me eating the burger you ruined with pickles isnt going to help the kids in Africa. If you want you can send the burger to them.

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EmbraceOfDeath posted...

If they won't eat certain foods because they have tried them and know they don't like them, then no. For people who just refuse to try most foods, definitely.

Except that there are exceptions to this.

A lot of people's "I dont like this" is based off one instance of not liking a certain food. Food is sourced from endless places. Apples here taste different from apples there. Also combinations matter too. Someone who may not like apple may like apple when its combined with brown sugar, cinnamon, and baked into a pie. Many foods given to people to "try" are given to people standalone. Many foods arent meant to taste great by themselves such as onions. Normal people dont just hork down onions. We have them cooked into a savory dish. The last element other then Source and Combination is Age. As we age we loose tastebuds and our tastes change with that, if theres someone claiming they dont like a food who hasnt tried it since they were a child, lmao.

Also I dont know how you fix something like this because it may be too deeply ingrained in their upbringing to change but some people are just doomed to be picky because their parents didnt make them eat their veggies, or anything they claim they "dont like". Bought them whatever they wanted, chicken nuggies and poptarts, etc. My parents just said "whelp that what is for dinner, eat it or go hungry".

AssultTank posted...

I have several food allergies, so if food has been prepared too close to certain items, it can literally kill me. <_<

I wouldn't really consider that picky in the sense of what this topic is talking about.

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Dont shame picky eaters.

It fucking sucks being this way but like.. there nothing I can do about it. I cant just lol force myself to eat something I dont like unfortunately.

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The worst is when you offer to get someone at work lunch and they have a peculiar order. "Can you get me a cheeseburger with no onion or pickle and extra mustard and a coke with light ice?" No, you'll get the hamburger how it comes.

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Lost_All_Senses posted...

You guys see this as annoying, I see this stuff as prime for jokes.

"Make sure my baby gets a triangle piece. Square pieces are the devil!"

Is it bullying? Maybe. But I feel bullied when people are unreasonably difficult, so it balances out.

If this pedantic shit amused me, along with drama, I'd be in paradise for the rest of my life.

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