#there's almost always a food service worker in the comments saying that they literally don't care if someone requests an allergy removal

[autie-hobbit]

Something that people seem to have no conception of, unless they've experienced it themselves, is how fucking isolating it is to not be able to eat a lot of foods that most people can eat.

"People with allergies just shouldn't go out to eat, because it's selfish to make your allergies other people's problem."

Humans like to eat. Humans like to eat when they hang out. Humans go out to eat to hang out. Eating is incredibly important in social situations. It's just a thing that we do. Not being able to eat in these situations is incredibly fucking isolating.

I remember being a kid, sitting in one of my social groups, watching them all eat pizza, alone, while I got nothing, because my social group leader forgot to get me something to replace it. Again.

And this shit still happens to me, even now.

Disabled people deserve to experience luxuries just like everyone else, including going out to eat. Safely.