The politics of perfume in Canada.
You know, I’m a sensitive person to other’s comfort, I really am. I don’t care what those people say about me that know me. If someone found a particular perfume I wore to be nauseating, and we had to be in close proximity for any bit of time during the day, I would stop wearing it. I know I should be a little less cynical about this “perfume allergy” thing, but even the expert in the article says it’s a myth.
It is almost becoming like everything that has to do with humans and living is becoming an annoyance to others, so we ban the things that make us human and unique and create headaches. I’m all for the cacophony of smells and sounds that makes up the human orchestra, and that includes elevators full of Giorgio and even clouds of Angel in the bathroom and *gasp* the hospital and Church!
Okay, I’ll hush now and crawl back under my sensitive rock.
When we lived in Fanta Se, which as you know is very groovy and New Age, I worked in a small office with a woman who let me know that she was allergic to perfumes and I could not wear mine to work, nor any scented products she could smell on me. However, she felt she should be allowed to bring her ancient, flatulent, dander-y dog AND burn her smudge sticks and incense inside during the day whenever the bad karma of working for a living began to overwhelm her. My poor boss got to referee the scrum. I said that since I had to take a Claritin before coming to work in order to tolerate her dog, she could tolerate my Chanel. No Chanel, no dog. She thought I was the incarnation of evil.
Political correctness has taken the humaness out of humanity.I absolutely abhor that you don’t hear Merry Christmas around the “holidays”!!I’ve noticed that some bloggers are so freakin’ politically correct that it churns my stomach!There are but a few bloggers that write what they mean and they are a rarity!Sorry to rant but when everyone chimes the same tune,it makes life so very dull but correct,huh!
And how about my grave condition? I feel incredibly sick, I am shaking and have seisures when I do NOT wear perfume. What about someone like me? Don’t we deserve a recognition?
Seriously though, this anti-perfume policy makes me hopping mad. The right to wear perfume should be put in constitution.
ARRRRRHHHH! :banghead:
March, are you sure we aren’t twins? I am always more offended by my smelly dog (he farts, he smacks, he grunts, he’s nicknamed the Pig Dog) than even the worst scrubber.
Christine, I know. I deliberately say Merry Christmas now. The one substitute that cracks me up is Happy Holidays — Happy Holy Days is its origin. I’ve never been offended by anyone of any religion wishing me a happy whatever they celebrate, I see it as a wish of something important to them.
I always dig up Chesterton whenever this subject comes up because he was so good on political correctness over a century ago. He lamented then that people could not have civil disagreement anymore, that we all just stopped talking about important things because we don’t agree, like religion and politics. But from that viewpoint, we either make them insignificant matters or politely agree that all viewpoints are true, or both, which is just crap.
We wind up being a plain vanilla society with no zest or color. The longer people stop talking about those things, the less able they are to deal with disagreement civilly, while defending their position vigorously. Then we wind up with personal attacks and the dumbing down of debate to sound bites. ARRRGGGGHHH! :banghead:
Marina, we do, and I am all about an amendment protecting the right to bear fragrance.
Bravo, Patty! I completely and totally agree with you.
I just roll my eyes whenever someone says they are “allergic” to perfume. Unless it’s an overpowering stench, they need to just deal with it.
Life is way too short not to enjoy beautiful things like fragrance.
Hugs!
R, you have changed your name!
I like this one.
What can be overpowering? We lived through the Power Perfume ’80s, and everyone who got through that with their nose intact just proves people can survive assault with a deadly fragrance.