This one’s real good. Just a well laid-out humorous comic strip. From the deadpan “yes, but it’s gluten-free” to Frazz’s dumbfounded “seemed worth noting HOW?!” to the relevant social commentary, this one’s a winner.
Isn’t it odd that people did FINE all during the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and 00s WITHOUT all this nonsense about “Gluten Free” everything?? So, who created THIS bit of nonsense to increase sales of some products???
Actually, you’d be surprised at all the places you’ll find gluten, such as in over the counter medicine. Having things say gluten free is actually so much easier as someone with celiac disease where I’ll spend weeks with headaches, mouth sores, and everything in general hurting if I eat something with gluten. So, a restaurant labeling things is far from needless.
Context matters. Homework may be content free and is certainly gluten free. Foods may be gluten free, but in fact as I know to my sorrow, not all things that seem likely to be gluten free actually are. Creamed corn, for instance, usually is, but if you need to know about gluten, you had better get used to reading the labels on everything.
We’ve all had the experience of absolutely needing something, as soon as possible, that up until moments before we didn’t know existed. Usually effective marketing is to blame, or just the particular shininess of the object in question, but our brains, or something standing in for them, are definitely involved.
It isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it does throw off the adjustment curve if we get this new thing before we actually know much of anything about it.
Gluten-free eating is not so new anymore, but we’re still showing signs of trying to figure out what to do with it. One thing we’re doing with it is watching restaurants not just serve a lot of gluten-free dishes, but also diligently point out what’s gluten-free, some of it even more obviously gluten-free than some of the vegetarian fare is obviously vegetarian. An no one’s getting hurt and a lot of people are happier. And a few people are pretty strident, so I won’t be going around any time soon in a t-shirt that says, “arm the bears, free the gluten."
mddshubby2005 over 4 years ago
It’s the same thing with many products in the supermarket now. “Canned peas – GLUTEN FREE!”
JasonBall over 4 years ago
This one’s real good. Just a well laid-out humorous comic strip. From the deadpan “yes, but it’s gluten-free” to Frazz’s dumbfounded “seemed worth noting HOW?!” to the relevant social commentary, this one’s a winner.
HeckleMeElmo over 4 years ago
And it didn’t turn pink in the can!
asrialfeeple over 4 years ago
These strawberries are gluten free. For today’s lifestyle.
Masterskrain Premium Member over 4 years ago
Isn’t it odd that people did FINE all during the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and 00s WITHOUT all this nonsense about “Gluten Free” everything?? So, who created THIS bit of nonsense to increase sales of some products???
androgenoide over 4 years ago
https://xkcd.com/641/
Branden Russell over 4 years ago
Actually, you’d be surprised at all the places you’ll find gluten, such as in over the counter medicine. Having things say gluten free is actually so much easier as someone with celiac disease where I’ll spend weeks with headaches, mouth sores, and everything in general hurting if I eat something with gluten. So, a restaurant labeling things is far from needless.
Al Nala over 4 years ago
Gluteus Free: I lost my backside!!!!!
Spiny Norman Premium Member over 4 years ago
“Extra gluten please, on the side.”
Nick Danger over 4 years ago
Almost all of this gluten stuff is a sham. Very few people are actually allergic to this substance.
gammaguy over 4 years ago
“Prepared with extra gluten”, but the gluten is free.
unfair.de over 4 years ago
Even though Mrs. Olsen is a coffee addict she said “late”, not “Latte”.
falcon_370f over 4 years ago
I remember a time when finding gluten free outside of specialized stores was nary possible.
Concretionist over 4 years ago
Context matters. Homework may be content free and is certainly gluten free. Foods may be gluten free, but in fact as I know to my sorrow, not all things that seem likely to be gluten free actually are. Creamed corn, for instance, usually is, but if you need to know about gluten, you had better get used to reading the labels on everything.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 4 years ago
Blog PostsFrazz15 hrs ·
We’ve all had the experience of absolutely needing something, as soon as possible, that up until moments before we didn’t know existed. Usually effective marketing is to blame, or just the particular shininess of the object in question, but our brains, or something standing in for them, are definitely involved.
It isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it does throw off the adjustment curve if we get this new thing before we actually know much of anything about it.
Gluten-free eating is not so new anymore, but we’re still showing signs of trying to figure out what to do with it. One thing we’re doing with it is watching restaurants not just serve a lot of gluten-free dishes, but also diligently point out what’s gluten-free, some of it even more obviously gluten-free than some of the vegetarian fare is obviously vegetarian. An no one’s getting hurt and a lot of people are happier. And a few people are pretty strident, so I won’t be going around any time soon in a t-shirt that says, “arm the bears, free the gluten."