XPost: misc.health.alternative, alt.psychology   
   From: dank@nugget.org   
      
   ªºª rrock wrote...   
   >Someone else wrote...   
   >> You still don't get it.  It's not that I consider some smells to be   
   >> unpleasant; it's that the chenicals behind some smells make me sick.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Nobody is forcing you to smell them, though, correct? It's like you saying   
   > that the guy on the street corner should be banned from ranting that the   
   > world is coming to an end simply because you can't tolerate listening to   
   > him.   
      
   But they are forcing me to smell them.  I just got back from Target and   
   was overwhelmed by fumes on the soap aisle as I looked for my favorite   
   brand of unscented soap (which they didn't carry).  One female co-worker   
   knew I disliked fragrance and insisted on applying perfume in front of   
   me.  She was especially obnoxious, closing the windows on nice days and   
   proceeding to spray air odorizer to "freshen" the air and make me gag.   
      
   Assuming the chemicals in artificial fragrances are safe, is it polite   
   to force others to smell them against their will?  Maybe I should go   
   around farting in people's faces, and dismissing their objections on   
   the grounds that farts are harmless.  Maybe I should apply a natural   
   cologne made of essence of garlic and cat urine and then tell my   
   co-workers they should seek psychiatric treatment when they complain.   
      
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