>I'm not sure how we developed such a harsh culture where we don't accept those rarities for who they are. Because the extreme rarities are overshadowed by oth

>I'm not sure how we developed such a harsh culture where we don't accept those rarities for who they are. Because the extreme rarities are overshadowed by others and begin being treated as such. Which is extremely unfortunate. It's the ones making false claims (be it intentional or ignorance) that get everyone treated in the same bucket. Other examples include: people claiming to be sensitive to gluten who aren't. People who are allergic to soy but really aren't. People who are overweight blaming their genes/gland rather than their 5k calorie daily intake consisting of almost entirely fatty foods and sugary drinks. Are there people who are truly overweight because of genes/gland issues? Sure. Are there people actually allergic to soy? You bet! Are there gluten-sensitive people? Yep! But when seemingly everyone who is overweight begins to blame their genes/glands, people begin to roll their eyes. "Suuuuuure, that's the reason. Yep. Totally. /s" Fact is that a large number of people are wrong [0] and self-diagnose. The gluten-free fad dieting especially annoys me, because many people think "gluten-free == healthier" when a gluten-free diet is the opposite [1]. A lot of these people are explained by simple ignorance and think "[some term]-free" means it is healthier. "Sugar-free", "fat-free", "gluten-free"? Oh, it must be healthy! [0] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26043918 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26043918 [1] http://www.webmd.com/diet/healthy-kitchen-11/truth-about-gluten http://www.webmd.com/diet/healthy-kitchen-11/truth-about-glu...