{"items": [{"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/984578060552?comment_id=984578280112", "anchor": "fb-984578280112", "service": "fb", "text": "I'm going to include a reminder about this in the email I send to everyone a few days before the event, since some people registered months ago.", "timestamp": "1551734357"}, {"author": "Hollis", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/984578060552?comment_id=984581733192", "anchor": "fb-984581733192", "service": "fb", "text": "I... just burst into tears reading this. Thank you so much for this level of advocacy for those of us who share this invisible disability.", "timestamp": "1551736430"}, {"author": "Leah", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/984578060552?comment_id=984581862932", "anchor": "fb-984581862932", "service": "fb", "text": "s/their hair dandruff shampoo it/their hair in dandruff shampoo/ probably
(This is really well thought-out. Thanks for making the expectations super clear.)", "timestamp": "1551736582"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/984578060552?comment_id=984581862932&reply_comment_id=984672885522", "anchor": "fb-984581862932_984672885522", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Thanks! Fixed!", "timestamp": "1551809048"}, {"author": "Susi", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/984578060552?comment_id=984586808022", "anchor": "fb-984586808022", "service": "fb", "text": "Mainly curious - how do you handle other allergens? E.g. I'm allergic to nuts and have had allergic reactions from other dancers snacking on trail mix during the break and not washing their hands before returning to the floor. I'm not asking for this to be an issue for the dance - otherwise I should have spoken up much sooner, definitely before I booked tickets, but was curious to see if that is something that had been raised in this context before?", "timestamp": "1551739616"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/984578060552?comment_id=984586808022&reply_comment_id=984610021502", "anchor": "fb-984586808022_984610021502", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Susi what I'd been thinking of doing about allergens was having snacks that people have told us about having allergies to be served separately from other snacks, trying to limit cross contamination. We could potentially put a sign there asking people to wash hands before returning to dancing, but I don't know how much people actually would? And would be very hard to enforce.
Not serving everything that people reported an allergy to would leave us with very few choices for snacks, but possibly we could do it just for nuts, since no one else has mentioned a contact allergy?", "timestamp": "1551753475"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/984578060552?comment_id=984586808022&reply_comment_id=984610665212", "anchor": "fb-984586808022_984610665212", "service": "fb", "text": "→ There's also the stronger option of fully banning something, though my expectation is that at a weekend with supplied snacks what we serve has the main effect on what people end up eating?", "timestamp": "1551753869"}, {"author": "Clara", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/984578060552?comment_id=984586808022&reply_comment_id=984611588362", "anchor": "fb-984586808022_984611588362", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Susi as someone prone to blood sugar crashes at inopportune times, I often bring snacks to food-provided events, but if I know that folks are allergic to particular items I will take care to eat them out of the dance area and wash hands after.", "timestamp": "1551754647"}, {"author": "Susi", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/984578060552?comment_id=984586808022&reply_comment_id=984855599362", "anchor": "fb-984586808022_984855599362", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Just to follow up -- Jeff kindly reached out offline. I think that washing hands after food is a generally a good idea, but I will also pop an anti-histamine and should be fine. This was more a \"is this also discussed in the context of allergens at dances\" question, apologies for not making that clear.", "timestamp": "1551926084"}, {"author": "Anish", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/984578060552?comment_id=984589168292", "anchor": "fb-984589168292", "service": "fb", "text": "nit about measuring effectiveness that you're probably aware of, but I wanted to mention anyways: there are a lot of people who would benefit from this policy wouldn't be a deciding factor in coming. For example, most colognes and perfumes can give me a migraine if I'm around them for more than minute or two, but it's inconsistent, and it's just one of many triggers that are too numerous for me to base my decision to go to an event on, if I want to go to *any* events.", "timestamp": "1551740837"}, {"author": "Mac", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/984578060552?comment_id=984594916772", "anchor": "fb-984594916772", "service": "fb", "text": "In the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, the rule is \"No scents, natural or artificial.\"", "timestamp": "1551745006"}, {"author": "David Chudzicki", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/984578060552?comment_id=984594916772&reply_comment_id=984607087382", "anchor": "fb-984594916772_984607087382", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Mac was it enforced?", "timestamp": "1551751401"}, {"author": "Josh", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/984578060552?comment_id=984594916772&reply_comment_id=984607431692", "anchor": "fb-984594916772_984607431692", "service": "fb", "text": "→ I'm guessing this doesn't count sweat? :^)", "timestamp": "1551751619"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/984578060552?comment_id=984594916772&reply_comment_id=984608589372", "anchor": "fb-984594916772_984608589372", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Does that include shampoo and conditioner?", "timestamp": "1551752493"}, {"author": "Mac", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/984578060552?comment_id=984594916772&reply_comment_id=984609762022", "anchor": "fb-984594916772_984609762022", "service": "fb", "text": "→ If you can smell it, it's scented. Standing on risers, the person in front of you is maybe 15\" away.", "timestamp": "1551753230"}, {"author": "Mac", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/984578060552?comment_id=984594916772&reply_comment_id=984609966612", "anchor": "fb-984594916772_984609966612", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Sweat absolutely counts. That's the \"natural\" scent. Enforcement was peer pressure or through complaint to the manager. Choruses are usually pretty jammed together on stage. Take a good shower. Use unscented products during and after. We dancers spend tens of dollars in admissions and travel. We can spend $40 on a suite of unscented toiletries", "timestamp": "1551753424"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/984578060552?comment_id=984594916772&reply_comment_id=984610405732", "anchor": "fb-984594916772_984610405732", "service": "fb", "text": "→ The term \"natural\" in this context usually means something else, so that's kind of confusing", "timestamp": "1551753741"}, {"author": "Josh", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/984578060552?comment_id=984594916772&reply_comment_id=984610829882", "anchor": "fb-984594916772_984610829882", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Ah, I missed that this was a singing event, not a dance event. Asking people not to sweat while dancing (or asking them to ensure that their sweat is odorless) seems like a pretty all order.
I've never done any kind of performance singing, so I don't know how reasonable it is to expect people not to sweat in that context, although if they do it and it works out, then it must be possible. :^ )", "timestamp": "1551754033"}, {"author": "Mac", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/984578060552?comment_id=984594916772&reply_comment_id=984611383772", "anchor": "fb-984594916772_984611383772", "service": "fb", "text": "→ In my experience, sweat usually does not smell on a well cleaned body. On a less than well cleaned, it can really stink. An effective technique is to wash pits twice, maybe three times. Other onvious areas as well.", "timestamp": "1551754461"}, {"author": "Ruthan", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/984578060552?comment_id=984594916772&reply_comment_id=984615325872", "anchor": "fb-984594916772_984615325872", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Choral singing is usually pretty sweaty work.", "timestamp": "1551756333"}, {"author": "Theresa", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/984578060552?comment_id=984594916772&reply_comment_id=984627880712", "anchor": "fb-984594916772_984627880712", "service": "fb", "text": "→ I'm with Mac - it really is noticeable if someone is wearing unwashed clothing and/or has an unwashed body. It just speaks of lack of care (of self) and an unawareness of other's sensibilities.", "timestamp": "1551766793"}, {"author": "Danni", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/984578060552?comment_id=984594916772&reply_comment_id=984631054352", "anchor": "fb-984594916772_984631054352", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Theresa Or lack of access to appropriate washing facilities.", "timestamp": "1551771749"}, {"author": "Jillian", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/984578060552?comment_id=984594916772&reply_comment_id=984671034232", "anchor": "fb-984594916772_984671034232", "service": "fb", "text": "→ I think how much body odor people have also varies by personal biology. Just because your body doesn't smell if you started the day clean in clean clothes doesn't mean that's true for everyone.", "timestamp": "1551807689"}, {"author": "Aloysius", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/984578060552?comment_id=984640320782", "anchor": "fb-984640320782", "service": "fb", "text": "Many times over the years someone would come to the dance for months at a time with the same perfume on", "timestamp": "1551788738"}, {"author": "Jacqui", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/984578060552?comment_id=984657316722", "anchor": "fb-984657316722", "service": "fb", "text": "FYI I\u2019ve been noticing several people at contra dances with a very strong smell of laundry detergent/fabric softener. I know you can\u2019t monitor everything so this is just an FYI.", "timestamp": "1551798612"}, {"author": "Lisa", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/984578060552?comment_id=984657316722&reply_comment_id=984772116662", "anchor": "fb-984657316722_984772116662", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Jacqui fabric softener/dryer sheets give me an instant migraine, often accompanied by an asthma attack. They are just as bad as plug-ins. After dancing around the room for a few minutes with a warm body, the fragrance permeates the room.", "timestamp": "1551883296"}, {"author": "Daniel", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/984578060552?comment_id=984754581802", "anchor": "fb-984754581802", "service": "fb", "text": "Thanks for posting about this. We have been struggling with prospective enforcement of our own fragrance-free policy for LCFD camps.", "timestamp": "1551859105"}]}