Friends ununited
A little controversy has arisen over a Super Bowl ad for Uber Eats, the premise of which is that people forget things.
The ad stars—for want of a better term—Jennifer Aniston; David Schwimmer; and David and Victoria Beckham. In one scene, the Beckhams can't remember the name of the Spice Girls. In another, a man who's allergic to peanuts has a reaction to eating peanut butter, after forgetting that they're the primary constituent. And it's this that's triggered the whinging, from bumptious sad sacks among the food allergy community
, not the Beckhams' acting.
Admittedly, none of it sounds particularly hilarious. Perhaps it plays out better on screen. [Hint: it doesn't]
It would be more amusing if Aniston, Schwimmer, and their three remaining Friends alumni were sitting around the dinner table; one asks Where's Matthew?
; and they're all looking at each other, confused, going Yeah…where's Matthew?
[crickets]
Perhaps it plays out better in my head. (shrug)
At least I learnt that there's a food allergy community
out there. Because everything's a frikkin' community these days, right kids? (rolleyes)
To those for whom food allergies are such a problem: you'd be better off not ordering out. Preparing your own food ensures you have ultimate control. If your allergies are so severe—and I realise that for many people they are—take ownership of your dietary security, and stop making your special needs someone else's problem. Go outside and touch grass…allergies permitting.