The blue waffles were fake, but how did they go viral so quickly?

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Blue Waffles — As for this disgusting legend, it started around 2010… or 2011… or (according to the website “Know Your Meme”, September 2008. You see, people can’t even pinpoint exactly when it started. And, if you don’t know the aforementioned website, just know that it’s not appropriate for workplace viewing most of the time.

Bait and Switch

It started with a simple photo of a waffle that had been photoshopped blue, with the caption “But you can’t find me on Google Images.” This type of bait-and-switch is common, posting a seemingly harmless photo that turns out to be disgusting or disturbing.

In the case of Blue Waffle, the replaced image was of swollen, diseased labia (caused by disease) that had been distorted to the point where it no longer looked like a vagina. Then, someone used some crazy Photoshop skills to adjust it to a blue/green color.

But it doesn’t end there

Once the victim is gagged, the following text is what really triggers the nightmare.

It goes on to describe the “symptoms” you’ll experience if you contract this horrible STI. These include…

• redness or irritation of the vagina or vulva,
• Unusual or foul-smelling discharge, as well as itching or burning
• Itching, burning, and swelling around the vagina
• Burning sensation when urinating
• pain during intercourse
• blue or purple bumps on the vagina,
• The labia and vulva may be painful when touched

Now you’ll understand why this prank unfolded in such a horrific way…

They are symptoms of many normal body problems — some similar to STIs, some not. Heck, hair growing back after shaving can give you purple bumps. Here are some examples of real diseases caused by Verywellhealth.com Have the same symptoms.

• Bacterial vaginosis (BV): Vaginal redness, vaginal itching, vaginal discharge, “fishy” odor, burning sensation when urinating, bleeding during sexual intercourse.
• Chlamydia: Vaginal redness, vaginal itching, vaginal discharge, painful urination, lower abdominal or pelvic pain, painful intercourse, bleeding during intercourse, and bleeding between periods.
• gonorrhea: Vaginal redness, vaginal itching, vaginal discharge, painful urination, lower abdominal or pelvic pain, painful intercourse, bleeding during intercourse, and bleeding between periods.
• Genital herpes: Vaginal redness and swelling, vaginal itching or burning, painful vaginal blisters and ulcers, increased vaginal discharge, and painful urination.
• Human papillomavirus (HPV): Painless genital warts, vaginal itching

Unfortunately, it’s already unboxed

Puns aside, the meme/image spread like wildfire. People called medical hotlines demanding to know what doctors were doing about this new sexual epidemic.

And since it was targeted at women, it did a lot of harm to the female community, who would be seen as dirty or a whore because they had an itch down there (probably because they were menstruating at the time and things got weird). But no, they had blue waffles!!

fact: “Internet Munchausen syndrome” is when people deliberately create illnesses to provoke or gain attention. So some people are jumping on the bandwagon to get “thoughts and prayers.”

Thankfully, health organizations acted quickly, releasing bulletins and videos to try to calm people and explain that it was a hoax and that the image had been doctored, but it took years for the term “blue waffle” to stop causing hysteria among people with genital issues.

The legend lives on, but with lots of humor

Kellogg’s has introduced a series of waffles with special flavors and names. One of them is unicorn They taste like cotton candy. Another one is Birthday Cake. And finally… Mermaid They taste like raspberries. But they are blue.

People were quick to point out the company’s mistakes.

The Netflix show Big Mouth also did a “Healthy” episode where they discussed the horror film Blue Waffles. It was hilarious.

What to Learn from Blue Waffles

The original image has all but vanished from the World Wide Web, thanks to Sex Heaven.

Besides learning and practicing safer sex, it’s most important to fact-check reliable sources when you learn something new on the internet…and not…YouTube is not a reliable source.