Oh, you think it’s funny that I turn red and have palpitations when I eat spicy food? You think that just because I’m white my pain and suffering doesn’t matter? That eating spicy food hurts my delicate little tongue and far more delicate little asshole? I might get dehydrated from sweating too much, that’s dangerous you know. You get a real good laugh when you order habanero salsa for the table, and then when I try to say I don’t want any all my poc friends start chanting “SALTINE BOY SALTINE BOY SALTINE BOY” until I load up a chip and begin a 3-4 hour medical ordeal that only ends when I shit my pants while running to the bathroom? Is this a joke to you? I already put black pepper on the table. Any more flavor out here and I might literally have a heart attack, and science proves it. I just want to be able to fully appreciate the ingredients of my dish, whole boiled potatoes and salted meat. If that makes me a SALTINE BOY then so be it. I will not eat the peppers, and I will not get into the pod.
If you all keep teasing me I’m going to join lemm.ee and give you an aneurysm with my liberalism.
It’s probably because you eat spicy food all the time. If your body isn’t used to spicy food (or is used to it but you eat something overwhelmingly spicy, like when the men were allowed to cook on one of the nights leading up to my Indian neighbours wedding) you’ll get the digestive effects as your body tries to get rid of the cause of the pain signals. If you’re regularly eating spicy food your body already knows the deal though, and won’t try to reject it.