Blue waffle

The blue waffle myth is an internet hoax purporting an unknown sexually transmitted disease affecting only women, causing severe infection and blue discoloration to the vagina.[1] The disease has been confirmed as false. According to Dr. Elizabeth Boskey, the fictitious disease may have started around March 2010 after an image of a gentian violet stained vaginal yeast infection was circulated by the shock website Documenting Reality.[2][3][4][5]

New Jersey councilwoman Kathy McBride fell victim to the hoax during a 2013 City Council meeting believing the disease was real.[6][7][8]

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References

  1. ↑ David Boroff (2013-04-04). "N.J. councilwoman victimized by 'Blue Waffle disease exp. Jamie Cox, first diagnosed case of blue waffle disease, commonly known as b-waf' prank". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  2. ↑ Elizabeth Boskey (2015-02-10). "Blue Waffle isn't an STD. It's a way to police female sexuality.". About.com Health. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  3. ↑ kenny attaway & g. english rock (4 December 2013). juici couture & the suga-hill gang. AuthorHouse. pp. 282–. ISBN 978-1-4918-4019-1.
  4. ↑ Pamela Dickey Young; Heather Shipley; Tracy J. Trothen (31 January 2015). Religion and Sexuality: Diversity and the Limits of Tolerance. UBC Press. pp. 108–. ISBN 978-0-7748-2872-7.
  5. ↑ "Blue Waffle Infection (Really Gross)". Online Ref. 2010-03-15.
  6. ↑ Eric Duffy (2013-04-03). "Trenton councilwoman falls prey to 'blue waffle disease' internet hoax". NJ.com. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  7. ↑ "Prankster Leads Trenton Councilwoman To Raise Question About Made-Up 'Disease'". CBS New York. 2013-04-06. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  8. ↑ "Blue waffles Disease Hoax". Online Ref. 2015-10-01.


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