After Dinner Conversation Magazine (July, 2020): Philosophy | Ethics Short Story Magazine by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B08CNMYJ6G
Goodreads: 57768039
Publisher: #PrB.rating#5.0
Published: 2020-07-08T00:00:00+00:00

J EFF RICHARDSON, NATURAL Light Foods’ CEO, laughed. Directly in Loriah’s face.

“Dr. Harp. Please. Speak reasonably, now.”

“Jeff—“

“No, no. There’s no way we’re pulling our number one seller, which, might I remind you, has made the company and YOU PERSONALLY millions of dollars, from the shelves just because one sick mouse died and a few others have a little rash. Are you crazy?”

Steve piped up from his seat next to Loriah. “Mr. Richardson, it’s true that only one mouse died, but the others don’t have just a little rash. They’re all bleeding from the nose, eyes, mouth, anus—“

Jeff waved a hand dismissively. “So, we got a bad batch of mice.”

Steve’s faced darkened. “The experimental mice were from the same breeder as the control mice, and that group is entirely healthy.”

“So? Even if that’s true, and I’m not saying it is, then that doesn’t mean humans will be affected just because mice are. As you both well know, humans and mice are very different.”

Loriah cringed at Jeff’s patronizing tone. “Jeff. It isn’t just the mice. You know very well that my son has been hospitalized for over a week now with the same symptoms as the mice.”

Jeff’s face softened—but only slightly. His tone was gentler as he said, “Loriah. You know I’m very sorry about your son. But the boy may just have an allergy! Who knows what we put into our bodies these days?”

Loriah exploded. “WE do. WE are the ones who know what we put into our bodies! WE fucking make the shit! My son, just like so many other people, has been eating Natural Light Mayo like it’s water and he’s dying of thirst. That’s not a fucking coincidence .”

“Loriah,” Jeff growled, all gentleness evaporated. “Watch your language. There is nothing wrong with our mayonnaise.”

“Mr. Richardson, have you not searched the web recently?” Steve asked. “There are more and more chat forums and articles talking about the ‘mysterious allergy’ popping up all over the country. People are starting to make the connection. They’re starting to ask questions.”

“I don’t fucking care!” Jeff roared. “Maybe they should think about making better choices and losing weight if they really care about their health!”

“Jeff. You have kids. Think about the parents feeding this to their families!” Loriah said.

Jeff laughed again, the sound fierce like a gunshot. “Are you serious, Loriah? I would never eat this myself, much less feed this shit to my kids.”

“JEFF. I feed this to MY family. How can you sell a product you won’t eat yourself?”

“I can do it because it makes a shit ton of money! Wake up, Loriah! This is the real fucking world. Let’s look at the facts. We’re not getting any shit from the FDA. There aren’t any Wall Street Journal or New York Fucking Times articles calling us out. No inspectors or reporters or even Susie fucking Homemakers are sniffing around, so who cares if a few internet trolls are whining from their mom’s basements? All of this means: we’re A-OKAY.”

“But this poison mayo could be killing children .

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