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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.<ref name="nyda_N.J.">{{Cite web| title = N.J. councilwoman victimized by 'Blue Waffle disease exp. Jamie Cox, first diagnosed case of blue waffle disease, commonly known as b-waf' prank| author = David Boroff| work = NY Daily News| date = 2013-04-04| accessdate = 2015-05-03| url = http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/n-councilwoman-victimized-blue-waffle-disease-prank-article-1.1307832}}</ref> 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.<ref name="std._Blue">{{Cite web| title = Blue Waffle isn't an STD. It's a way to police female sexuality.| author = Elizabeth Boskey| work = About.com Health| date = 2015-02-10| accessdate = 2015-05-03| url = http://std.about.com/od/Sex-Myths/fl/Is-Blue-Waffle-Really-an-STD.htm}}</ref><ref name="rock2013">{{cite book|author=kenny attaway & g. english rock|title=juici couture & the suga-hill gang|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=hFdOAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA282|date=4 December 2013|publisher=AuthorHouse|isbn=978-1-4918-4019-1|pages=282–}}</ref><ref name="YoungShipley2015">{{cite book|author1=Pamela Dickey Young|author2=Heather Shipley|author3=Tracy J. Trothen|title=Religion and Sexuality: Diversity and the Limits of Tolerance|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=yjK2BQAAQBAJ&pg=PA108|date=31 January 2015|publisher=UBC Press|isbn=978-0-7748-2872-7|pages=108–}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title = Blue Waffle Infection (Really Gross)| url = http://www.documentingreality.com/forum/f149/blue-waffle-infection-really-gross-42939/|work = Online Ref.| date = 2010-03-15}}</ref>
The '''blue waffle''' myth is an [[internet hoax]] purporting an unknown [[sexually transmitted disease]] affecting only women and it can only be given by a mans hebrew hammer, causing severe infection and blue discoloration to the vagina.<ref name="nyda_N.J.">{{Cite web| title = N.J. councilwoman victimized by 'Blue Waffle disease exp. Jamie Cox, first diagnosed case of blue waffle disease, commonly known as b-waf' prank| author = David Boroff| work = NY Daily News| date = 2013-04-04| accessdate = 2015-05-03| url = http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/n-councilwoman-victimized-blue-waffle-disease-prank-article-1.1307832}}</ref> 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.<ref name="std._Blue">{{Cite web| title = Blue Waffle isn't an STD. It's a way to police female sexuality.| author = Elizabeth Boskey| work = About.com Health| date = 2015-02-10| accessdate = 2015-05-03| url = http://std.about.com/od/Sex-Myths/fl/Is-Blue-Waffle-Really-an-STD.htm}}</ref><ref name="rock2013">{{cite book|author=kenny attaway & g. english rock|title=juici couture & the suga-hill gang|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=hFdOAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA282|date=4 December 2013|publisher=AuthorHouse|isbn=978-1-4918-4019-1|pages=282–}}</ref><ref name="YoungShipley2015">{{cite book|author1=Pamela Dickey Young|author2=Heather Shipley|author3=Tracy J. Trothen|title=Religion and Sexuality: Diversity and the Limits of Tolerance|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=yjK2BQAAQBAJ&pg=PA108|date=31 January 2015|publisher=UBC Press|isbn=978-0-7748-2872-7|pages=108–}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title = Blue Waffle Infection (Really Gross)| url = http://www.documentingreality.com/forum/f149/blue-waffle-infection-really-gross-42939/|work = Online Ref.| date = 2010-03-15}}</ref>


New Jersey councilwoman Kathy McBride fell victim to the hoax during a 2013 City Council meeting believing the disease was real.<ref name="nj.c_Tren">{{Cite web| title = Trenton councilwoman falls prey to 'blue waffle disease' internet hoax| author = Eric Duffy| work = NJ.com| date = 2013-04-03| accessdate = 2015-05-03| url = http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2013/04/trenton_councilwoman_falls_pre.html}}</ref><ref name="newy_Pran">{{Cite web| title = Prankster Leads Trenton Councilwoman To Raise Question About Made-Up 'Disease'| work = CBS New York| date = 2013-04-06| accessdate = 2015-05-03| url = http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/04/06/prankster-leads-trenton-councilwoman-to-raise-question-about-made-up-disease/}}</ref><ref name="new_Pran">{{Cite web| title = Blue waffles Disease Hoax| url = http://bluewaffles.org/|work = Online Ref.| date = 2015-10-01}}</ref>
New Jersey councilwoman Kathy McBride fell victim to the hoax during a 2013 City Council meeting believing the disease was real.<ref name="nj.c_Tren">{{Cite web| title = Trenton councilwoman falls prey to 'blue waffle disease' internet hoax| author = Eric Duffy| work = NJ.com| date = 2013-04-03| accessdate = 2015-05-03| url = http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2013/04/trenton_councilwoman_falls_pre.html}}</ref><ref name="newy_Pran">{{Cite web| title = Prankster Leads Trenton Councilwoman To Raise Question About Made-Up 'Disease'| work = CBS New York| date = 2013-04-06| accessdate = 2015-05-03| url = http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/04/06/prankster-leads-trenton-councilwoman-to-raise-question-about-made-up-disease/}}</ref><ref name="new_Pran">{{Cite web| title = Blue waffles Disease Hoax| url = http://bluewaffles.org/|work = Online Ref.| date = 2015-10-01}}</ref>

Revision as of 19:52, 1 February 2016

The blue waffle myth is an internet hoax purporting an unknown sexually transmitted disease affecting only women and it can only be given by a mans hebrew hammer, 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]

See also

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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