a disney influencer passed away, and boxlunch is to blame?

[@BlackAutMedia]

It's frustrating that a Black woman died because of ableism. A lot of the stigma and ignoring centered around food allergies is seen as something that is mostly rooted in the way people don't really recognize a lot of disabilities as something to take seriously unless it affects your life in a specific way. Even then if it affects your life too much the script then becomes that you're just better off dead. Especially for people who work in the film and TV industry, food safety is extremely important. It's not unusual to have food for hosted events, for filming and for shoots for example so your people don't get fatigued, injured, etc. Really hosting is extremely common in a lot of businesses, especially for a place like this promoting their brand. I don't know why people think this is just some rare thing. It's also a safety issue in and of itself if your staff aren't eating and the whole point of hosting is to counter that. It's not just a simple perk, a good leader will recognize it as a way to reduce the chance of harm. And more broadly there's something to be said about the mixture of both ableism toward Black women and the manufactured consent around public health where we're just normalizing viewing health and safety as just a "you're responsible for you and nobody else ever can be held accountable" and we're seeing it with public health and safety too. That's also a major safety issue. Saying she shouldn't be eating or that it's her fault is nothing short of victim blaming. A Black woman died because of ableism.

[@spin08]

It’s messed up she ended up passing away cause of negligence. Like she told em “hey I got a food allergy” and they just did not gaf. Real telling bout how some of these corporations treat black women. May Dominique Brown rest in peace man, she didn’t deserve that treatment

[@princess_niya2407]

@@spin08 we can’t always bring up black this black that, our people need to stop doing that cause at the end of the day a lot of people don’t care if anyone has an allergy sadly,it’s a second thought cause most people don’t deal with allergies

[@lilygirllisa]

​@princess_niya2407 Huh, I've worked in 7 food service jobs. They all highlight the order screen or paper when someone says that they have an allergy.

[@princess_niya2407]

@ never said they didn’t, how is that even relevant to the comment I said

[@ThatGirlJD]

@@lilygirllisa Unfortunately not every professional kitchen is that careful.

[@LongHairCarolyn]

So many people don’t take good allergies seriously. I saw a video of a woman who was given peanuts at a restaurant and now has severe brain damage because of the lack of oxygen when her EpiPen wasn’t enough. She was ambitious and bright and now she can’t speak or walk

[@weranoutofgoodusernames3105]

can't believe people were saying "she shouldn't have eaten if she had allergies," as if catering companies literally don't have to ask about food restrictions to begin with?? there was absolutely no reason dominique brown should have had to worry about suffering an allergic reaction. sorry boxlunch, you can't pass this off as a mistake when it's a huge part of your job

[@shortbreadgirlscout3463]

As if people with allergies aren't supposed to eat.

[@ghoster7600]

Also it just typical victim blaming

[@PastelTsuki817]

It’s pretty much Disney’s fault

[@onettaviator5396]

I work in food service. 100% this. Ironically, at my place of work, there are certain items I can't make because of my peanut allergy. Most of our stuff is safe for me, but there's a Nutter Butter shake & we have to use separate mixers for it and everything. I have to literally be on one of my coworkers' ass to not cross-contaminate or switch tasks to get that milkshake down because not only is it a great way to catch a case, it could also potentially kill ME in front of customers, and she catches an attitude every time. Not the only thing I've had an ableism issue with her over, either!

[@RainbowFrogger]

I have been told this before too. Someone purposefully fed me one of my allergens because she thought I was faking and after I had an allergic reaction people told me I shouldn't have eaten at a public place.

[@sapphicsiren]

I hate when people say we shouldn't eat at public places. Like what we are not allowed to eat, and we can't rely on the information included in restaurants and fast food places? Like those companies should also be transparent especially for common allergies. Most of the time people are transparent, and even just straight up tell me to avoid certain dishes.

[@Taradoxxi]

That’s FOUL wtf

[@harriyanna]

oh, i am so sorry this happened to you. wtf!?!?!?!?

[@gekirobo8720]

@@RainbowFrogger That is a lawsuit just BEGGING to happen

[@ZimVader-0017]

@RainbowFrogger Where I live, seafood is very common, and it's not usually advertised that there is shellfish in a dish. I have shellfish allergies and ordered a meal that was supposed to only contain chicken. I asked four times if they were sure that they didn't use any other ingredient that may contain traces of shellfish, and they said yes. A red, itchy face and a swollen tongue later, I find out that they use oyster sauce, which I'm allergic to, and never disclosed it.

[@littlemisstfc]

The cherry on top of this tragic incident is that BoxLunch just sent out PR emails the next day without even acknowledging what just happened. They have blood on their hands, they have failed this poor girl. Rest in peace, Dominique. 😔

[@topaz_no_life9440]

i hope boxlunch takes responsibility for this. the is very much their fault, if they didn’t tell her about her allergens being in the food. isn’t this the second disney-involved allergy death THIS year? unless i’m mistaken

[@BluffsCastle]

Yeah, this is the second one. The first one happened at one of the Disney Parks, and the family tried to sue Disney, but they were like "teehee no you can’t because you subscribed to Disney Plus"

[@lowlyworm9323]

The other death happened at Disney Springs at a restaurant that wasn’t owned or operated by Disney, BUT Disney still had the audacity to say ‘you can’t sue us because when the husband of the woman who died signed up for a TRIAL of Disney+ he agreed to never sue us ever’

[@Sonicsis]

@@topaz_no_life9440 THIS

[@arih_rih]

you can develop a food or any allergy at any point in your life. if people are struggling with empathy, it could be you or your loved one one day. she was only 34. RIP Dominique Brown

[@donnaimanbrown]

You want to take on the responsibility of feeding people, that means taking into account the safety of the people you’re feeding. You wear gloves, you wash your hands, you don’t feed people raw chicken, because not doing those things is hazardous. Accommodating an allergy isn’t that much to ask if you’re adequately adhering to the other standards that come with food service.

[@ThatGirlJD]

People don't like accommodating food allergies because they have to completely reclean and sanitize the equipment, between making different items when they normally do not. It's a timely process.

[@foxbuns]

@@ThatGirlJD and if they don't like that inconvenience, guess what - they can get out of food service! lazy attitudes don't fly when it comes to food safety.

[@Pulapaws]

@@ThatGirlJD make me wonder do they regularly clean it to begin with. We have a few people dead at a funeral where food was cater due to batería in it. They should be cleaning regúlala period.

[@haileyharmon5298]

I don't have a food allergy myself, but it's tragic what happened to Dominique Brown, and it's angering how some people brush off what happened to her and make abelist remarks. Food allergies can be fatal.

[@gw7911]

So many people don’t care about food allergies. Be safe out there y’all. Even if you think it may be annoying to the cook always ask them what’s in their food. And just any product that you may potentially be allergic to.

[@MsMvsc]

she did

[@mysryuza]

People saying “she shouldn’t have eaten the food if she had allergies” clearly haven’t been in the food industry and don’t understand why FOOD CONTAMINATION is something to avoid. I used to work in the industry and customers with allergies have to warn the employee they have a certain allergy (there’s also signs or stickers advising the customer to do so) and the employee has to keep in mind and make sure the food made for the employee had the food to be made separately and the tools used either cleaned thoroughly or the employee has to use separate clean tools. It’s a case of negligence. It doesn’t matter if you’re obese or skinny, an allergy is not discriminate and can affect anyone (the ableism definitely is at play with the victim-blaming).

[@shadowrosepaiton_7205]

I hope Dominique's family sues Box Lunch for everything they got cuz they 1000% have a case against them. None of this should've happened.

[@kiga928]

They didn't say anything until people started to share her story to bring awareness to it. Very unacceptable and they WILL NOT be getting my money again

[@tyjordanflophour]

It's terrible what happened to her. Allergies being so blatantly ignored and lives being put in danger should never have happened and needs to stop. I just flat out don't even know what else to say

[@crystalfoxxie85]

"I'm the captain, you are not my first mate, why? Because nobody is worthy of being the first mate" my favorite intro to hear, I feel like I saw a few videos without it and tbh I missed it

[@harriyanna]

💙💙💙

[@hair.goblinnn]

The fact that it took them over a week to address it and said "the unfounded accusations are adding more pain" STFU YALL LET SOMEONE D!E AND TRIED TO ACT LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED.

[@lfr8666]

I'm guessing one can also tie this to our hellscape healthcare system, because I've heard no mention of an EpiPen? She shouldn't have needed it at this event, but was the first aid kit not stocked with one? So goddamn preventable.

[@ThatGirlJD]

EpiPens are not stocked in first aid kits because they are prescription only items and they require training. No EpiPen was mentioned and she asked to be taken to the hospital by one of the attendees, instead of immediately calling 911. Most people don't want to take an ambulance because of the bill. The ambulance is safer than being driven to the hospital because they have training and equipment to open closed airways. They are also trained to drive quickly and safely.

[@lfr8666]

@ThatGirlJD thought EpiPens were designed to be easy to use? Heard of a case where they're trying to get them to be standard equipment in airplane first aid kits? Then again, dosage may need to vary... Need to research more. But yeah, makes sense to avoid ambulance fees >_> Even if Box Lunch should have footed the bill for their negligence at the very least.

[@onettaviator5396]

​@@lfr8666 I think Epipens all have the same dosage? But I might be wrong.

[@PinkAgaricus]

Dr. Mike having to use a heart issue version of epinephrine with a syringe with a needle too big to use for an allergic reaction because at the time that happened, most planes didn't have epipens on board for people with allergies. He was even called to testify to have them on a majority of commercial flights. Now, most planes (commercial jets) have epis as a part of the airline medical kit.

[@whyisthomyorke]

Hmm, when I worked at a daycare 10 years ago we had an emergency EpiPen on hand but it may have belonged to a specific kid I can’t remember

[@Lilothestitch24]

That’s horrible. May she rest in peace. As someone who has food allergies, I’m offended.

[@pinksuperstar2]

That's the main tragedy of this whole thing: it COULD HAVE, SHOULD HAVE easily been preventable When I find hard about the news at Twitter, I thought it couldn't be real. Like no. No no no no no there is no way the event coordinators and company would be that neglectful. And all I can think is....had she been a white woman, she would have been taken more seriously.

[@cherry_tonic]

everyone that said “well why didn’t she have an epi pen??” as if an epi pen would fully save her life and wouldn’t still require her to be taken to the hospital. may she rest in peace, she had a beautiful smile

[@MsBrendalina]

And epi pens are super expensive depending on your insurance

[@Darkstalker1012]

I’ve personally never heard of this lady before or her passing. But R.I.P to her. She didn’t deserve this, no one does..💐

[@TheHorselessCantor]

something to keep in mind... BoxLunch isn't just similar to Hot Topic. Hot Topic owns BoxLunch so Hot Topic is (also) complicit in this allergy negligence. This situation absolutely makes me sick to my stomach. Thinking of and praying for her family, and hoping they get a lot of money from a lawsuit. Even though suing obviously won't bring Dominique back, hopefully it will raise alarm bells and push food services as a whole to be stricter about this literal life and death situation that is serving someone with an allergy -- so others don't end up in the situation Dominique was victim of. People need to take food allergies seriously and not be cavalier with something that could end someone's life. So many tragic situations just this year because people who handled food weren't careful

[@devin5043]

This is messed up, she seemed to do everything within her power to communicate her needs and they ignored her. Food allergies are not a joke and they need to be talked about more, it’s a serious issue, a human being died and it was 100% preventable. I hope the family and friends take this to court, BoxLunch needs to pay.

[@crystalfoxxie85]

Thank you for talking about this travesty, I know few creators who have the courage or understanding of language to talk about these things and put the info out there appropriately and gracefully

[@DrCocofruit]

May she rest peacefully. Gosh, this is disgusting.

[@Ninjacatmuffin]

This company could've easily catered to her allergies especially since she told them about her allergies. This is depressing and BoxLunch needs to do better. Dominique deserved better.

[@astridmyst]

I am so deeply upset by this. When I heard this news I was sadly not shocked by the negligence of not listening to her allergies (ableism & racism), and of course I am deeply upset this still happens today. Thank you for covering this so I and others can know more about such an important issue. RIP Dominique Brown

[@willieboi.]

Ugh.. her death was COMPLETELY avoidable, why is anyone not fired and charged yet? Oh my God.. rest in peace, Dominique.

[@chrisconnors9449]

Just saw an article on Facebook about this and automatically thought to come to see if Harriyana Hook heard about this or not.. and sure enough as per usual Harriyana is on it. 👍

[@harriyanna]

you know i always got black women's backs

[@deandredukes95]

My condolences to her family friends and fans 🙏🏾

[@celiamalba3142]

Made Dominique rest in piece. I have food allergies myself and i worry about what happened to her, possibly happening to me. Not only that, people just need to take food allergies more seriously, these are people's lives we're talking about.

[@kerisaltchannel3817]

She doesn’t deserve to die! 😢 I feel bad for her she seemed so nice!

[@loviatar_gaming]

I did audience work when I first arrived in Hollywood, one job included a catered meal. I was having problems with gluten at the time, actually had alopecia spots from my health issues. The only meal option included sandwiches, salad and chips. They offered nothing that didn't originally have bread touching it , I was told to just eat around it.

[@PrincessEnid2006]

We Need To Petition In Order Shut These Nasty Corporate Narcissists Down

[@sapphicsiren]

What a terrible thing to happen! This poor woman should have never had to experience that, such blatant negligence by such a large company that definitely had the resources to check food and keep all their guests safe. Nobody understands how scary food allergies are, and how little of exposure is needed to trigger a life threatening attack. I've been in the ER for just a spoonful of an item made with an allergen. It's not just hives and itchy tongue for some of us, it's your body literally suffocating and attacking you, and with every allergy attack it gets worse and more life threatening. It's not something to shrug your shoulders about, and I wish catering companies and restaurants would be more aware.

[@PastelTsuki817]

Well, I’m sorry to say this, but we live in America and you know how America is. They’re just greedy country who just doesn’t care about us.

[@jorrdan.]

I really hope BoxLunch is held accountable for this

[@yourfavoriteoompaloompa139]

Same!

[@maysun3752]

If they didn’t put the allergy warning for food or tell her they are responsible for her death her family should sue

[@etherealbeautee]

I am so ANGRY. I have no words.

[@jouelzy]

Disregard for food allergies is so deplorable.

[@sohanicridland9116]

I originally found out about this because I follow another black Disney influencer who was close friends with Dominique. This is so sad. 💚

[@o.o6340]

What a cruel act to knowingly poison somebody with an ingredient they ASKED you not to include. I hope Boxlunch loses every penny for this.

[@Rachel4momo]

Justice for Dominique Brown. Boxcharm better pay her family something

[@lunawolfheart336]

It really pisses me off that people don't care about allergies or properly label things. We get handmade treats from neighbors and a lot our family is allergic to nuts. Well one treat had some chocolate with nuts and some without so my uncle ate one without nuts and thinking they were safe he ate more that had nuts. He had a reaction but luckily was able to catch it in time and it wasn't enough to kill him. But it very well could have if he was more severely allergic! Nuts are also an extremely common allergy how do you not label that. Everything should be labeled. This is why before I Make any food for anyone I ask about allergies. And when working if someone asks for a lettuce wrap o ask if it's for an allergy because im not messing around with that.

[@batrieniel]

my cantine has a list of allergies with boxes checked out everyday,its hung up big and wide right before you get serve,the company has 0 excuse

[@L.G.127]

This is the clip I found about it, may she rests in peace😢

[@thecabbagemaster.]

this is a cause absolutely everyone needs to have empathy for. anyone can develop food allergies at any point in life. mid high school i developed multiple to things i ate very regularly as a child (luckily not life threatening that i know but does make my throat swell)

[@yourfavoriteoompaloompa139]

Rest in PEACE to Dominique Brown, she seemed to have had a joyful, bright spirit. I’m glad you brought attention to her injustice. BoxLunch should be held accountable for negligence. This should make every other future food vendors very scared, and thereby, more cautious. Life should not have to be end due to a food allergy in a first world country. My condolences for Dominique’s family and my prayers that they find peace after her passing. Say her name, Dominique Brown.

[@lunawolfheart336]

Did they not have a policy of what to do with an allergy or did they just not care. Whatever the case i hope the people involved with the food are forever traumatized and feel guilty so they never brush an allergy away again

[@IDrawToothpicks]

This is F**** up.... I'm so mad. I never heard of her. But she seemed so joyful and full of life. And i have a skim milk allergy now. You don't know how frustrated I've been to find items i looked up online, that didn't show skim milk/ nonfat milk in the ingredients. Only to find i get the item in my hands....and guess what. Skim milk is in the ingredients. No one gives a rats ass what were allergic to. Mine doesn't seem deadly luckily... For now. But who knows what if one day it sent me to the hospital. I'm sending out so much of my love to her family. And like others said. I hope they sue. Even if they can't. They better get something for losing an amazing person like her. Also F the comments making fun of the situation. You wouldn't be doing that if it was your family

[@Kim-iq1ge]

I knew when KZbin promoted a Spill video to me that someone else must have covered it much sooner. Yep. Spill dropped the video two weeks after this video went up.

[@SorcererDragon]

I can’t help but think about the connection to a lot of people not believing black women about medical stuff and people not believing dietary restrictions are not real. It’s awful that she died because of negligence. I hope companies realise they have to be doing better so they are not straight up killing people

[@ashantediane2355]

Sending my deepest to her family that’s horrible 💔💔💔

[@GalxyStudios]

My question is why everyone is blaming BoxLunch, not the catering company?? It’s their responsibility to make sure the food is safe. The catering company was informed by BoxLunch of the allergy and they didn’t do their job. BoxLunch did their part.

[@Minty_Blitz]

This is the second time a woman dies under Disney. I dunno if y'all remember the doctor that also died of a food allergy some time ago? Crazy this keeps happening at Disney

[@BrightBlueInk]

It's mind boggling to me how people don't take food allergies seriously! I don't have any, thank God, but i would rather be "fooled" if someone is lying to me about their allergy (which I've never actually had happen) than be negligent and get someone killed! It sucks because i love Box Lunch's products and Torrid is one of the only places i can shop in my size but i definitely don't feel comfortable shopping with them until they make this right... Someone fucked up, there needs to be an investigation on what went down. I hope justice is served.

[@maxclips3152]

Oh my god this is devestating I loved watching her content and she was so fun and charismatic

[@phyzarel1845]

I feel so bad because her content used to always show up on my feed and I liked it but never followed.😢

[@QueenAusetHeru]

That's awful 💔may she rest in peace ❤

[@lewa3910]

hope her family sues that restaurant for all they have.

[@hardcoremagicalgirl]

It's incredibly rude and self centered to say "If you have an allergy, don't eat out", people were saying this about a doctor was died from anaphylaxis at Disney Springs. It screams "don't have health issues in front of me and remind me that I'm not the center of the world" If Boxlunch was so incapable that they inadvertently killed a guest, they should not be throwing these events in the first place.

[@roberthernandez3902]

Honestly if i had food allergies Id just pack my own lunch . Id trust no one

[@XHazelNutX]

Lol the beginning

[@questioningespecialy9107]

hair 👀

[@NMSRyan]

Thank you for talking about Dominique

[@ezraafaee]

me, who works at box lunch atm like :0

[@pettykittyfam]

I honestly don't think this is about race, but most definitely is about negligence on the part of the box lunch company. IF they are aware, then it's their fault. Malcom X also said the most racist person is the white liberal lol so beware of those you think are on your side. Sending love and condolences to Dominiques family ❤

[@MickeyRuiz-pc4xx]

Matthew 5:4 "Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted." Some of us are not guranteed tomorrow, accept Jesus Christ now before it is too late. Today is the day of salvation.

[@MsMvsc]

how is that fatphobic?

[@Anna-dd4rh]

Often, people saying “just don’t eat, then” to fat folx is code for “can’t you just live off your fat? You don’t need/deserve any more food.” And obviously that isn’t true, everyone needs to eat. Plus, it’s just gross for a stranger to make assumptions about someone’s health or nutritional needs by looking at their size or appearance

[@TimL-nr4hr]

11 minutes of babble to get to the point? Ugh.

[@BennyJulius-mu7in]

@@TimL-nr4hr You probably have a short attention span

[@fruitsyloopsyyy]

@@TimL-nr4hr if you can’t watch an 11 minute video i feel sorry for you

[@studiocritter415]

I heard about the story last night and it broke my heart 💔 How can people can be so careless? 🕯💐🙏🫂