Oh, I know. It's just in the BJD community you will be used an example of what not to do. (You can see further down in the post)
In July of 2012, in the thread on DOA, there was a very telling exchange between member Tracy Lynn and several other members (including moderators, customizers, and Tekenduis herself) that I think is extremely important to read.
Here is the link to the first post of the exchange in the original DOA thread, for those who are members and care to read through it. In a nutshell, Tracy Lynn shows that she is flippantly lazy, and her disbelief (despite the information given) indicates that she may be putting an infant in a situation where it will suffer permanent respiratory/lung damage -- and yet she doesn't see how bad this is. This conversation is eventually "resolved" when DOA member kayke comes in and describes the health issues she has experienced, as I pasted and linked to at the top of this post. Additionally, another moderator comes into the thread and posts this:
Originally Posted by
Zagzagael, DOA moderator
There is absolutely NO debate about practicing safe practice and behavior when working with known dangerous products. This is not a debate thread, nor is there any place on the forum for the direction in which this thread is now moving. Please read through the first informational post in this thread to learn about the
KNOWN dangers of spraying a KNOWN dangerous product and how to protect yourself and those around you.
Further posts in the nature of the above posts will be removed.
If you're still thinking of skipping a respirator, read through the exchange on DOA and chew on all that stuff for a bit. How do you feel when Tracy Lynn mentions that baby in her house? Is your immediate reaction something like, "OH GOD NO, SOMEONE STOP HER"? Are you horrified when she responds with that sarcastic, flippant attitude and uses scare quotes around "outside" and "health issues," showing that she doesn't believe either of these things is legitimate? Yes? Well, that's your conscience recognizing how potent and dangerous this stuff is. That means that, on some level, you recognize that you need a respirator. I want you to know that
your health is as important as that baby's.