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Fictional anosmics
Feb. 27th, 2020 11:36 pmToday (27th Feb) is anosmia awareness day. For those who aren't aware, anosmia means that you don't have a sense of smell; it's a similar concept to being blind or deaf. There are two forms of this: congenital anosmia means that you were born that way, whereas acquired anosmia means that you started out being able to smell but then you lost the ability somewhere along the way (e.g. after an illness).
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This is where representation helps: it's nice to see stories about people like you, and it could also be someone's first exposure to the idea that anosmia exists. So, I've been making a list of "fictional characters with anosmia" for several years, and here are my top 10. (I was planning to do this as a YouTube video, with the relevant clips as supporting evidence, but I ran out of time and I wanted to get something out today. Consider this a sneak preview!) I've sorted them based on a couple of factors: how prominent is the character, and how significant is their anosmia to the plot?
( Top 10 )
( Personal history )
This is where representation helps: it's nice to see stories about people like you, and it could also be someone's first exposure to the idea that anosmia exists. So, I've been making a list of "fictional characters with anosmia" for several years, and here are my top 10. (I was planning to do this as a YouTube video, with the relevant clips as supporting evidence, but I ran out of time and I wanted to get something out today. Consider this a sneak preview!) I've sorted them based on a couple of factors: how prominent is the character, and how significant is their anosmia to the plot?
( Top 10 )
