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10/31/09
My parents live in an agricultural city in CA with a huge population of Mexican immigrants. When you go to a grocery store there you'll find at least two huge rows of (I think the store calls it) Ethnic Foods catered to Mexicans. My (half-Mexican) husband loves it because he can find the stuff he grew up with as a kid---stuff we couldn't even find when we were living in NYC---but I can't tell you how many times I've overheard somebody in the store grumbling "Why they hell are they selling all this crap here?" #foodracism
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I was at Talladega two years ago and the number of people who booed Montoya was astounding. Granted, Nascar crowds boo a lot of guys, like Jeff Gordon, but Montoya gets shit on partly because he used to be a Formula One driver, but mostly because he's South American. Nice way to show your "patriotism," Americans.
The guy drives the Juicy Fruit car! How could you not love him for that alone? #foodracism
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That CBO analysis was kind of depressing this morning, and convinced me further that we won't "bend the curve", even if we link rates to Medicare (and especially by funding subsidies only with income taxes), and only by going after providers' fee-for-service model will costs go down. Won't THAT be fun. #foodracism
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Oh no, we can't talk about that. Why, those are real issues that affect real people. I mean, that's not news! But NASCAR, that's news! Does Obama eat tacos? Questions have been asked. It would be irresponsible not to address them. #foodracism
10/30/09
But in all seriousness the classism and racism of some local food movements annoy me. In Philly, the local organization takes food stamps and sets up competitively priced markets in some of these food deserts, so in that way it's an example of how these organization could actually help with an existing problem. But the writing surrounding "fresh, local, organic" is a lot of blaming us for not, I don't know, quitting our second job so we can go pick apples. Blech.
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On an unrelated note, do we need to show those two douche cannons in the picture when the story isn't about them? Someone think of the children. #foodracism
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I also think the context of being a NASCAR driver matters as well, since Montoya is one of the very few non-white people in the entire industry ever and possibly the only current non-white driver who runs a full schedule. I don't think anyone would make a similar comment about a white driver. #foodracism
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(Psst, Bob!--Next time say Montoya's eating an arepa.) #foodracism
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While I'm at it, TexMex (while completely fabulous) is not the same food that's eaten in the interior of Mexico. Mexico is a big country, geez. #foodracism
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*headdesk* #foodracism
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