new wave feminism
A quasi-academic look at Feminism, politics & race relations through the lens of a 20-something year old Nigerian American who was born & raised up in the (still) segregated south but has relocated to the "liberal" yet historic & traditional north.
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youcrashquimssaysfuckthepolice:
So quinoa is a food that I often see recommended in healthy eating blogs, and then last year there were some pretty vicious, and partially true articles coming out that said that the food’s current trendy popularity in the West was starving the Bolivian people who grew it.
This is an article from AIN, an information network in Bolivia, founded by foreigners, now run by Bolivians and internationals that debunks some of the claims those articles made, and I thought it would be a good thing to share, for those of us who like to eat ethically and support people in need.
This is relevant to everyone of any particular diet. Quinoa is also gluten free, for those of you needing options!
The linked article is very informative. The ethics of quinoa production and consumption are much more complicated than they initially seemed:
Experts on food issues point to the need to consider the multiple hierarchies of power involved in food production and prices in order to understand how positive changes can be made.[xix] The Times published a letter to the editor that asserted: “While I appreciate being able to find such a nutritious and satisfying product on the shelves of my local supermarket, I’d gladly give it up to ensure that Bolivians can afford to eat it. Having foods from around the world is a convenient luxury so long as others are not paying a hefty price for it.”[xx] Foreign consumers of quinoa can stop buying the grain, but this change would actually intensify existing poverty and malnutrition by taking away Bolivian producers’ steady source of income. True food and economic security must be achieved simultaneously.
Thank you for this.
(via youcrashquims)
Is absolutely doing the most.
I wish I knew this magical place the GOP was talking about where people are just handed piles of free welfare and can just roll around it all day. (/sarcasm)
Because someone needs to let this room that is bursting with people and families who have been waiting for hours for FOOD assistance what is going on.
If everyone is truly “cheating the system” none of the people here got the memo.
it really amazes me how many people on the internet know for a fact that welfare recipients
- are unemployed because they’re lazy
- wear brand-name clothing and drive expensive cars
- are drug/alcohol addicts
it’s like everyone becomes an expert despite probably not actually knowing anyone who has ever been on welfare or being on welfare themselves. amazing!
And they’re making campaign videos for Mitt Romney -_-
More info at the link, via Mother Jones
Its weird when people reuse things because of the whole bohemian trend. I know sustainable living is a thing but it trips me out how in one context, carrying mason jars to class to reuse as a cup is celebrated, while in another context its an example of how people in poverty have to become innovative.
Stuff you would get made fun of for in High School are now the thing everyone does, to the point that people spend EXTRA money just for the bohemian aesthetic.
I just find it all… interesting…
You can watch the life stream online here. From 10 - 12 eastern.
I’m thinking about writing a longer piece about this so I wont get TOO into it. But government assistance is ridiculously difficult to get on.
I hear all this rhetoric about assistance and work requirements and limits on welfare. PLEASE someone show me the massive amounts of people just abusing he hell out of welfare. Because I’m pretty sure if that was the case poverty wouldn’t be such a pervasive and uncontrollable issue, if people can just abuse welfare and be COMPLETELY fine. Because it looks like people in need have to jump through an array of hoops to even get a CALL BACK from the welfare office.
The GOP and its “protestant work ethic” ideology that is completely disconnected from the realities of poverty and what the government is actually providing people.
As the election draws closer its just OPEN SEASON on poor folks.
Melissa Harris-Perry “Nothing is Riskier than being Poor in America.”
In one of the most important show clips thus far, MHP discusses welfare, race baiting and the disastrous affects on our nations poor when we overlook our nations history of vilifying, condemning and pushing aside poor POC through appalling policy.
It was a great discussion that was capped off with a passionate soapbox from MHP. (in other words, Melissa went IN).
sidenote: I actually did research based on the book introduced in the beginning of the segment “Why American’s Hate Welfare.” You should really look into the book. He actually lays down national surveys & interview data that SHOW Americans changing their mind about helping the poor when the words “welfare” & “black people” are used. And he illustrates just how the media always seems to link images of black people with stories of poverty. Unless the story was inspirational and positive - those stories were more likely to be paired with white faces. This stuff IS REAL.
The MHP show discussing unemployment from the lens of black women, asking why the recovery is going especially slow for this demographic. In fact, black women lost even more jobs during the ‘recovery’ than in the actual recession…
The MHP show talking with Children’s Rights Activist Marian Wright Edlemen about the plight of poor children in the country.
