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In reply to the discussion: I'd like a minute to talk about food .. in light of the Blue Apron thread [View all]TeapotInATempest
(804 posts)I mean that literally.
Can I add something that pisses me off? As I mentioned above, I was a poor kid and know what it means to be hungry. My mother had divorced her abusive husband and hadn't worked for 20 years (he wouldn't let her) and found herself with a small child to take care of, no money, and no daycare to put me in so she could look for a job. When she finally found a daycare that would take me free of charge until she found a job as a typist (making 90 cents an hour, by the way, in the early 70s), we still didn't have enough to eat, so she fed me - a skinny little kid - the highest quality protein sources she could afford, like oxtails and bone marrow.
And you know what? The foodies in this country have turned oxtails and bone marrow into "gourmet" offerings, thus driving up the price. My mother would not be able to afford them now. Can the rich please stop taking food out of poor people's mouths and then shaming them for the way they eat??
Sorry for the probably inarticulate rant, but this issue absolutely infuriates me.
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