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A good thing about having over 2 years of archives of what I read is that when my criticism is "there is way better writing about this"...Permalink On twitter.com
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I can then supply links to that better writing.On twitter.com
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So instead of reading a bad and misguided QZ article about food vs culture appropriation, read these, if you haven't:Permalink On twitter.com
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The Baffler on why our food habits likely destroy the planet. thebaffler.com/salvos/delusion-at-the-gastropub-havrileskyPermalink On twitter.com
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A nuanced discussion about how America's racial history clashes with a love of southern food. oxfordamerican.org/magazine/item/870-who-owns-southern-foodPermalink On twitter.com
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A deep dive into the history of Pho (which was an original merging of cultures in its beginnings) luckypeach.com/the-history-of-pho-andrea-nguyen/Permalink On twitter.com
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And a good piece about the economics of racial bias as food consumers. washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/04/22/the-great-ethnic-food-lie/?utm_term=.7783b47cdc90Permalink On twitter.com
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We should struggle with race in our media, how food journalists often give credit for ethnic foods popularity to white people, that's bad.Permalink On twitter.com
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But it is bad because we are journalists and professionals and we should know better.Permalink On twitter.com
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People's amateur Instagram photos of food is not the arena on which to have that debate. It is self-defeating and impossible to add nuance.Permalink On twitter.com
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For a journo to dive into a serious discussion re:a race relations topic they know nothing about, skim some tweets, & do an image search...Permalink On twitter.com
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That's *EXACTLY* the behavior that created the problem in the first place. Don't do that please.Permalink On twitter.com
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