In an article about natural hot dogs, the NY Times reproduces the “PC food” meme I criticized last year in this cartoon:
In a country increasingly enamored of specialty sausages and natural beef, hot dog sales have slumped. But a new dog might save the day, one that is better for the environment and the animals, healthier for the body and, perhaps most important, doesn’t taste like some kind of jailhouse punishment lunch.The politically correct frankfurter.
It seems like a harmless joke, but it really does reinforce the right-wing narrative that caring about the environment and our health is some sort of repressive adherence to a snooty set of beliefs. Look, being opposed to poisoning humanity is NOT a form of elitism. It is basic morality. For goodness sakes, we’re living under the Church Lady administration! If anyone is “politically correct” it is these people.
I hear progressives throw around the term “PC” all the time. Each time we do, we re-create the Republicans’ version of reality. Also, the joke is really getting old.
- Slowpoke-tegner Jen Sorensen (sitat hentet fra Slowpoke-bloggen)
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Comments 1
Vel, jeg antar at det tross alt er bedre for Max Havelaar-kaffen at de er PK enn at de ikke er det slik at de blir enda mer PK av det igjen. Hvis 10% av norges befolkning mener at det er viktig å kjøpe PK-mat så er det sikkert ikke mer enn 10% av disse igjen som forstår at det er mer PK å ikke kjøpe PK-mat, og det blir vel en relativt liten målgruppe.
La oss forøvrig anta at vi kaller hyllene for helsekosthyller fordi man finner varer som er vanlig i helsekostbutikker der. Hva som er vanlig i matvarebutikker er dermed uvesentlig for hyllas innhold, ergo burde de ha gluten hvis de har frø…
Posted 26 Jul 2006 at 9:10 am ¶Post a Comment