The facts are in from Hunch: liberals eat arugula, "bistro-type" frites and brie; conservatives like iceburg lettuce, Velveeta and "meat, and lots of it" on their pizza.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
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Conservatives like iceberg lettuce, Velveeta and meat, lots of it, on a pizza?
No wonder Republicans can't get elected. They're all in the bathroom.
Where they're busy shitting on the country.
Didn't stop Larry Craig.
It is ludicrous that some foods are construed as wussy and liberal and others macho and rightist. We're not even talking about the food anymore--we're talking about the socio-cultural-economic class associated popularly with the food. [I would love to tie this back to Baudrillard from last week, but I don't have the skillz to pay the billz.]
But the idea of an "unpatriotic" french fry was invented by someone who was straight-tripping.
We are the simulacrum of what we eat.
and vice-versa!
Part of the presidential campaign that defeated Martin Van Buren in 1842 involved attacking him on his purported love of "French cuisine."
Americans historically distrust refined taste, because in the time that our country was founded, the only people privileged enough to enjoy fine foods were the dissipated and aristocratic British governors and landlords. Hence the Whig philosophy of deserving only that which you worked for with your own two hands, which led in turn to the modern Republican party.
Oh, shit. I meant 1841.
This is the only post tagged with "This Thing Eats Like That Thing"?
Going with yer gut vs. informed decision making.
Wow this is so true, I had a sidecar last night and Chinese food for lunch.
This post is really bringing out the conservative side in me.
It's amazing what wacky conclusions you can draw when you don't control for geography or education level, amirite?
So if I like Velveeta and Arugula, am I a moderate?
Depends on whether you eat them with frites or pizza!
Sometimes I feel like I have to pretend to be conservative just so no one forces me to eat gross liberal health crap. Give me a goddamn bacon pizza with my universal health care.
Why should my tax dollars pay for your bacon-pizza-induced bypass?
That having been said, I'm about to eat a lot of chocolate and ice cream, and the night is only young. But chocolate's healthy?
Just the dark chocolate.
A liberal who enjoys diner-type fries is not to be trusted.
Moore, Michael.