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Foodscrimination



Discriminate - to recognize a distinction
Let’s face it. We humans have an innate tendency to discriminate. How many of us would eat the apples in the picture above? I scrutinize every apple I pick from the local vendor for discoloration and dents (and annoy him) before buying. We choose glossy red, healthy apples over poorly formed ones. We prefer nicely presented food to its actual quality. (Think of beautiful lattes and Instagram foodgasm pages) We like to socialize with smartly dressed individuals and avoid the one in shabby attire. We discriminate between the right and wrong. We all discriminate and it’s natural, meaning not in our control. What we do have in our control is the yardstick (or conditions) that we use to discriminate. Discrimination based on color, appearance, accent, language, birth etc is unjust. Discrimination based on the validity of action is just. Now what if I tell you that the apples in the picture are in great demand. Yes, I clicked it from an organic store in Tamil Nadu. It took farmer deaths, cancer and more to recognize the fault in this foodscrimination. We started demanding well formed apples(and everything) not paying heed to the fact that nature comes in different forms. Our farmers started borrowing money to buy chemicals and put them in the soil which depleted the soil of essential nutrients and we’re stuck in the vicious cycle now. It is taking campaigns like Dark is beautiful, Instagram pages like wallflowergirlsays(link below) to recognize what’s wrong with the Fair and Lovely ads. In a blind pursuit to seek external perfection (be it food or humans), we have failed to accept our true self, our Mother Nature. Simply put, it takes knowledge and acceptance to discriminate right. This can make a world of a difference in many people’s lives. Let’s travel together in the pursuit of this. Let’s learn to discriminate right!Thanks to Tamil movies like katthi and 2.0!
https://instagram.com/wallflowergirlsays?utm_source=ig_profile_share&igshid=yop5peza95zh



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