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Re: Dietary decolonization
DIR By: acc9
Date: September 12, 2022, 2:23 am
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HTML https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/45587982
It just came to my attention that people in Taiwan no longer
like to celebrate the significant Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon
Festival) the traditional Chinese way i.e. lighting fancy lamps
and eating mooncakes and fresh seasonal fruits while
appreciating the luminous full moon on the 15th day of the
Eighth Lunar month. Instead, the most popular celebration now is
to have a BBQ party that night, with special emphasis on
grilling MEAT!
At one time, Taiwan was a place where one would find the
vegetarian diet quite common among its population due to
Buddhist influence. How sad!
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Re: Dietary decolonization
DIR By: 90sRetroFan
Date: September 12, 2022, 7:33 pm
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Note also the subhuman face shape of the random barbequeuer
(from your link):
HTML https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/BC4B/production/_103530284_gettyimages-51365550.jpg.webp
"At one time, Taiwan was a place where one would find the
vegetarian diet quite common among its population due to
Buddhist influence."
We should remind people of that time using its vegetarian
Buddhist Counterculture icons:
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW-ofUbTTts
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Re: Dietary decolonization
DIR By: 90sRetroFan
Date: October 11, 2022, 7:40 pm
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HTML https://www.yahoo.com/news/new-zealand-proposes-cow-burp-tax-to-fight-climate-change-185050480.html
--- Quote ---
> The tax would be the world’s first on animal emissions,
including those from burps and urination, which contribute to
rising global temperatures.
> ...
> As a byproduct of their digestion, livestock such as cows and
sheep release methane — a greenhouse gas that causes 80 times as
much warming as carbon dioxide in its first 20 years in the
atmosphere. That includes methane in flatulence and manure, but
the single biggest source of methane from animals is burps.
Globally, methane accounts for 20% of greenhouse gas emissions,
according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Livestock
accounts for 14.5% of total global emissions, according to the
United Nations.
>
> A largely rural, agricultural country, New Zealand has 5
million people and roughly 10 million cattle and 26 million
sheep. According to government data from 2019, 37% of the
country’s greenhouse gas emissions were from methane, and 88.4%
of its methane emissions came from livestock. About
three-quarters comes from cows, with the rest coming from sheep.
--- End Quote ---
Woke comments:
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> just stop eating beef. Problem solved.
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> simple solution..go vegan....
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Did you know that cows and sheep never lived in Aotearoa prior
to the colonial era?
HTML https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammals_of_New_Zealand#Introduced_species
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> Mammals introduced by Europeans
> ...
> Cattle
> ...
> Sheep
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We should be trying to return Aotearoa to being a land without
cows, sheep, etc..
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Re: Dietary decolonization
DIR By: 90sRetroFan
Date: November 13, 2022, 8:46 pm
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HTML https://www.yahoo.com/news/watermelon-stereotype-came-weaponized-against-153000846.html
--- Quote ---
> How the watermelon stereotype came to be weaponized against
Black Americans
> ...
> The origins of watermelon can be dated back approximately
6,000 years ago when it was domesticated throughout Sudan,
Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, and Kenya.
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Watermelon is an Aryan food, period. But fast forward to the
colonial era:
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> Around the time of the Civil War, negative descriptions about
African American watermelon-eaters started becoming more
prominent.
>
> According to researcher William R. Black, enslaved people
would sometimes negotiate informal contracts with their owners
to cultivate and sell their own crops on designated plots of
land on the plantations they worked on. As watermelons were easy
to grow, they became a popular choice. Black quotes one former
enslaved person as saying, "We never had our own gardens, but we
had small watermelon patches."
> ...
> Post-emancipation after the Civil War ended, newly freed
African Americans continued to grow watermelons and sold them to
generate income for themselves.
>
> "Newly emancipated Africans employed their farming and
entrepreneur abilities to produce and sell items like watermelon
and the like," Howard University Afro American Studies lecturer
Dr. Jo Von McCalester told Insider. "Personal gardens and their
ability to sell its goods after completing their obligations,
fostered a taste of freedom driven by their own efforts and on
their own terms."
>
> However, this new economic model upset some former slave
owners in the South, who were angered that formerly subjugated
African Americans had carved out a lucrative business niche for
themselves and were enjoying the fruits of their labor.
>
> "This air of freedom among those formerly enslaved further
humiliated Southern whites," Dr. McCalester said. "The sheer
audacity for Freed Africans to persevere in spite of their
deplorable action, caused the concerted effort and sharp
response of Southern whites to create a racist trope around the
fruit and freed Africans."
> ...
> Throughout the Jim Crow era, smear campaigns involving African
Americans eating watermelon began to be spread, partially as a
form of bigotry, but also as an attempt to squash African
American businesses. Ads and ephemera used images of African
Americans "stealing, fighting over, or sitting in streets eating
watermelon," in an effort to "shame Black watermelon merchants,"
according to the National Museum of African American History and
Culture.
>
> Degrading African Americans by way of watermelon also acted as
a ploy to derail Black people from gaining and sustaining
positions of power.
>
> "By associating the fruit with ideas like ignorance,
uncleanliness, and laziness, refusing to accept their
participation in society, politics, business, etc., is viewed as
justified," Dr. McCalester said."Their consumption of watermelon
was an outward expression of their inward inferiority."
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The result?
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> "The stigma associated with dark skin, oversized smiles, and
red lips eating watermelon, has caused so many to socialize
younger generations to steer clear of the fruit, Dr. McCalester
said. "The backlash and perception of being associated with the
fruit can even be seen contemporarily, even if Black People
don't fully understand the historic implications of consuming
the fruit."
--- End Quote ---
Anyone who likes watermelon (I do) should be proud (I am) of our
superior taste:
HTML https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Lima_1980_28.jpg
HTML https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Melons_%284363800386%29.jpg/1280px-Melons_%284363800386%29.jpg
HTML https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Watermelon_woman.jpg
especially compared to those who like Turanian foods such as
dairy products:
HTML https://trueleft.createaforum.com/mythical-world/turanian-diffusion/msg11765/#msg11765
HTML https://trueleft.createaforum.com/mythical-world/turanian-diffusion/msg13332/#msg13332
#Post#: 16613--------------------------------------------------
Re: Dietary decolonization
DIR By: 90sRetroFan
Date: November 23, 2022, 12:30 am
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Our message is spreading!
HTML https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/decolonizing-diet-whole-host-amazing-132700172.html
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> DECOLONIZING YOUR DIET has become somewhat of a social
movement.
>
> On Instagram, there are more 15,000 posts carrying the hashtag
#decolonizeyourdiet.
> ...
> What is a decolonized diet?
>
> For many Indigenous people, decolonizing their diets means
removing western European influence entirely.
>
> Indigenous food often includes fruits, vegetables, and herbs
from one region. From supporting local farms to shopping for
traditional ingredients, there are plenty of ways to decolonize
your diet.
>
> Decolonizing your diet involves learning how to connect with
the land, find native ingredients, and prepare ancestral dishes.
It involves a deep appreciation for the land you live on, and
the food that comes from it.
> ...
> “It's just understanding Indigenous histories and cultures
where you might be living. Then, it's understanding how we build
modern Indigenous foods, and how we create a philosophy doing
that,” says Sherman. “It was invisibility of Indigenous
perspective. There were hardly Native restaurants. There were
barely any books on the subject. We're attempting to create a
support system to bring this into the mainstream. People are
starting to normalize Indigenous foods on a larger scale.”
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Re: Dietary decolonization
DIR By: 90sRetroFan
Date: November 24, 2022, 7:25 pm
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I have always been annoyed by the Western-led brown rice fad:
HTML https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/surprise-white-rice-may-better-122703870.html
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> Surprise! White Rice May Be Better for You Than Brown Rice
>
> If you've ever been on a health kick or wanted to lose weight,
you may have switched from eating white rice to brown rice.
Brown rice is often touted for it's health benefits, while white
rice has been demonized in many health-conscious communities.
But is brown rice really healthier than white rice? The answer
may surprise you.
>
> The Rice Debate
>
> There are a few reasons that brown rice is often considered
the better option. The main argument is that it's a whole grain.
The difference between brown rice and white rice is that brown
rice is in its unprocessed, whole grain form. White rice, on the
other hand, has had the bran and germ removed during processing.
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As has been done since the Neolithic era. Were the Golden Age
Aryans morons who put all that extra effort into pounding rice
for no good reason? Of course not:
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> Whole grains are considered to be healthier because they
contain more fiber. Fiber is a nutrient that's known to lower
cholesterol, control blood sugar, and regulate digestion. It's
true that brown rice contains more fiber than white since it is
unrefined, but the type of fiber is important to note.
>
> There are two types of fiber: soluble and insoluble. Soluble
fiber absorbs water to soften your stools in the digestive
tract, making them easier to pass. It slowly forms bulk and
triggers peristalsis, which are intestinal contractions that
help waste move through your system. Not only that, but soluble
fiber also ferments in the digestive tract to help promote a
good balance of bacteria in the gut! On the other hand,
insoluble fiber does not absorb water or ferment. Since it
doesn't get broken down at all, it forms hard bulk in the
intestines. When consumed in large amounts, it can actually
cause inflammation, discomfort, bloating, gas, and more.
>
> Brown rice contains insoluble fiber, and as naturopathic
medicine doctor Liz Carter explains, this can take quite a toll
on your gut. "Brown rice is high in harsh, irritating insoluble
fiber. White rice is not," she says. "I have seen brown rice be
very difficult to handle for my patients with gut issues. It’s
better to focus on soluble fiber foods that feed your gut
health." If you struggle with digestive issues like constipation
and want to consume more fiber, consider adding more foods with
soluble fiber to your diet.
>
> Arsenic and Phytates
>
> Two more reasons you may want to forego brown rice: phytic
acid and arsenic. Brown rice contains phytic acid, which is
known as an antinutrient because it actually blocks your body’s
ability to absorb certain nutrients, like iron, zinc, and
calcium. Eating large amounts of it can ultimately lead to
vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Brown rice is also higher in
arsenic, which is a toxic heavy metal that, when consumed over
time, could increase your risk of diseases like cancer, heart
disease, and type 2 diabetes. Yikes!
>
> We're often told that eating anything "white" that has been
processed is bad. But in this case, processing the grain
actually removes the inflammation-causing fiber (which makes it
easier to digest) and lowers the amounts of phytic acid and
arsenic, making white rice a healthier choice!
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My tongue had always told me white rice was better.
--- Quote ---
> The Bottom Line
>
> All this being said, white rice does have a slightly higher
glycemic index than brown rice does, meaning that it could
elevate blood sugar levels more. If you already have type 2
diabetes, prediabetes, or high blood sugar, it's best to manage
your portions when consuming carbohydrates in general.
--- End Quote ---
STFU. We have:
HTML https://trueleft.createaforum.com/human-evolution/aryan-metabolism/
The real bottom line:
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> As the wisdom of ancient eating traditions in India and China
have long pointed out, white rice is a hearty, filling starch
that's easy to cultivate, prepare — and to digest. So before you
forego the white rice and choose brown rice, consider all the
factors. White rice may be the more healthful addition to your
plate after all.
--- End Quote ---
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Re: Dietary decolonization
DIR By: 90sRetroFan
Date: December 23, 2022, 6:19 pm
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The colonial-era Western tradition of eating turkey for
Christmas:
HTML https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_as_food
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> In the 15th century, Spanish conquistadores took Aztec turkeys
back to Europe.[9]
>
> Turkey was eaten in as early as the 16th century in
England.[10]
> ...
> While the tradition of turkey at Christmas spread throughout
Britain in the 17th century,[10] among the working classes, it
became common to serve goose, which remained the predominant
roast until the Victorian era.[12]
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used to be ridiculed back in the Counterculture era:
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0m_o2gxbsU
What is Western civilization? Answer: a civilization that eats a
lot of meat to celebrate the birth of the founder of a vegan
religion.
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Re: Dietary decolonization
DIR By: 90sRetroFan
Date: January 2, 2023, 8:50 pm
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Smoking was nonexistent in Aotearoa prior to the colonial era
which turned it into "New Zealand". Now we are turning it back
into Aotearoa:
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfzGoSU-P5E
Precedent:
HTML https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-tobacco_movement_in_Nazi_Germany
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> The German movement was the most powerful anti-smoking
movement in the world during the 1930s and early 1940s.[1]
> ...
> Adolf Hitler's personal distaste for tobacco[17] and the Nazi
reproductive policies were among the motivating factors behind
the Nazi campaigns against smoking.[18] The Nazi anti-tobacco
campaign included banning smoking in trams, buses, and city
trains,[1] promoting health education,[19] limiting cigarette
rations in the Wehrmacht, organizing medical lectures for
soldiers, and raising the tobacco tax.[1] The Nazis also imposed
restrictions on tobacco advertising and smoking in public
spaces, and regulated restaurants and coffeehouses.[1]
> ...
> The term "passive smoking" ("Passivrauchen") was coined in
Nazi Germany,[5]
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No wonder Iadarola doesn't like it.
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The Death of the Vegetarian
DIR By: guest78
Date: January 19, 2023, 10:46 pm
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Somewhat good news:
The Death of the Vegetarian
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> Vegetarians outnumber vegans by almost two million in the UK,
but they’re in danger of being cancelled by a plant-based
takeover of the nation’s menus.
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> Not long ago, if you wanted a vegetarian meal, most
restaurants offered at least one option – as long as you weren’t
in a tiny village or France. If that veggie option involved
cheese, then all the better. If it involved a bean burger, well
at least you knew roughly what you were eating.
>
> Today, vegetarians are starting to get annoyed. The once
trusty meat-free option, they say, is being replaced by a vegan
one. The Vegetarian Society has been receiving complaints from
members who are peeved to find veggie dishes containing dairy
and eggs are often absent from menus, jettisoned in favour of
plant-based vegan burgers or vegan chilli.
>
> Richard McIlwain, the society’s chief executive, says it’s
“interesting to see how the eating out experience has changed”.
But “interesting” is not how some of his members would describe
what is on offer. “There’s always been a drive to replicate the
meat experience, which is good and will encourage more people to
give up meat,” he tells the Telegraph. “But it’s been to the
detriment of more traditional vegetarian dishes, and we do get
fairly regular emails from our members asking if can we raise
this. It’s not to say the options are bad, but the vegetarian
dishes seem to be either not on the menu or you have the option
of cheese pie or a cheese sandwich. And it’s always Cheddar.”
>
> Others scoff that where Cheddar is concerned, the chance would
be a fine thing. When vegetarian entrepreneur Vicky Borman was
filming last week, the on-set caterer offered either meat or an
option that was both vegan and gluten-free. “I said to them,
‘I’m not vegan, I’m vegetarian. Where’s my cheese and cream?’”
>
> The caterer made sure to bring her some cheese the following
day. But, says the 43-year-old from Cambridgeshire, owner of CBD
Angel, obtaining vegetarian food can be even harder in
restaurants.
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Entire article:
HTML https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-death-of-the-vegetarian?utm_source=pocket-newtab<br
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Re: The Death of the Vegetarian
DIR By: SirGalahad
Date: January 21, 2023, 8:21 pm
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Good riddance. Modern vegetarianism annoys me in a way unique
from normal meat eating. The “veggie” option on menus is almost
always loaded with cheese or some other form of dairy. With the
way meat eaters and even vegetarians talk about cheese, you’d
think that it’s an edible form of crack. An infallible god among
food. I resent the western obsession with cheese, because it
really is an obsession. Almost every single excuse that
vegetarians give for not being vegan boils down to “I just can’t
give up cheese. I love it so much!”
While I don’t eat out all that much anymore unless I pass by a
place that serves exclusively plant-based food, this is well
deserved if it ends up being true. Vegetarians can eat vegan
food, but vegans cannot eat vegetarian food
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