reality tv: food
2011-Jun-12, Sunday 11:18 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mellowtiggerIt's just absurd how many reality television food shows are produced. Actually, I'm not sure the quantity of them matters so much as the concept.
The idea of Americans watching manufactured drama on reality tv food programs when over 10% of all Americans are on food stamps is just offensive to my concept of social equality. There are more Americans on food stamps than the entire population of Canada.
"Let them eat cake!" as the famous saying goes. Yes, actually, we have shows for that too.
I feel so superior by spending my television-watching minutes on more useful programs like Full Metal Alchemist, Doctor Who, Family Guy, and Harry Potter movies. *dejected sigh*
The idea of Americans watching manufactured drama on reality tv food programs when over 10% of all Americans are on food stamps is just offensive to my concept of social equality. There are more Americans on food stamps than the entire population of Canada.
"We help put healthy food on the table for over 40 million people each month."
- http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/
"2006: 31,612,897"
- http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=HDWELL&LANG=Eng&T=99
- http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/
"2006: 31,612,897"
- http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=HDWELL&LANG=Eng&T=99
"Let them eat cake!" as the famous saying goes. Yes, actually, we have shows for that too.
I feel so superior by spending my television-watching minutes on more useful programs like Full Metal Alchemist, Doctor Who, Family Guy, and Harry Potter movies. *dejected sigh*