Food

And the Obscenely Rich

An obscenely rich culture must advertise food to be rid of it

It’s one of those facts that are too in-your-face, too glaring, too obvious; so written-in-the-sky obvious we miss them. I think of bright colors and simple words, the kind Flannery O’Connor used to paint her stories with, though her stories were a little more subtle than this one truly repugnant fact:

We have to advertise food in order to get rid of it.

Meanwhile, in Eastern and Southern Africa, 5,500 children die, every day. This bears repeating: In Eastern and Southern Africa, 5,500 children die, every day.

As in every single day; and many of these from malnutrition. This while grocery store managers in these blessed United States of America worry about shelf space and product not moving fast enough — despite advertised specials.

One third of the U.S. population is obese — no, please, couldn’t cram down another piece, please; oh, well, just one more then.

One third of the U.S. population is overweight — no, please, couldn’t cram down another piece, please; oh, well, just one more then. Oh, by the way, these are great fries; are you gonna finish those?

The United States sees around 300,000 annual deaths from obesity. This number, for the first time in history is now higher than the number of U.S. annual deaths traced back to malnutrition, currently at roughly 295,000 — in itself a glaring and horrifying statistic, among all this food.

Meanwhile, advertisers and marketing specialists fret over how best to move food merchandise.

Meanwhile, 5,500 children die each day in Eastern and Southern Africa, many from the lack of what merchandiser have a hard time getting rid of here in blessed America.

Needless to say, but I’ll say it anyway, this is really messed up.

© Wolfstuff