What’s Karen Heller Upset About This Week?
March 14th, 2007
Oddly flavored ones.
Now THAT’S cultural commentary.
I mean, she even did research. Michael Pollan, Technomic, Swat social theorist Barry Schwartz, all quoted. None have escaped the vacuumlike sweep of her salty-snack-related outrage. She begins:
A culture can be defined, in part, by what it consumes.
(Or by what consumes it.)
And ends:
The solution is to eat better…
Well. At least that’s cleared up. Just eat better. Easy peasy. Now where’s that bag of Cheetos Masala Balls (Red and Green Chili flavored) I had goin’?