What the fuck does that have to do with it? Availability (and food stamp access
) don't necessarily have anything to do with it. I don't necessarily like the class argument either, but it's easier to use that single word, rather than say "go to the liberal food co-op, then go to the Pathmark in the bad side of town, compare incomes, and tell me which one has the higher average income."
Increased demand has made these things more affordable and more available, but that doesn't change the fact that they are still the expensive stuff, they're still not the store brand with the most frequent coupons, etc.
NYC is a different sort of animal, too. Go to smaller cities in upstate NY, look at the PriceChopper in the "bad" section of Albany, look at its selection, and then look at the PriceChopper that's uptown. Better yet, go to the liberal food co-op where all of the hippies and college professors shop. Most people drive to it, and it's a pain in the ass bus ride away from the lowr-income neighborhoods of the city......since we're giving examples....
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Originally Posted by ziggy
And Kev, I mean to say that maybe I have the overpriced green teas and premade sushi in my cart at Whole Foods (perhaps for a special occasion), and something more like the Honduran family's selection in my cart when I'm at a Minyard's (more like my regular shopping), but this food critic certainly can't guess my feelings about those who shop differently (complete and utter ambivilance) based off either observation. The fact the she even suggests you can make a value judgement based off someone's shopping cart but NOT their choice of of store seems, I dunno, like she's making a big deal over some unjust condescension and then suggesting to be judgemental for other reasons.
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I think she made the comment about the shopping cart precisely
because of what you just said about someone's choice of store.