“You are poor? You can’t afford meat, fruit, veggies, eggs? You are struggling to pay rent and utilities? That’s okay! We have an affordable alternative for you: eat our processed corn syrup and filler shit instead–for all your meals! That’ll do it. Meanwhile, we have raised prices 28% over the course of the pandemic, and are now making our shareholders billions more per annum than just a couple of years ago.” –Gary Pilnick (Kellanova’s CEO), literally, February 21 2024.
There are far too many “well-meaning” white liberals who see this quote and immediately share it everywhere, cheering about what a “good ally” and “inspiration” the guy is.
“Don’t march, don’t protest, don’t wave signs, just go to the public library or the store and get the books they’re banning.”
I rant occasionally on social media about crafters (used to be bloggers, now it’s YouTubers–and likely instagrammers and TikTokers, but I don’t use either of those, so), tagging their projects with the “recycling” or “reusing” labels as a way to greenwash their content.
But here’s the thing: very few crafters produce actually useful items.
“A review is at its heart the expression of the reviewer’s opinion–in this case, my opinion. Regardless of how the book in question ended up in my hands, I will not insult your intelligence by assuming that you will blindly buy any book I like, or that you’ll avoid reading any book I don’t like. Instead, I’ll give you credit for making up your own mind, and buying and/or reading whatever you think you’ll enjoy.”
Please be aware that some of the books I review, talk about, or plain mention in passing, in this blog, have been given to me by the author, or someone else on behalf of the author, with the express purpose that I review them. (Those reviews are tagged ARC or review copy.)
Her Hands, My Hands 