NEW YORK - Paul McCartney's ex-wife is donating $1 million worth of soy hamburgers, soy hot dogs and soy chicken cutlets to one of the poorest neighborhoods in the Bronx.
I'm not sure why, but this article cracked me up. The obvious "what a good deed" crap aside, I thought it was incredibly pretentious to foist her vegan agenda these "needy" people. Ahhh, celebrities....always thinkin'.
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There are going to be people who take it. Lots might prefer to go hungry than eat soy, but others are going to be grateful that they can eat a meal for free, and pay a bill, or get a pack of cigs instead. Or simply just eat, with no money for food or anything else.
I can see where you're coming from. If someone cannot afford food at all, then it must be totally horrible and degrading if the only thing that is offered to you is almost inedible horrid tasting mush, instead of "real" food. But it's not everyone that's going to find soy products tasteless. Indeed, hydrogenated soy stuff is so good at mimicking meat these days that most "meat pies" in Australia don't bontain ANY meat in them at all. People who are not vegetarians pay good money and consume in huge quantities countless soy pies and pasties masquerading as meat, not realising the difference, unless they read the fine print.
Edited, Sep 20th 2008 8:19am by Aripyanfar
I can see where you're coming from. If someone cannot afford food at all, then it must be totally horrible and degrading if the only thing that is offered to you is almost inedible horrid tasting mush, instead of "real" food. But it's not everyone that's going to find soy products tasteless. Indeed, hydrogenated soy stuff is so good at mimicking meat these days that most "meat pies" in Australia don't bontain ANY meat in them at all. People who are not vegetarians pay good money and consume in huge quantities countless soy pies and pasties masquerading as meat, not realising the difference, unless they read the fine print.
Edited, Sep 20th 2008 8:19am by Aripyanfar
Aripyanfar wrote:
There are going to be people who take it. Lots might prefer to go hungry than eat soy, but others are going to be grateful that they can eat a meal for free, and pay a bill, or get a pack of cigs instead.
Donate. One day it could be your family.
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She's pretty much a confirmed ****. Whatever she needs to do to bolster her flagging image, I guess.
Not that giving to the poor in the U.S. is anything but a political statement, anyway.
Not that giving to the poor in the U.S. is anything but a political statement, anyway.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
Aripyanfar wrote:
If someone cannot afford food at all, then it must be totally horrible and degrading if the only thing that is offered to you is almost inedible horrid tasting mush, instead of "real" food. But it's not everyone that's going to find soy products tasteless.
I've never had a soy hot dog...
... but I typically find soy burgers pretty tasty, though I wouldn't mistake one for a juicy all-beef burger. I agree though, charity should not be used as an avenue for someone's agenda.
Also..
at the article referring to her as "McCartney's ex". I wonder if that gets under her skin. Edited, Sep 20th 2008 2:15pm by BrownDuck
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I'm not sure why, but this article cracked me up. The obvious "what a good deed" crap aside, I thought it was incredibly pretentious to foist her vegan agenda these "needy" people. Ahhh, celebrities....always thinkin'.
She doesn't owe them anything. She's not foistering her agenda on them but, with HER money (however little she deserves it), buying food that doesn't support organisations she has moral qualms with. She isn't making it so they never get to taste meat again. That aside, she probably donated this stuff because this is what her company makes.
I guess you'd object if a Jewish kosher butcher gave away his wares to the poor instead of sending them diced shrimp and pork scratchings?
This post also puts the "what a good deed" stuff aside.
I actually like soy dogs. They're not bad.
Soy burgers, though, give me stomach cramps.
Edited, Sep 21st 2008 2:23pm by catwho
Soy burgers, though, give me stomach cramps.
Edited, Sep 21st 2008 2:23pm by catwho
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I'm not sure why, but this article cracked me up. The obvious "what a good deed" crap aside, I thought it was incredibly pretentious to foist her vegan agenda these "needy" people. Ahhh, celebrities....always thinkin'.
She doesn't owe them anything. She's not foistering her agenda on them but, with HER money (however little she deserves it), buying food that doesn't support organisations she has moral qualms with. She isn't making it so they never get to taste meat again. That aside, she probably donated this stuff because this is what her company makes.
I guess you'd object if a Jewish kosher butcher gave away his wares to the poor instead of sending them diced shrimp and pork scratchings?
This post also puts the "what a good deed" stuff aside.
I think you are all missing the big picture here, this is not about feeding the poor, or promoting a vegan agenda. This is about giving Paul a big fUck you by giving away his money in an a way that will be sure to make every paper and have people talking. Next week she will be donating a million dollars worth of faux furcoats for the needy in Africa.
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I actually like soy dogs. They're not bad.
Soy burgres, though, give me stomach cramps.
Soy burgres, though, give me stomach cramps.
So we're still working without a filter for people who play Final Fantasy in here, yeah?
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Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
The soy corndogs are not bad, although they a bit ironic (healthy corn dog for who?)
The breaded soy chicken isn't bad either. Both made by morningstar.
The local Adventists of loma linda make a good fake chicken nugget but you have to get the low salt.
Now that everything is getting more expensive, it is more competitive in price.
The breaded soy chicken isn't bad either. Both made by morningstar.
The local Adventists of loma linda make a good fake chicken nugget but you have to get the low salt.
Now that everything is getting more expensive, it is more competitive in price.
Here's the thing about soy hot-dogs.
Even if they're not fabulous, you know they're not made of assholes and eyeballs.
Edited, Sep 21st 2008 10:02pm by Yanari
Even if they're not fabulous, you know they're not made of assholes and eyeballs.
Edited, Sep 21st 2008 10:02pm by Yanari
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Here's the thing about soy hot-dogs.
Even if they're not fabulous, you know they're not made of ********
Even if they're not fabulous, you know they're not made of ********
So you're expecting us to believe you won't eat ***?
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Here's the thing about soy hot-dogs.
Even if they're not fabulous, you know they're not made of @#%^s
Even if they're not fabulous, you know they're not made of @#%^s
So you're expecting us to believe you won't eat ***?
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