Guardian columnist, Zoe Williams, has angered not only vegans everywhere, but citizens of India and South East Asia, for their beloved and well enjoyed jackfruit. As the culturally insensitive piece continued, the writer explains her first encounter with the food was in a Starbucks wrap. Showing that unless it is approved in Western Society, it apparently doesnât exist, or couldnât possibly be a well used dish elsewhere.
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As Twitter user @castnuri pointed out, not only is the write up offensive to natives of where the fruit is grown, it is culturally unaware of how popular jackfruit actually is. With Susmita Bhattacharya pointing out that it took the food becoming popular in Western society for it to be considered âfashionableâ. While others questioned if the writer has been to India before, casting doubt on the visit. As Huffpost stated, the article â which called the fruit âgross-looking lump of fibreâ with âno taste to speak ofâ â had everyone suitably horrified, but particularly Malayalis. Kerala produces, consumes and sells crores of jackfruit every year. Itâs so widely used, Kerala declared it the stateâs official fruit last year. Guardian suggests there are three ways to eat jackfruit, while Twitter users pointed out, that there are entire festivals dedicated creations by it. Further cementing, that hiring a more culturally diverse team who wonât insult entire nations with limited knowledge could be avoided. The post Guardian Claims Jackfruit is Smelly and Ugly, Invites Wrath of Indians appeared first on Raise Vegan. Via https://raisevegan.com/guardian-claims-jackfruit-is-smelly-and-ugly-invites-wrath-of-indians/
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