Goldbricker recently claimed that Blacks in the United States are even more repressed and economically disadvantaged than even the most disadvantaged person in Iran.
Even if Goldbricker's hypothesis isn't directly testable, we can look at some proxies for rural Iranians and make some comparisons.
This family is in the highlands of Nepal. For the first 45 seconds we watch one of the women picking nettle greens using a hooked knife, a basket and chop-sticks. Why the chop-sticks? Because nettles will sting you before they are cooked. Yes, that is what is for dinner.
The next 10 minutes shows the woman parching corn and then preparing the family meal in a fly-infested hut. She cooks about three gallons of corn-grits, a pan of dried-fish and pot-liqour (stewed greens) and cooks some greens. Each member of the family is given a massive wad of stiff grits with some of the cooked fish and greens ladled over it for flavoring.
The video shows the family tucking into the feast as if it were something special.
The next five minutes shows the family cooking frogs. Not just the legs...entire frogs (although they may have been gutted).
At one level, it is inspiring to see the extreme conditions humans can survive, even thrive under.
At another level, it is sobering to realize that hundreds-of-millions of people living on the edge could be pushed into extinction with the most insignificant of changes in economics; say something as simple as the doubling of the price of vegetable oils.
At a third level, it is beyond obscene for 300 pound, Whoupi Goldbricker to claim that she is more oppressed than people like those depicted in this video. It seems improbable that Goldbricker would be able to climb up the hill to the dwelling once, much less put in a full day's work of physical labor and then be able to prepare a meal using the resources within the dwelling.
As a side-note
I had been wondering about the functionality of the wasp-waisted cooking vessels in that part of the world.
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Whoopi Goldberg was born Caryn Elaine Johnson in the Chelsea section of Manhattan on November 13, 1955. Her mother, Emma (Harris), was a teacher and a nurse, and her father, Robert James Johnson, Jr., was a clergyman.
ReplyDeleteIn other words she has no clue how disadvantaged people on ANY continent live.
Rick beat me to it! And agreed!!!
ReplyDeleteMS Goldberg is a salesperson, selling a product of persona, which has made her a millionaire many times over. She is of the same ilk as the fairground pots and pans dude. Ignore her just the way you do him. She was a moderately good comedian but then saw the opportunity in social comment, which face it she has been quite successful.
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ReplyDeleteA little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
Proverbs 15:14-17
The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.
Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith.
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
Proverbs 16:8
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
Ecclesiastes 10:2
A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
The left hand is the one used in the latrine. Implies that the fool's heart is unclean and wallowing in filth.
DeleteAt first I'm like yuck. But then I again I lived in Louisiana for a while and ate Cajun food, so there's that. What she cooked there was a meal where 95% of the food has no more nutritional value than filling the hole in your stomach and every single ounce of protein is vitally important. Hell, my breakfast has more protein than their entire day's menu. No wonder I'm fat. I would of ate the fish, not sure about the frogs. Also popcorn. Cool.
ReplyDeleteAnd, was that a New York Yankees cap pinned to their clothesline?
My hurricane rations consists of 50 lbs of dry rice and 50 lbs of dry beans and a few cans of spam. That and water plus propane is all I need to make a week's worth of food. I tell my wife most of the people on the planet survive on less.
Very low on protein but a larger concern is lack of niacin.
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