bhaw systematically insults everyone who buys groceries [cp]
march 07, 2007 @
08:22
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a classic hawkins. an underdeveloped, rehashed topic complete with stereotypes, soccer mom bashing, 'you're all stupid sheep' undertones, and of course misinformation (supervalu the choice for people who care about price? what what? i only go there when i need to overpay for the one item i forgot when i went to the 'cheap' store.) oddly, no mention of people who order their groceries online. or local co-ops. or farmer's markets. or csa's. but maybe those square options didn't fit into the round holes she's trying to pound us all into. (fd: just yesterday i blew up at libby about how i went to super target to buy groceries and they didn't have any *food*. just things to eat. like no chuck roasts, but 400 linear feet of frozen pizzas. so part of me wants to love this article, but of course i can't get past bhaw's style. why not just write the story without the snarky digs? because she's a doof, that's why.)
dave thought:
city pages started a comment thread about the article. lots of similar comments to mine. except for the parts where i call bhaw an stereotyping idiot. but then again, that came from years of careful observation, so i wouldn't expect people to pick up on that right away.