"Chinese food, as with any part of a living culture, is not static."
August 7, 2016 7:51 AM   Subscribe

"...it was sloppy journalism: it was a story built solely for page views, and to accomplish that goal, it removed an aspect of Korean food culture from its broader context and exploited its oddness for the American audience. Worse, I, a white woman who grew up on the Wonderbread cuisine of middle America (and had eaten Korean food about 10 times before writing that piece), potentially shamed Korean readers for their food habits while elevating myself for being “brave” and trying such a “bizarre” food." -- Who Has the Right to Capitalize on a Culture’s Cuisine? by Laura Shunk for Food52
posted by Room 641-A (1 comment total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: It's great that the writer is having these realizations, but I think this is going to strike folks as pretty obvious in a way that's going to lead to repeating some very rancorous fights we've had too-recently. -- LobsterMitten



 
Maybe Korea tag would help with some confusion between title and pull quote?
posted by infini at 8:04 AM on August 7, 2016 [1 favorite]


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