Perdue called to them, “Come on folks, shape up! Start eating mychickens.”
Industry marketing of chicken as healthy. Shows manipulation of consumer beliefs to sell processed foods.
Perdue called to them, “Come on folks, shape up! Start eating mychickens.”
Industry marketing of chicken as healthy. Shows manipulation of consumer beliefs to sell processed foods.
his negation was as political as it was nutritional ... The loss ofconfidence in America’s political superiority was matched by a loss of faith inits food habits.
Dietary advice and health fears shaped food industries and perceptions. Chicken nuggets benefited from being perceived as “low-fat” alternatives to red meat.
Agribusiness,” theauthor wrote, “has managed to take the old barnyard, worm-eating animaland transform it into a wondrous fast-growing creation bred to live in asynthetic setting.”
Rise of vertically integrated chicken production systems. Reflects the transformation of agriculture post-WWII and consolidation of food systems Chicken Nuggets, caused by industrial farming innovations, enabling cheap, mass-produced meat.
food companies were happy to step in and helpwomen with these unreasonable expectations, providing ready-to-eat foodswith “built-in maid service” that housewives could whip up in a jiffy,
Processed foods like green bean casserole supported a gendered ideal where women were caretakers and consumers, shaping domestic labor and expectations --> gender roles Food industry marketing reinforced women's roles and contributed to domestic econ
Nixon held up this space, its technologies and abundant processed foods,and the feminine women staffing it, as proof of American superiority.
Green Bean showcased as proof of the American standard of living and capitalist success Domestic life and food were frontline of ideological competition
These foods offeredat least a semblance of preparedness in a time of turmoil
Canned food like green bean symbolized survival, preparedness, and normalcy during Cold War nuclear fears Process foods become cultureally embedded as necessities for security, linking consumption to national defense
The current system of production is based on mass production, and requires the constant creation of new desires and needs, which need to be created through advertising, and require massive forms of potentially unnecessary material production
for - addendum - add ecological footprint of advertising industry to material waste generated by consumer culture - from Substack article - The Cosmo-Local Plan for our Next Civilization - Michel Bauwens - 2024, Dec 20
addendum - add ecological footprint of advertising industry to material waste generated by consumer culture - The advertising industry itself has a huge ecological footprint as well, in addition to the extra, unneeded material that planned obsolescence creates - references to be added
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Marvel female heroes in wearable products.