This is really thoughtful and well explained, thank you!
This also reminds me of when I was a kid and we were on food stamps. Back then, food stamps were actual pieces of paper and sometimes my dad would give us a small denomination one as our allowance and we'd be allowed to pick out a candy bar or a treat at the store. It was emotionally complicated (yay for a treat, but I was old enough to know I should be embarrassed about the food stamps) but it was one of the few times where food could be a source of a small joy for me and not an on-going worry. That was over 30 years ago now and it really sucks that our culture continues to hate poor people so much.
I read that news a few weeks ago when it broke and have been trying to formulate my thoughts around it. My research background is in Emergency Food Assistance and working with things like SNAP/WIC/Thrifty. My half formed essay wouldn't come close to this, thank you for your explanation and addressing such an important issue.
This is really thoughtful and well explained, thank you!
This also reminds me of when I was a kid and we were on food stamps. Back then, food stamps were actual pieces of paper and sometimes my dad would give us a small denomination one as our allowance and we'd be allowed to pick out a candy bar or a treat at the store. It was emotionally complicated (yay for a treat, but I was old enough to know I should be embarrassed about the food stamps) but it was one of the few times where food could be a source of a small joy for me and not an on-going worry. That was over 30 years ago now and it really sucks that our culture continues to hate poor people so much.
I read that news a few weeks ago when it broke and have been trying to formulate my thoughts around it. My research background is in Emergency Food Assistance and working with things like SNAP/WIC/Thrifty. My half formed essay wouldn't come close to this, thank you for your explanation and addressing such an important issue.
Thank you for putting this into words! This issue is SO important and not discussed nearly enough