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The Problem With The Phrase “Food Desert”

The Problem With The Phrase “Food Desert”

101: Though the phrase originated in food justice, it can be part of a classist and racist vocabulary that renders working class and/or BIPOC communities as alien and barren wastelands.

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Aug 30, 2022
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Though the phrase “food desert” originated in food justice, it can be part of a classist and racist vocabulary that renders working class and/or BIPOC communities as alien and barren wastelands.

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