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Wednesday, March 7. 2012

More on food fetishism

Why moralism spoils the appetite - Adam Gopnik makes a powerful and entertaining case for why we shouldn’t ruin the aesthetic pleasure of food by adding a side order of moralism.


We have often posted here about food cranks and food Nazis, "organic food" nonsense and "natural food" nonsense, and even the concept of "healthy food". The "moral food" fad is just the latest incarnation of cranky food Calvinism - which is another incarnation of cranky Calvinism.



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If I have ever wanted to get a lecture on my inferiority whilst sitting at the dinner table, all I had to do was remark how I didn't understand the moralization of food. I have yet to have a single fellow diner agree with me about the silliness of the '60s moralizations of food.

Why I am not a Green: I don't believe Gaia (the Greens' word for God) is offended by hamburgers.

Why I am not a Jew: I don't believe Jehovah (the Jews' word for God) is offended by cheeseburgers.

Why I am not a Muslim: I don't believe Allah (the Muslims' word for God) is offended by bacon cheeseburgers.
#1 ErisGuy on 2012-03-07 17:51 (Reply)
I've probably mentioned this before, but C.S. Lewis considered food fastidiousness a form of gluttony.
#2 lordsomber (Link) on 2012-03-07 18:12 (Reply)
It is.

Either that, or a sub-clinical eating disorder. All a product of abundance.
#2.1 Bird Dog on 2012-03-07 19:19 (Reply)
This has nothing to do with Calvinism. If you knew what it really was you would agree with me. Being a strong Calvinist myself, I have personally chopped the heads off several chickens and regularly dine on store bought birds without a care or concern as to their personal comfort. Please recheck your personal bias. They are off base here.
#3 Gary Foster on 2012-03-08 10:15 (Reply)
Calvinists had feast days. The first Thanksgiving was held by Calvinistic Christians. Stop dissing Calvinists. We love food and are not anti-pleasure. Quit repeating the lie!
#4 Marie on 2012-03-08 15:06 (Reply)

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