The Awful Reign of the Red Delicious (2014)

Post by jacobolus » Tue, May 16, 2017, 6:50 PM UTC

rdiddly wrote: post #29

inanutshellus wrote: post #23

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I don't understand what you're trying to say. How is morality relevant at all here?

Not the parent but I'll take a stab at this anyway. None of this is actually about moralizing, but very much about signaling that one is part of the cohort of "discerning" consumers (who wouldn't be caught dead , darling, eating a Red Delicious), and not among those great unwashed backwoods jerkwater hordes who eat them because they don't know any better. Hence the religion-like simplicity of the message "red delicio…

Post by rdiddly » Tue, May 16, 2017, 6:54 PM UTC

jacobolus wrote: post #31

rdiddly wrote: post #29

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Not the parent but I'll take a stab at this anyway. None of this is actually about moralizing, but very much about signaling that one is part of the cohort of "discerning" consumers (who wouldn't be caught dead , darling, eating a Red Delicious), and not among those great unwashed backwoods jerkwater hordes who eat them because they don't know any better. Hence the religion-like simplicity of the message "red delicio…

Can’t someone just dislike a type of apple without it being a political statement? I have thought “red delicious” were terrible since grade school, when they used to hand them out as snacks, and I promise you that 6-year-old me was not trying to signal anything.

Post by civilian » Tue, May 16, 2017, 6:58 PM UTC

kleiba wrote: post #3

baldfat wrote: post #2

I HATED Red Delicious as a kid! Honey Crisp Apples are the best tasting apples I have ever eaten but they cost almost triple the price. Pink Ladies are also phenomenal. My 6 and 10 year old like them better then candy.

Unfortunately, though, a large percentage of Pink Ladies offered in stores around here (Germany) come from New Zealand... and that even though apples are among the fruit that grow well in Germany. I like Pink Ladies, especially for the texture, but I prefer to buy fruit that does not have to be shipped half way around the globe.

Post by metaphorm » Tue, May 16, 2017, 7:01 PM UTC

steanne wrote: post #19

orky56 wrote: post #13

I happen to like Red Delicious since they produce a satisfying crunch without being tart (like green apples) or mushy (like gala). I'm surprised this article is using a personal preference to criticize an entire variety and industry.

i've never had a mushy gala.

Post by arcticfox » Tue, May 16, 2017, 7:04 PM UTC

civilian wrote: post #35

kleiba wrote: post #3

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Unfortunately, though, a large percentage of Pink Ladies offered in stores around here (Germany) come from New Zealand... and that even though apples are among the fruit that grow well in Germany. I like Pink Ladies, especially for the texture, but I prefer to buy fruit that does not have to be shipped half way around the globe.

Why? If they're shipping Pink Ladies from New Zealand, and there's an efficient market, can't we imply that it's a better allocation of resources to get Pink Ladies from New Zealand? I mean, they're probably cheaper _even though_ they're getting shipped halfway across the world. What the market is saying is that: the highly skilled population of Germany is probably better off doing more advanced things than growing a…