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demmiblue

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69. Archae did this one. It did not go well.

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Nov 2020

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Please stop using the words 'food insecure' [View all] NYETNYET Nov 2020 OP

R&K MerryBlooms Nov 2020 #1

Food Insecurity has nothing to do with mustard or ketchup. MineralMan Nov 2020 #2

As long as the stories stay front and center Sherman A1 Nov 2020 #3

I disagree. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #4

Thank you StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #15

Great points Piasladic Nov 2020 #16

Good points and maybe hungry isn't the right word but SlogginThroughIt Nov 2020 #32

Well, that explains it. jaxexpat Nov 2020 #51

Haaaaa! NurseJackie Nov 2020 #56

Thank you. N/t Ms. Toad Nov 2020 #55

Well said. johnp3907 Nov 2020 #64

Maybe, but I'm going to respectfully disagree Arthur_Frain Nov 2020 #74

If charities, churches, pantries, kitchens ... NurseJackie Nov 2020 #75

Thanks for the rational thought, Jackie. BannonsLiver Nov 2020 #95

CORRECT Skittles Nov 2020 #96

"Food insecurity" doesn't sound pretty at all. It's a vivid descriptor of the problem. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2020 #5

Sadly, the premise of this OP has the effect of marginalizing what Food-Insecurity actually is. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #9

Well said. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2020 #12

I think some people around here would object to the word hungry Bettie Nov 2020 #6

Ridiculous. --- Nobody is doing that. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #10

Is that YOUR new rule because I've never read it on DU. SharonClark Nov 2020 #13

Not at all. I get "hungry" sometimes, between meals. MineralMan Nov 2020 #26

You forgot this, right? Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #29

There's one thing here I always read. n/t rzemanfl Nov 2020 #7

It reveals much. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #82

It does indeed. I believe around the middle of the month I will be in a rzemanfl Nov 2020 #84

Food Insecure is more accurate than hungry. yardwork Nov 2020 #8

Yes. Insecure is too WEAK of a word. Perhaps UNSTABLE, UNPREDICTABLE or VOLATILE are stonger. TheBlackAdder Nov 2020 #11

That leaves out the problems associated with malnutrition... NurseJackie Nov 2020 #14

Got it. Adding from the USDA, definitions and graphics TheBlackAdder Nov 2020 #24

Hope no one skips this post. Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2020 #31

Great info. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #48

thank you llashram Nov 2020 #17

Absurd! It's not a euphemism that's meant to sanitize or minimize. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #21

I misunderstood, I guess llashram Nov 2020 #22

If we stopped using every word and phrase marybourg Nov 2020 #18

Thank you! NurseJackie Nov 2020 #34

Why is it when the MSN does a report on people doc03 Nov 2020 #19

Maybe because it doesn't always fit what people like you think it looks like? sweetloukillbot Nov 2020 #23

Didn't I say a person can be overweight because of doc03 Nov 2020 #85

You think obese people can't be hungry? WTF is this? WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2020 #25

It's called "grasping for straws" and a profound lack of understanding of the fact that... NurseJackie Nov 2020 #38

Lol LeftInTX Nov 2020 #60

LOL Hunger's funny! sweetloukillbot Nov 2020 #86

The irony is funny LeftInTX Nov 2020 #87

Exactly! Democrats need to say it like it is PEOPLE ARE STARVING judesedit Nov 2020 #20

People are not starving. They face food insecurity. There is a difference. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2020 #33

Would you wait in line for 10 hours to get a bag of potatoes and various staples? judesedit Nov 2020 #88

Screw that food insecurity bullshit. judesedit Nov 2020 #89

They are suffering, but they are not starving. They are experiencing food insecurity. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2020 #90

Starve: To suffer severely or die judesedit Nov 2020 #91

Well sure. Children and the very old can be starved by abusive caretakers. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2020 #92

I Have To Side RobinA Nov 2020 #27

But the issue is not starvation, or even "can't put food on the table." WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2020 #30

I basically agree Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #65

Why different? WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2020 #66

It just seems Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #67

Yes. cwydro Nov 2020 #93

Yes. cwydro Nov 2020 #94

Compare being without enough food to eat luvtheGWN Nov 2020 #54

Agree 100% Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #28

"Food Insecurity" is the kind of term you develop when you're trying to study and solve the problem. Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2020 #35

False dichotomy Shermann Nov 2020 #36

Post removed Post removed Nov 2020 #37

Dude. nt Codeine Nov 2020 #47

The fuck? demmiblue Nov 2020 #53

Food insecure is actually a more precise term than "hungry" yellowcanine Nov 2020 #39

"Don't know where or when their next meal may be...." Heartstrings Nov 2020 #40

It's a direct consequence of Republican malfeasance pandr32 Nov 2020 #41

K&R mountain grammy Nov 2020 #42

For Black Friday I signed up to give a recurring monthly donation to Second Harvest Heartland NickB79 Nov 2020 #43

Yes seta1950 Nov 2020 #44

Username checks out. nt Codeine Nov 2020 #45

You're not alone. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #50

Not the first time. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2020 #59

"Food insecure" is corporatespeak to cloud the harm of maldistribution systems from farm to table. ancianita Nov 2020 #46

No.There's nothing "pretty" about food insecurity. cwydro Nov 2020 #49

I agree. The OP does a great disservice. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #57

"food insecurity" is an established term used around the world milestogo Nov 2020 #52

As someone who fights food insecurity for a living utopian Nov 2020 #58

I really have no opinion just yet DLCWIdem Nov 2020 #61

They are describing different things. meadowlander Nov 2020 #73

Naah. It's a useful term that puts the problem in context for further discussion. MrModerate Nov 2020 #62

Nope. johnp3907 Nov 2020 #63

Post removed Post removed Nov 2020 #68

Archae did this one. It did not go well. demmiblue Nov 2020 #69

This is a crap take. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2020 #71

What specifically leads you to believe that...? LanternWaste Nov 2020 #78

Another take on "welfare queens" KentuckyWoman Nov 2020 #81

Don't have food to eat... dlk Nov 2020 #70

I certainly take your point, and agree... BobTheSubgenius Nov 2020 #72

It's just a matter of time before murder victims are referred as "life insecure" Snake Plissken Nov 2020 #76

No it's not. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #83

I think your interpretation of the word is without evidence. LanternWaste Nov 2020 #77

Disagree, In the US poorer people often are overweight JI7 Nov 2020 #79

Thank you! This particular phrase drives me nuts. It's HUNGER. People are HUNGRY. Vinca Nov 2020 #80

Food insecurity and hunger are two different things and littlemissmartypants Nov 2020 #97