Comments on: The Story of Stuff http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2008/05/05/the-story-of-stuff/ politics, media, culture and life from a queer boricua in brooklyn Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:46:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: queerunity http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2008/05/05/the-story-of-stuff/#comment-51289 queerunity Fri, 30 May 2008 09:47:45 +0000 http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/?p=210#comment-51289 the reason for contaminated breast milk is because non-veg women continue to eat animal proteins. These are full of chemicals and hormones which adversely affect the future childs health. <a href="http://www.queersunited.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.queersunited.blogspot.com</a> the reason for contaminated breast milk is because non-veg women continue to eat animal proteins. These are full of chemicals and hormones which adversely affect the future childs health.

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]]> By: speaking of consumption… « strength never power http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2008/05/05/the-story-of-stuff/#comment-51251 speaking of consumption… « strength never power Wed, 28 May 2008 09:25:52 +0000 http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/?p=210#comment-51251 [...] writes about s.o.s. at angrybrownbutch and on feministe (see [...] [...] writes about s.o.s. at angrybrownbutch and on feministe (see [...]

]]> By: Emily http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/2008/05/05/the-story-of-stuff/#comment-50822 Emily Fri, 09 May 2008 00:24:39 +0000 http://www.angrybrownbutch.com/?p=210#comment-50822 I am always really confused about what sort of role I can possibly play as an individual consumer. I think about corn syrup, for example, which is plowed into just about everything we eat in part to provide a market for our overproduction of corn. Like, if I choose not to drink bottled water, does that result in a decrease in bottled water production? Or will the bottle I didn't drink just get buried in the ground because that's 'cheaper' than not producing bottled water at all? Am i making sense? I'm not asking a cynical question, like, "Jack, tell me I can make a difference!!!" I just honestly wonder whether the problem of 'stuff' is created at the level of the consumer or the level of the producer, you know? I am always really confused about what sort of role I can possibly play as an individual consumer. I think about corn syrup, for example, which is plowed into just about everything we eat in part to provide a market for our overproduction of corn. Like, if I choose not to drink bottled water, does that result in a decrease in bottled water production? Or will the bottle I didn’t drink just get buried in the ground because that’s ‘cheaper’ than not producing bottled water at all?

Am i making sense? I’m not asking a cynical question, like, “Jack, tell me I can make a difference!!!” I just honestly wonder whether the problem of ’stuff’ is created at the level of the consumer or the level of the producer, you know?

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