Comments on: 'The Root' Roundup: False Premises and Elitism Edition. http://www.postbourgie.com/2008/08/08/the-root-roundup-false-premises-and-elitism-edition/ Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:31:58 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: dmosley http://www.postbourgie.com/2008/08/08/the-root-roundup-false-premises-and-elitism-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-28 dmosley Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:59:09 +0000 http://postbourgie.wordpress.com/?p=820#comment-28 postbourgie... i like it. but my love stops with the title. how are you going to paint it like it's somehow beyond class and status, but then pen an entire roundup nitpicking about elitism? anti-bourgie, maybe. post-bourgie, not even close. about the fast food ban in L.A., though, get at me: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2008/08/11/DI2008081101459.html postbourgie… i like it. but my love stops with the title. how are you going to paint it like it’s somehow beyond class and status, but then pen an entire roundup nitpicking about elitism? anti-bourgie, maybe. post-bourgie, not even close.

about the fast food ban in L.A., though, get at me:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2008/08/11/DI2008081101459.html

]]> By: shani-o http://www.postbourgie.com/2008/08/08/the-root-roundup-false-premises-and-elitism-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-27 shani-o Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:39:25 +0000 http://postbourgie.wordpress.com/?p=820#comment-27 Duly noted, aisha, duly noted. I'm glad you clicked the link. Duly noted, aisha, duly noted. I’m glad you clicked the link.

]]> By: aisha http://www.postbourgie.com/2008/08/08/the-root-roundup-false-premises-and-elitism-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-26 aisha Sun, 10 Aug 2008 05:13:37 +0000 http://postbourgie.wordpress.com/?p=820#comment-26 I see I can't take your round-up at face value. I went and read the Mosely piece since I'm a health educator. I don't see where he contradicts himself even in the statement you posted. He's making the point that holding the number of fast food places does nothing if you aren't increasing access to health promoting items. I see I can’t take your round-up at face value. I went and read the Mosely piece since I’m a health educator. I don’t see where he contradicts himself even in the statement you posted. He’s making the point that holding the number of fast food places does nothing if you aren’t increasing access to health promoting items.

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