edit: now it’s a meme and we can all hug in the comments.

      • Adkml [he/him]@hexbear.net
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        One of the islands is majority owned by dole and is one of the largest pineapple farms in the world.

        Fuck dole and monopolies but “saying pineapples are from Hawaii is racist” is dumb as shit

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          Thr plant is native to South America. Dole sold them as Hawaiian so they could charge more. Same thing with dragon fruit. It is also south American but they gave it an Asian theme so it sounds fancy and they can charge extra. Really basically every good plant came from the America’s but we associate then with some fancier place. Tomatoes, Italy. Potatoes? Ireland. You and I both know if we called spaghetti Mexican fusion they wouldn’t be able to charge half what they do for it at the olive garden.

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            Same with coconuts. They are associated with Hawaiian and Caribbean cultures when in fact they’re native to South Asia and the Austronesian islands.