Response to Michelle Webb

Michelle stated in her post that people who eat "cheap" meat such as McDonalds are making poor, uneducated decisions about their food and should probably spend more money on better quality meat. In an ideal world, this would be possible for everyone. However, many people- in America as well as all around the world- simply cannot afford to do that. This constant criticism towards McDonalds, and especially towards people who eat at McDonalds, is a kind of elitism. Not everyone has the means to eat high quality food, and even if they do, it's not our place to judge them for their decisions. The same thing goes for genetically modified food. The reality is that it is just cheaper and easier to eat food that has been genetically modified. Also, genetically modified food can help end starvation around the world.

It is completely valid to prefer organic, non genetically modified food. However, it is completely unfair to judge people who don't share this same view, or simply cannot afford to eat like that.