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Bittersweet chocolate
by Decius at 11:40 am EST, Feb 14, 2003 |
Of the $1.1 billion in boxed chocolates that Americans are expected to buy on Valentine's Day, very little will be untainted by the scourge of child labor. Although some who buy those bonbons will do so without knowing the sinister history of their purchases, others, like the chocolate makers, will have known for at least two years, if not longer, that cocoa beans imported from the Ivory Coast -- used to make nearly half the chocolate consumed in this country -- are harvested in large part by children, some as young as 9, and many of whom are considered slaves, trafficked from desperately poor countries like Mali and Burkina Faso. Great, not only am I contributing to terrorism and endangering fellow drivers with my SUV, but I'm also supporting child slavery with my Chocolate Ice Cream. Everytime you try to try to have fun, God kills a domo-kun... Think of the domo-kuns. |
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RE: Bittersweet chocolate
by jessica at 11:44 am EST, Feb 14, 2003 |
Decius wrote:
] Of the $1.1 billion in boxed chocolates that Americans are
] expected to buy on Valentine's Day, very little will be
] untainted by the scourge of child labor. Although some who buy
] those bonbons will do so without knowing the sinister history
] of their purchases, others, like the chocolate makers, will
] have known for at least two years, if not longer, that cocoa
] beans imported from the Ivory Coast -- used to make nearly
] half the chocolate consumed in this country -- are harvested
] in large part by children, some as young as 9, and many of
] whom are considered slaves, trafficked from desperately poor
] countries like Mali and Burkina Faso.
]
] Great, not only am I contributing to terrorism and endangering
] fellow drivers with my SUV, but I'm also supporting child
] slavery with my Chocolate Ice Cream. Everytime you try to try
] to have fun, God kills a domo-kun... Think of the domo-kuns. I would say "Decius, you are the Anti-Christ", but it's starting to look like we all are, in one way or another... |
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Bittersweet chocolate
by Dolemite at 10:22 am EST, Feb 14, 2003 |
Of the $1.1 billion in boxed chocolates that Americans are expected to buy on Valentine's Day, very little will be untainted by the scourge of child labor. Although some who buy those bonbons will do so without knowing the sinister history of their purchases, others, like the chocolate makers, will have known for at least two years, if not longer, that cocoa beans imported from the Ivory Coast -- used to make nearly half the chocolate consumed in this country -- are harvested in large part by children, some as young as 9, and many of whom are considered slaves, trafficked from desperately poor countries like Mali and Burkina Faso. |
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