Comments on: Notably adorable child explains how to bake vegan red velvet cupcakes for Valentines Day http://boingboing.net/2013/02/13/notably-adorable-child-explain.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 08:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: EvilTerran http://boingboing.net/2013/02/13/notably-adorable-child-explain.html#comment-1655785 EvilTerran Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212746#comment-1655785 Eh, I mostly attribute it to the periodic rounds of pedophile hysteria in the media (the latest -- the Jimmy Savile fiasco -- being still rumbling along in the background). The way some of the press sell it, it's like they want you to think that any man expressing any interest in a child is a monster and a pervert. Even though I know full well that they're doing that on purpose 'cos it sells papers, I still find it difficult to keep the indoctrination out of my instinctive prejudices. It's insidious. Don't worry about me, I disregard the thought as soon as I become aware of it. It just saddens me that our society pushes such ideas, and bugs me that the scandal-peddlers have "got to me" even though I know what they're up to. It's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass_Eye#Paedophilia_special_.282001.29" rel="nofollow">pedogeddon</a>, I tell you! Eh, I mostly attribute it to the periodic rounds of pedophile hysteria in the media (the latest — the Jimmy Savile fiasco — being still rumbling along in the background). The way some of the press sell it, it’s like they want you to think that any man expressing any interest in a child is a monster and a pervert. Even though I know full well that they’re doing that on purpose ‘cos it sells papers, I still find it difficult to keep the indoctrination out of my instinctive prejudices. It’s insidious.

Don’t worry about me, I disregard the thought as soon as I become aware of it. It just saddens me that our society pushes such ideas, and bugs me that the scandal-peddlers have “got to me” even though I know what they’re up to.

It’s pedogeddon, I tell you!

]]> By: TheMudshark http://boingboing.net/2013/02/13/notably-adorable-child-explain.html#comment-1655601 TheMudshark Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212746#comment-1655601 Pretty cute, but for me the little girl doing the sunflower makeup still rules supreme. http://boingboing.net/2011/09/15/halloween-makeup-tutorial-from-a-5-year-old-girl-how-to-be-a-sunflower.html Pretty cute, but for me the little girl doing the sunflower makeup still rules supreme.
http://boingboing.net/2011/09/15/halloween-makeup-tutorial-from-a-5-year-old-girl-how-to-be-a-sunflower.html

]]> By: Amber Light http://boingboing.net/2013/02/13/notably-adorable-child-explain.html#comment-1655545 Amber Light Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212746#comment-1655545 Or say "teasoon" Or say “teasoon”

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/02/13/notably-adorable-child-explain.html#comment-1655537 Antinous / Moderator Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212746#comment-1655537 <blockquote>I just caught myself checking which of the BBers posted this, with a mind to judging based on their gender whether "I could watch young Petey Rojas all day. What a cute kid." was a creepy thing for them to be saying.</blockquote>Get help.

I just caught myself checking which of the BBers posted this, with a mind to judging based on their gender whether “I could watch young Petey Rojas all day. What a cute kid.” was a creepy thing for them to be saying.

Get help.

]]> By: EvilTerran http://boingboing.net/2013/02/13/notably-adorable-child-explain.html#comment-1655525 EvilTerran Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212746#comment-1655525 Huh... I just caught myself checking which of the BBers posted this, with a mind to judging based on their gender whether "I could watch young Petey Rojas all day. What a cute kid." was a creepy thing for them to be saying. It's always disconcerting being confronted by your own prejudices. Oh well, better make some cakes to cheer myself up, I guess. Huh… I just caught myself checking which of the BBers posted this, with a mind to judging based on their gender whether “I could watch young Petey Rojas all day. What a cute kid.” was a creepy thing for them to be saying.

It’s always disconcerting being confronted by your own prejudices.

Oh well, better make some cakes to cheer myself up, I guess.

]]> By: Steve Bosman http://boingboing.net/2013/02/13/notably-adorable-child-explain.html#comment-1655509 Steve Bosman Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212746#comment-1655509 I think it is more a South East England thing. Having grown up in Southend-on-sea (Sarfend) I used to do the same, but now I live elsewhere I've pretty much had it beaten out of me. I think it is more a South East England thing. Having grown up in Southend-on-sea (Sarfend) I used to do the same, but now I live elsewhere I’ve pretty much had it beaten out of me.

]]> By: Alanna http://boingboing.net/2013/02/13/notably-adorable-child-explain.html#comment-1655486 Alanna Thu, 14 Feb 2013 07:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212746#comment-1655486 Actually, a popular red colourant used these days is made from tomatoes. The petroleum-based dyes are being phased out by a lot of food companies. Actually, a popular red colourant used these days is made from tomatoes. The petroleum-based dyes are being phased out by a lot of food companies.

]]> By: cub http://boingboing.net/2013/02/13/notably-adorable-child-explain.html#comment-1655416 cub Thu, 14 Feb 2013 04:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212746#comment-1655416  ARE WE TALKING SENTIENT BLACK OIL, AGENT MULDER?  ARE WE TALKING SENTIENT BLACK OIL, AGENT MULDER?

]]> By: jac blades http://boingboing.net/2013/02/13/notably-adorable-child-explain.html#comment-1655415 jac blades Thu, 14 Feb 2013 04:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212746#comment-1655415 so adorable! so adorable!

]]> By: puppethead http://boingboing.net/2013/02/13/notably-adorable-child-explain.html#comment-1655386 puppethead Thu, 14 Feb 2013 03:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212746#comment-1655386 Excellent, thanks for the enlightenment. It's amazing how animal parts can slip into the food stream in unknown ways. Excellent, thanks for the enlightenment. It’s amazing how animal parts can slip into the food stream in unknown ways.

]]> By: zuben http://boingboing.net/2013/02/13/notably-adorable-child-explain.html#comment-1655354 zuben Thu, 14 Feb 2013 02:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212746#comment-1655354 I welcome our new vegan (and Cajun?) chefs! I welcome our new vegan (and Cajun?) chefs!

]]> By: Boundegar http://boingboing.net/2013/02/13/notably-adorable-child-explain.html#comment-1655332 Boundegar Thu, 14 Feb 2013 02:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212746#comment-1655332 But drinking coal tar is fine, as long as you respect its rights as a fellow-being. But drinking coal tar is fine, as long as you respect its rights as a fellow-being.

]]> By: Boundegar http://boingboing.net/2013/02/13/notably-adorable-child-explain.html#comment-1655331 Boundegar Thu, 14 Feb 2013 02:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212746#comment-1655331 The English do the same fing. The English do the same fing.

]]> By: zibuki http://boingboing.net/2013/02/13/notably-adorable-child-explain.html#comment-1655239 zibuki Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212746#comment-1655239 Woah, not so fast. It's all about which brand you use. Cochineal IS still used, and Starbucks got into a huge PR disaster last year when it switched to using it in an effort to be more "green", no pun intended, then had to switch yet again: Starbucks Ditches Bug-Based Red Dye In Strawberry Drink http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/04/19/150972539/starbucks-ditches-bug-based-red-dye-in-strawberry-drink and Cochineal is still very popular as a food dye: Cochineal and Starbucks: Actually, this dye is everywhere http://articles.latimes.com/2012/apr/20/news/la-heb-cochineal-starbucks-20120420 Of the red food dyes on the market that are not made from the insects, there are some that are really vegan and are not made from petroleum, again, it's all about the brand. Woah, not so fast.

It’s all about which brand you use.

Cochineal IS still used, and Starbucks got into a huge PR disaster last year when it switched to using it in an effort to be more “green”, no pun intended, then had to switch yet again:

Starbucks Ditches Bug-Based Red Dye In Strawberry Drink
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/04/19/150972539/starbucks-ditches-bug-based-red-dye-in-strawberry-drink

and Cochineal is still very popular as a food dye:

Cochineal and Starbucks: Actually, this dye is everywhere
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/apr/20/news/la-heb-cochineal-starbucks-20120420

Of the red food dyes on the market that are not made from the insects, there are some that are really vegan and are not made from petroleum, again, it’s all about the brand.

]]> By: marilove http://boingboing.net/2013/02/13/notably-adorable-child-explain.html#comment-1655161 marilove Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212746#comment-1655161 "People who eat too much salt can die, wright?" “People who eat too much salt can die, wright?”

]]> By: summer http://boingboing.net/2013/02/13/notably-adorable-child-explain.html#comment-1655052 summer Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212746#comment-1655052 cane sugar is traditionally filtered through a charcoal made from animal bones in order to whiten it. when it is whitened without the use of "bone char" (as the industry calls it), it is vegan. also vegan, beet sugar (which is already white, so does not need whitening), and turbinado sugar or evaporated cane juice, which is not whitened at all.  cane sugar is traditionally filtered through a charcoal made from animal bones in order to whiten it. when it is whitened without the use of “bone char” (as the industry calls it), it is vegan. also vegan, beet sugar (which is already white, so does not need whitening), and turbinado sugar or evaporated cane juice, which is not whitened at all. 

]]> By: puppethead http://boingboing.net/2013/02/13/notably-adorable-child-explain.html#comment-1655017 puppethead Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212746#comment-1655017 I'm surprised the recipe didn't use beet juice, the original red coloring for red velvet cake. And as a related serious question, what makes "Vegan Cane Sugar" something more than just marketing? Cane sugar is vegetable-based, so as a non-vegan/non-vegetarian I don't understand. "Organic" I could see, but is labeling a vegetable (sugar is a vegetable, right? Sugar cane certainly must be) vegan something like kosher or halal, a special preparation? I’m surprised the recipe didn’t use beet juice, the original red coloring for red velvet cake.

And as a related serious question, what makes “Vegan Cane Sugar” something more than just marketing? Cane sugar is vegetable-based, so as a non-vegan/non-vegetarian I don’t understand. “Organic” I could see, but is labeling a vegetable (sugar is a vegetable, right? Sugar cane certainly must be) vegan something like kosher or halal, a special preparation?

]]> By: MonkeyBoy http://boingboing.net/2013/02/13/notably-adorable-child-explain.html#comment-1654995 MonkeyBoy Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212746#comment-1654995  also substituting "f" for "th". It's sweet enough to make me fwow up.  also substituting “f” for “th”. It’s sweet enough to make me fwow up.

]]> By: Wiki-Truths http://boingboing.net/2013/02/13/notably-adorable-child-explain.html#comment-1654976 Wiki-Truths Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212746#comment-1654976 ugh - Can boing boing please do an article about this? The poison we eat on a daily basis. If it's on the food shelf it should be safe to eat and we shouldn't have to be doing mass amounts of research on every ingredient. What is there now for tools on testing foods / water / ourselves? Clearly companies couldn't give a shit - it's up to us.  ugh – Can boing boing please do an article about this? The poison we eat on a daily basis. If it’s on the food shelf it should be safe to eat and we shouldn’t have to be doing mass amounts of research on every ingredient. What is there now for tools on testing foods / water / ourselves? Clearly companies couldn’t give a shit – it’s up to us. 

]]> By: robotnik http://boingboing.net/2013/02/13/notably-adorable-child-explain.html#comment-1654955 robotnik Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212746#comment-1654955 Red velvet? And his name is Rojas? Pretty suspicious... Red velvet? And his name is Rojas? Pretty suspicious…

]]> By: Fef http://boingboing.net/2013/02/13/notably-adorable-child-explain.html#comment-1654932 Fef Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212746#comment-1654932 First Hello Kitty in space, now this. Prepare for internet takeover by cute, precocious Rojas kids. First Hello Kitty in space, now this. Prepare for internet takeover by cute, precocious Rojas kids.

]]> By: TheOven http://boingboing.net/2013/02/13/notably-adorable-child-explain.html#comment-1654893 TheOven Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212746#comment-1654893  Thanks for the update. Seems to be true, but it's made mostly of petrolium now, not even coal. (Which apparently was linked to cancer.) From the Wikipedias: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allura_Red_AC Red AC was originally manufactured from coal tar, but is now mostly made from petroleum. Despite the popular misconception, Allura Red AC is not derived from any insect, unlike the food colouring carmine, which is derived from the female cochineal insect. However it's still not good for you. It is banned in Denmark, Belgium, France and Switzerland, and was also banned in Sweden until the country joined the European Union in 1994.  Thanks for the update.

Seems to be true, but it’s made mostly of petrolium now, not even coal. (Which apparently was linked to cancer.)

From the Wikipedias: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allura_Red_AC
Red AC was originally manufactured from coal tar, but is now mostly made from petroleum. Despite the popular misconception, Allura Red AC is not derived from any insect, unlike the food colouring carmine, which is derived from the female cochineal insect.

However it’s still not good for you.
It is banned in Denmark, Belgium, France and Switzerland, and was also banned in Sweden until the country joined the European Union in 1994.

]]> By: Xeni Jardin http://boingboing.net/2013/02/13/notably-adorable-child-explain.html#comment-1654859 Xeni Jardin Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212746#comment-1654859 False. Used to be, but not anymore.  http://www.isitvegan.com/2012/02/21/is-red-food-coloring-vegan/ False. Used to be, but not anymore. 

http://www.isitvegan.com/2012/02/21/is-red-food-coloring-vegan/

]]> By: TheOven http://boingboing.net/2013/02/13/notably-adorable-child-explain.html#comment-1654842 TheOven Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212746#comment-1654842 An odd choice for vegans. Consider that red food colouring is often made from bugs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochineal An odd choice for vegans. Consider that red food colouring is often made from bugs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochineal

]]> By: Nylund http://boingboing.net/2013/02/13/notably-adorable-child-explain.html#comment-1654770 Nylund Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=212746#comment-1654770 I like it when kids use the W sound for all their R's. It's pretty darn adorable. I like it when kids use the W sound for all their R’s. It’s pretty darn adorable.

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