A Union City Patch reader shopping at the in Union Landing spotted something in aisle 13 that just didn't seem right to her.
Look at the photo above.
"This is rude," the reader said. "Why mix Asian and Middle Eastern food with the pet aisle?"
While I don't usually spew my personal beliefs here, this is a little demeaning. I'm sure there are other items you can toss next to the dog chow. At least Safeway keeps the "ethnic" food in one aisle.
Does anyone else find this a little offensive? Or am I just too sensitive? Tell us in the comments section below.
"Dry goods." You're kidding, right? What good with a sign like that do? Signs are supposed to help us find things or convey information. Why use signs at all? And sorry Tim, certain cultures do have different or specific dietary interests. At a store level, it all comes down to economics. If having an "Irish" or "Italian" food aisle would help them sell more stuff, you better believe they would do it.
Things like slavery, racism, bigotry, insensitivity, xenophobia and discrimination. And except for the first, you're a fool if you've convinced yourself these things no longer exist.
The bloody sign is just there to help you find things in a store. Don’t assume that just because you don’t like the placement of food on a shelf that there is some sinister purpose. I’d much rather find the food next to dog food as opposed to insecticide. .
I have always been concerned about the fact that women are permitted to shop with men and that pork is not segregated in to its own area. Milk, eggs, gluten and shellfish all intrude and should be separated as the Pentateuch demands for Christians, Jews and Muslims.
An aisle is "a passage between shelves of goods in a supermarket or other building". An isle is "an island or a peninsula, especially a small one". We're all obviously Union City school district graduates here (except me... I haven't finished 7th grade).
Eating dogs in Islam depends on your school of fiqh; for most it is haram; for Maliki fiqh it is technically disliked, not forbidden. There are a number of stores that have other food items on the same aisle as the pet food aisle. I haven't heard complaints about them. I think everyone needs to take a deep breath, step back, and calm down.