A reporter for the British news source, The Guardian, has come under fire after claiming that apple pie is racist because it is an example of the “vast and ongoing genocide of indigenous people.” Food writer Raj Patel made radical comments for the famously liberal publication regarding the popular American dessert. According to Patel’s article, apple pie was a creation that stemmed from slavery and colonialism after he highlighted how apples were not original to the Americas but were first in central Asia and brought to America 400-500 years ago.
Patel’s article was entitled “Food injustice has deep roots: let’s start with America’s apple pie.” The controversial piece claimed that apple pie – the American staple on the dessert table – has “bloody origins” and is about as “American as stolen land, wealth and labor.”
