Fruit/vegetable metaphors of form “<color 1> on the outside, <color 2> on the inside” for political identities are interesting.
Existing ones I’ve heard of:
Banana: westernized East Asians
Coconut: westernized south Asians
Avocado: enviro-fascists
Proposals open for new ones
Conversation
Replying to
Pomegranate: right libertarian (red on the inside, decentralized on the outside)
2
7
Replying to
I’ve heard “watermelon” for eco-commies. Green outside, red in. There’s an extremely offensive one I won’t repeat involving a brown crust and white insides.
These insults are very dangerous imo. They strip the accused of any right to any identity. Esp for mixed race folks.
1
2
Replying to
I’ve mostly heard people self-identify sardonically with these, not as slurs
1
1
Show replies
Replying to
Blueberry: Green New Deal people? [blue on outside, green on inside]
1
1
Err what weird ass blueberries are you eating 🤨
1
1
Show replies
Replying to
Just discovered a new one -- Apple: an American Indian (Native American) who is "red on the outside, white on the inside" . Sad, but there's probably more here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_e
1






