From Land O'Lakes butter to rising meat prices, Texas' U.S. senators seem to have food on the mind.
Don’t mess with Texas’ butter and brisket. This week, U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn used their social media platforms to take on Big Food.
The Lone Star State’s upper-chamber congressional officials often post about the latest controversies on social media. Recently, Cruz bravely stood up to aThen on Wednesday, Texas' junior senator appeared particularly concerned about a culturally insensitive cartoon character used to promote butter. In 1928, the dairy industry giant Land O'Lakes rolled out its mascot, an indigenous woman dubbed “Mia,” who was clad in stereotypical clothing and held a container of dairy product. But in 2020, theSmithsonian Magazine.
Rather than applaud the company for upping its cultural sensitivity, Cruz slammed Land O'Lakes on social media this week. The senator retweeted a photo of Land O'Lakes butter, sans Mia, that had the caption, “They literally removed the Indian and kept the land.” In his own tweet, Cruz tacked on an addendum: “Why does the Left hate Indians?”
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