Ear Of Genetically Modified Corn Begs For Death
The video above is from Onion News and shows an "old" cob of corn that wants to finally "die." It is being kept alive by genetically-enginnering. This video suggests that genetically-engineered food dangerously prolongs a food's lifetime and may be unhealthy. "Just ignore the corn," says the GM company. Fox News did a piece also on the GM food debate (shown in top link), but somewhat criticizes those that criticize GM food, like the European Union that banned all GM food from the US. The article uses such rhetoric as "forceful rejection by European countries" and says that now millions will starve that use US donated food. It claims one of the motives is to shield European farmers from competition. These two reports are obviously very different.
The Onion News article uses satire here and is an example of Warner's "détournement," or "turning around." The Onion News humorously takes the stance from an old, tired vegetable, and even though it literally is an old, tired vegetable, it metaphorically stands for the old, worn out post-ripe foods we continually use through GM. Fox News takes a conservative stance and does not really address the potential health risks associated with GM foods, otherwise known as gatekeeping. Maybe this is because GM foods prolong food-life and help save money.
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