izzie ramirez
@izzieramirez.bsky.social
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deputy editor @ vox’s future perfect // i write about consumerism occasionally // whatever!!! // reach me: [email protected]
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izzieramirez.bsky.social
beneath the romanticization of cowboys and vaqueros is a system that takes advantage of these icons to sell something lesser back to us. it’s hard reanalyzing something i’ve thrown so much identity behind. read the piece and tell me what you think:
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
I’m the daughter of a cattle rancher. Could I ever ditch beef?
Beef is tied to my cultural identity — because of its complicated, colonial history.
www.vox.com
izzieramirez.bsky.social
one day I will do more than just copy-paste my tweet but hey!! we love an illustrated essay lmfao
izzieramirez.bsky.social
For a long time, I thought ditching beef would mean missing out on some grand connection I'd gain at the table. For @vox.com, I wrote about reconnecting with Indigenous foodways, while also acknowledge the cultural pull of beef — as a Texan. www.vox.com/future-perfe...
I’m the daughter of a cattle rancher. Could I ever ditch beef?
Beef is tied to my cultural identity — because of its complicated, colonial history.
www.vox.com
izzieramirez.bsky.social
Thank you!!! 💃🏽💃🏽
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paigeblank.bsky.social
"I feel just at home in my roots making bean and squash tacos for a dinner party in Brooklyn as I do eating brisket with my dad by the side of a racetrack in Austin, cars whipping by."

Sharing this beautiful piece by @izzieramirez.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/future-perfe...
I’m the daughter of a cattle rancher. Could I ever ditch beef?
Beef is tied to my cultural identity — because of its complicated, colonial history.
www.vox.com
izzieramirez.bsky.social
me posting on yet another godforsaken platform