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Forbidden watermelon (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by spicytuna62 to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

At first I didn't notice where this was posted and I thought it was about this: https://www.wired.com/story/meta-palestine-employees-watermelon-cupcakes-censorship/

when a club for Muslim workers revealed plans to spend $200 in company funds to serve nine dozen cupcakes in watermelon colors at the event, Meta management called the offering disruptive and demanded the group go another route

Watermelon for decades has been a stand-in for Palestinian resistance to Israeli occupation because its colors match the Palestinian flag. The fruit’s symbolic usage has grown since the latest fighting broke out last October.

Meta deemed the planned watermelon cupcakes a violation of its ban on workplace discussions about war or statehood, though its New York cafeteria served fresh watermelon slices the day of the club fair and many times since. In the end, green cupcakes with pink frosting and black pearl topping (which didn’t look much like watermelon) were served.

There's way more to that story, but the above is the "Forbidden watermelon" part.