Comments on: Starbucks losing its green stripes?

By: Siel

Siel — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:20:05 +0000

Wikipedia to the rescue for Arondo:

“Niggardly is a word synonymous with stingy and miserly, and a niggard (noun) is a miser. The word may incorrectly be associated with “nigger”, a racial slur against Blacks. Although the words sound similar, there is no etymological connection between the two: “niggard” and “niggle” came from the Old Norse verb nigla, meaning “to fuss about small matters”, while “nigger” derives from niger, the Latin for “black”.”

More here. Hope that helps de-offend you –

By: Arondo Holmes

Arondo Holmes — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:06:40 +0000

comment on niggardly was for Leighton Cooke’s blog Not LA Green girl I got crossed overin my replys

By: Arondo Holmes

Arondo Holmes — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:01:27 +0000

First The use of niggardly is offensive to me as a black americanits use in all contexes should be avoided, second the explotastion of the coffee growers is very evedent to me as I am a grower of coffee in Honduras and export it direct ,roast and sell it.I am fully aware of the diparity in the price paid to the grower and value at the end sale there is much the specility roasters can do as well as the common coffee roasters . I have not seen Black Gold yet but will what many dont see is the Global inpact of the coffee price it is not just the fair trade concept but the need for fair traders at NYBOT
these pennys they play with is food and clothing as well as the quality of their product they are influenced by the big four Sara Lee,Nescafe,Kraft Foods & Proctor and Gamble to mantain an artifisaly low price due there volume of purchases
the Fair trade moniker need tinkering to truly be fair.
Arondo Holmes
Hondo Coffee