Kulturkampf

[Eric Cartman]

this feels like one of those "it is known" rhetorics from deep into oppression culture that accidentally leaked out and of course isn't compatible with the real world, they may have even badly misinterpreted whatever point was originally being made

it may even have been sentiment like "it's really expensive to be poor, not only do you have to buy raw ingredients but you have to have the forethought and planning to ration out supplies and use them up before they go bad, so it costs time as well" which morphed into what we see here

everyone always wants to believe anything phrased like "did you know?! ACTUALLY this thing is like this instead! the complete opposite of what you thought and what logic would dictate! isn't that wild?!"

there's like, a genuine argument that's often aimed at people on the lowest incomes regarding food budgets where it goes along the lines of "why don't you have a more middle class diet instead of mostly eating ready meals and processed foods?" where there are certain preconceptions about having a nice middle class kitchen when people genuinely might only have like, a tiny fridge and a microwave so are limited in how much they can do shit like cook up a big batch of a dish and freeze for later, and how much bulk shopping they can do, etc.

But those people are still spending $40 a week on their food bills and eating lots of struggle meals like pasta with ketchup.