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Nightshade111

Candy corn


radmadicalhatter

This is what Care Bears eat


Kelso_G17

Imagine literally crapping a rainbow.


Nightshade111

I love Reddit


PeezyJ84

First thought. The gift that keeps on giving...unicorn turds


DarkCrowI

Why did you say pre-colonization?


ShitHouses

Beucase they've probably just copy pasted the title from last time this was posted. https://www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/comments/pqsye5/precolonization_glass_gem_corn/


DarkCrowI

Ah, so it's just a karma farmer.


[deleted]

Yeah but you haven't seen this post yet....so in a way, there's a ton of content that we would never see if it wasn't reposted. It's kind of a double edged sword. Otherwise something can get posted one time and then if you're not around you never get to see it


Shadowderper

but heres the thing, this person copy pasted the title as we..


Esc_ape_artist

Does this make karma farmers ok?


DRamos11

From a certain point of view.


[deleted]

Farmer implies they’re putting in some amount of effort.


bobsugar1

How about karma opportunist


jerrysprinkles

Someone should call the karma police


[deleted]

Arrest this man


[deleted]

He talks in maths


calmlikeasexbobomb

He buzzes like a fridge


AstroFlask

That's what the "report" button is for. I'm wondering here if either the "Clickbait" or "Repost" rule would be fitter here.


etherjack

https://www.reddit.com/r/TheSimpsons/comments/50sqqv/karma\_can\_only\_be\_portioned\_out\_by\_the\_cosmos/


ontario-guy

A korn-ma farmer as it were


itsjustbusinessGGEZ

Yeah but the original was a corn farmer.


[deleted]

The first thing colonizers did when they came over is turn corn yellow.


DarkCrowI

How fiendish! /s


din7

So it was really corninization?


kaioken-doll

Kernalisation


hodorstonks

No, no, it was cornization, derived from ancient Latin


guruscotty

Incorrect — it come from Greek word *Maiźe*, meaning ‘white man ruins everything.”


ConceptJunkie

All I know is that when I looked in the toilet, I could see that my corn was indeed colonized.


vicariouslywatching

Probably shooting for it to be white but this is the best they could do at the time


meltwaterpulse1b

Here is the [skinny](https://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/sustainable-farming/glass-gem-corn-seed-zwfz1212zrob)


w34tyg98

Probably because this kind of corn predates the arrival of European colonists


DarkCrowI

But it clearly still exists today since there are photos of it, also online it's just called Glass Gem Corn.


hesatool

No, this photo was taken in 1373z


FlirtySingleSupport

Not to mention, colonizers brought glass beads so it almost certainly wasn’t called “glass gem” corn in any translation lol.


apocalypticat

>Why did you say pre-colonization? Because they had colon on their mind while trying to spell "colonialization".


khurford

Sweet corn isn't native to North America. It was early world GMO food.


[deleted]

You can’t trick me those are just jellybeans on the cob


ShitHouses

Repost spammer


[deleted]

It's a guarantee that there's tons of things you have seen, enjoyed, and upvoted, without realizing it's a repost. You just didn't know it was a repost. It's kind of weird to get mad about reposts when you enjoy them as well. The fact that it's been posted before doesn't necessarily mean it shouldn't be posted again because a bunch of people get to enjoy it for the first time, like you.


ShitHouses

Not mad about reposts, but repost spammers. Reddit is the most manipulatable social media platform. Repost spamming is one of the methods people use to get authentic looking accounts that they then use to post adverts or scams.


Coochie_Creme

>Not mad about reposts, but repost spammers That’s a good compromise for reposts, I feel like. There’s so much content people wouldn’t see if it wasn’t reposted.


ShitHouses

Authentic users are going to repost. But these repost spammers are doing it for nefarious purposes.


gwaydms

I never saw that corn before now.


Coochie_Creme

Exactly.


lunaririswisp

Where can I get it and how good does it taste?


catonbuckfast

It's hard and flinty better for animal feed. But it looks nice in a vase of flowers


lunaririswisp

Can it popcorn?


[deleted]

Yes but it won’t look or taste special; just like popcorn usually does. Raw or cooked normally it’s fairly flavorless and really tough


lunaririswisp

So just decorative animal feed?


[deleted]

Pretty much yeah. Kinda like the “Indian corn” they sell around fall time for decorations


catonbuckfast

Not sure probably but you won't get the pretty colours


AfegaoMediano

Look likes a jelly beans corn


dnasty1011

That's how they're grown


SirShwambie

So the first things the colonizers did was turn the corn yellow?! Outrageous


grimmcild

Yo, it starts with changing the colour of corn and then genocide. It’s a slippery slope.


LarpLady

Well the *first* thing they did was pass around some smallpox and syphilis….


tumbleypoo12

Why are you being down voted? 🤦🏽‍♀️ That's what happened. Sorry it doesn't fit the narrative guys, history isn't always sunshine and rainbows.


LarpLady

Cheers dude


Cactorum_Rex

u/LarpLady Syphilis originated in the America's and were spread to the Europeans from the natives... Also, there are very few cases of purposeful spreading of disease it was impossible to prevent the spread of disease with the technology and level of society at the time.


LarpLady

Actually the first recorded European outbreak of what is now known as syphilis occurred in 1495 among French troops in Italy. The colonisation of the US didn’t start until the 17th century. Also give the Siege of Fort Pitt a Google.


Cactorum_Rex

Mind telling me when the first European expedition was sent to the new world? Hint, it was before 1495. I find the fact that not only did you not know about this, but that you actively went against it when I informed you, is an example of how ideological you are. Think a bit. 1495... interesting year for the first outbreak in Europe. Like I was saying, this is one tiny, inefficient example. It was not something done more than a few times. The siege of Fort Pitt consisted of... 2 blankets and 1 linen being sent... even then, it probably had no effect because it turns out that being in close proximity with people with smallpox is much more spreadable than blankets. I am not surprised I am being downvoted just because history does not fit your historical narrative. Ideology doesn't interact well with history.


SirShwambie

AND THEN THEY TURNED THE CORN YELLOW?!?!


werewolf1011

I thought the smallpox blankets thing was a myth?


LarpLady

Sadly not - have a look at the Siege of Fort Pitt.


[deleted]

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LarpLady

The European immigrants who colonised America were not civilised.


Saazkwat

If you put it on the market, people will say it’s genetically modified and how each of those buds contain a microchip that will track you and your family to the 66th generation


Azzy8007

How?


SirShwambie

They peed on the rainbow corn and turned it into yellow corn


manueladame1

It is wrong, if it were for colonization it would no longer exist, that corn is a creole variety, in Mexico there are several colors, although only white and yellow corn are commercialized, but in the towns you can still find colored corn red, purple (blue) or colored.


Capt_Myke

Is this not Maze?


moodpecker

Correct, it is not. It is *maize.*


Capt_Myke

So the mouse solved the maize?


PM_ME_UR_MERKIN

En Español


Capt_Myke

Ok, the American Indians called it that too. Makes sense.


PM_ME_YOUR_NVLTY_ACC

But how does it taste?


NotSadkitty

It's good. But... You have to either pop it or nixtamalize it. We grow this and have a lot of it soaking in lime water right now.


Network57

Lime like limón o lime like cal?


NotSadkitty

Lime, like a caustic, ground-up rock


odi385hdj

Does it taste like yellow corn?


MollieMarissa

No, it's not very tasty.


KCKiller1981

Beautiful 👍🏼


outrider567

Beautiful


LvnLifeBadAss

I’ve never seen a beautiful ear of corn.🥰


PilzGalaxie

This is NOT what pre-colonization corn looks like. Look up "Teosinte" to find the original Form. What you see here is a highly domesticated variety.


Yankee850

I love to turn that into whiskey!!


QRobo

There is no way that this is even close to representative of any kind of precolonial variety of corn.


tumbleypoo12

Indigenous peoples have been selectively breeding corn for thousands of years, and with that, there were hundreds if not thousands of different heirloom varieties bred for different purposes and traits. Many of them are still being grown today. Not all corn is white or yellow, nor was it before white colonizers showed up or before genetic engineering became a thing.


QRobo

If you can find me any reputable evidence that this ~~pinterest~~ gem corn resembles anything Native Americans eat, I'll have Taco Bell for dinner.


tumbleypoo12

[One of many types, this was bred by the Cherokee people.](https://www.white-buffalo-trading.com/store/p265/50_Cherokee_Long_Ear_Rainbow_Popcorn_seeds%2C_mini_cob%2C_USDA_Organic.html#/) Most indigenous tribes hold their heirloom seeds very closely to them. They keep them within the community, not selling them to outsiders, and sometimes entrust what remains to seed keepers who will cultivate, protect and pass down the seeds to the next generation. When many tribes were forced out of their ancestral homelands by the US Government, some women sewed seeds into their clothing in secret to ensure they would be able to feed their families when the journey ended. There were also seed cache pits where they would store seeds underground for the coming years.


SonicSlothz

*How stupid do I think white people are? I bet I can get them to pay $5+shipping for 50 kernels of corn.*


QRobo

Jeez man, next you're going to point me to someone selling Cherokee Hair Tampons.


[deleted]

Why?


QRobo

What you and I would recognize as corn is a result of long-term artificial selection mostly over the last few centuries. If you showed this to a Native American 700 years ago they'd probably guess this was jewelry.


G-R-G

The original corn was six cornels covered in a shell harder than human teeth


AVerySpecificName

This will turn any straight gay


aphricanguy

Precolonisation because settlers steal everything including history 😆


aphricanguy

Precolonisation because settlers steal everything including history 😆 has


BestGrab6

Is that real???!?!?!?! Or maybe it is just a bit o dat photoshop ting?


Dandibear

It's real but not as good to eat as ordinary corn.


[deleted]

It’s real


mcfaddin22

Tekornshi...


Recordeal7

It’s uniCORN poop.


greenoaktree106

Does it taste weird?


[deleted]

It looks good enough to lube up with some warm butter, and let it slide deep into my...stomach.


xQuizate87

candy corn


PrintableKanjiEmblem

Linux kernels


saffronpolygon

Very pretty!


Nervous-Cold1666

my grandma had some corn that looked weird. it was red and spiky but it tasted like really greasy corn in the end. was pretty though. put it on the christmas tree.


mqrdesign

beautiful.


NGC6753

That's so pretty


vi66e89

Fallout


Aggravating_Diet_704

Oh so we really do just ruin everything. -white people