Right now, down in Miami, two groups of grown men who earn money by playing ball all year long are running up against each other, grabbing each other, and throwing each other down onto the grass. Besides the marketplace for sublimated homoerotic fantasies, who are they benefiting? Well, they’re helping big corporations to get people to look at their advertisements, but that’s about it.
If you want to see a real super bowl, head on over to Ten Thousand Villages, which has a great collection of fair trade bowls, like the one that you see here. It’s made in Peru, and brought to the United States through an arrangement that ensures that the original maker is given fair pay for his or her work, instead of being exploited for pennies an hour, in the way that most corporations who advertise during the Super Bowl do.
A bowl like this does quite a bit. It’s both useful and beautiful in your home, and it helps to provide an income to an artisan who might otherwise be living in poverty. Can the team of announcers on television tonight say that about the big game?
If you’re in the United Kingdom and are looking for something a little more utilitarian, but still fair trade, check out these bowls from Fair Wind.
