During a slightly blotto phase of our going away party, Carol went to the fridge for some coconut water. She pulled out the carton, looked at it seriously and said, "I picked the Black lady."
"Huh?"
"At the store, I picked the Black lady to bring home." Turns out, the cartons of Itapoã coconut water have different pictures on them, male/female, black/white. As Carol reached for a carton, she recognized there was a choice. She looked at the pictures, considered the people, and she made a conscious decision about who to bring home. She picked the black lady. I'm glad she told me. We make choices with our money every day. I want to be thoughtful in making those choices. I'm not sure if this is a Brazilian thing or not, but I'm going to start noticing.
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