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Why does the Disgusting Food Museum include the word “disgusting”? How do you know?
Using the word “disgusting” was an idea created by the Los Angeles show, These foods are among some 80 items at the Disgusting Food
Museum. It opened in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday.
Using the word “disgusting” is meant to show how awful and unhealthy these foods are; “If we can change people’s notions of disgust, maybe
we can also open them up to new foods, said West.
Using the word “disgusting was an accident; Ahrens responded that the word “disgusting is not the point of the exhibit. The point is getting
people to see that we should not judge the foods of other places, Ahrens said.
Using the word “disgusting would gain it more attention: Calling it “disgusting” makes it more interesting, he said. With a boring name, no one
would come, he said. “It wouldn’t be interesting.”