There are certain food preferences that don’t have people all that divided. For instance, I think most of us can agree that the mere idea of dipping a slice of perfectly delicious pizza in a glass of milk is just disgusting and offensive. Other issues, however, have people pretty evenly split, and of course, each side feels very strongly that they are right. One such debate involves a much beloved breakfast beverage, and according to Mashable, it’s the internet’s most recent intense argument: Is orange juice better with or without pulp?
Obviously, orange juice has been argued about since way before the internet was around. Growing up, my home was staunchly divided over the topic. My sister and brother were in one corner, preferring pulp-free, while my dad and I liked orange juice that, as he puts it, "you have to chew.” Like with most controversies in our household, my mom diplomatically sat somewhere in the middle, never choosing a side and switching off weeks buying extra pulp and pulp-free.
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Today, I still believe that orange juice with pulp is superior. It’s heartier and seems like something a grown up should be able to handle. Plus, isn’t pulp a sign that what you’re drinking is real and fresh? Based on a recent outpouring of tweets, it looks like most of my fellow pulp lovers have similar reasons for preferring OJ you can chew. Many Twitter users are taking their allegiance to the next level by publicly discrediting those who don’t like pulp, and the resulting tweets are kind of hilarious.
Unpopular opinion: I like orange juice w pulp bc it makes me feel like I'm drinking straight out of a fresh orange
— Maggie (@magsbennekamper) March 19, 2017
If you don't like pulp in your orange juice you're weak and natural selection is coming for you.
— postlogue (@postlogue) March 22, 2017
wait.... are you tryna tell me that y'all grown ass adults and you drink OJ with no pulp? pic.twitter.com/U3y18jffRY
— TRUE Legend Killer (@Big_Boss_Flurb) March 24, 2017
@Raegan_Jane I love freshly squeezed OJ. The pulp adds this slight bitterness. I enjoy it hey?
— NO¥A$ (@RealNoyas) March 3, 2017
Like with any good food controversy, the folks on the other side — the anti-pulpers, if you will — are equality as passionate about their beliefs. Although, as a devoted pulp fan, I feel it is my duty to point out that most of the tweets from anti-pulpers don’t state concrete reasons for disliking pulp, but maybe I’m just seeing what I want to see.
If you drink your orange juice with pulp in it you nasty ??♂️
— ¥ung Satchmo (@airmaxgang) March 23, 2017
I SUPPORT ORANGE JUICE WITH NO PULP AND ONLY NO PULP
— ebon (@abstractnights) March 20, 2017
Why is extra pulp orange juice even an option?????
— Shay Adkins (@shayyy_1022) March 24, 2017
So, where do you fall on this age-old issue? Perhaps, like me, you've held a strong position on orange juice for years. Well, thanks to this Twitter debate, you can now join a larger conversation. Let the world know how you feel about pulp. Believe me, I'm going to.