‘Kitchen-Table’ Is a Type of Politics - January 30, 2025

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1. 0:01And
2. 0:09now, words and their stories from VOA Learning English.
3. 0:19On this program, we explore words and expressions in the English language.
4. 0:25We give examples and notes on usage.
5. 0:30Today, we talk about different kinds of politics.
6. 0:34We start with kitchen table politics.
7. 0:38The kitchen is often considered the hub or center of the home.
8. 0:44It is where we gather to not only share a meal but to talk about the events of the day.
9. 0:52We often discuss issues of importance with our family and friends around the dining room table.
10. 1:00So kitchen table issues are those that affect individuals and their families daily.
11. 1:09A family might discuss these issues at the kitchen table during meal times.
12. 1:15Rising gas and food prices are two good examples of kitchen table politics.
13. 1:23These issues affect decisions we make day to day.
14. 1:27They are sometimes also called dinner table politics.
15. 1:31Or, we could describe them as bread and butter issues.
16. 1:38Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines bread and butter issues as being as basic as the earning of one's livelihood.
17. 1:47The online Cambridge Dictionary defines a bread and butter issue as a subject or problem
18. 1:55that relates directly to most people's needs and interests.
19. 2:01For example, affordable food prices and availability of good healthcare are the kinds of bread
20. 2:10and butter political issues that people vote on.
21. 2:15The noun bread and butter means a way of making a living.
22. 2:18For example, for a creative writer, her ideas are her bread and butter.
23. 2:27So bread and butter political issues deal with our ability to provide for the needs of ourselves and our families.
24. 2:37Next, let's talk about green politics.
25. 2:42These political issues deal with caring for the natural environment.
26. 2:46Green politics can cover ideas such as environmental sustainability,
27. 2:53recycling, and threats to wildlife.
28. 2:58The natural world is central to green politics.
29. 3:04Identity politics is more personal.
30. 3:06This term means that a person's political views are formed by their experiences
31. 3:13and understanding of themselves.
32. 3:17Things like gender, age, social and economic position,
33. 3:23and religious belief can inform identity politics.
34. 3:29Finally, we come to gacha politics.
35. 3:32This type of politics is centered on damaging opponents through public accusations of wrongdoing
36. 3:40or misbehavior.
37. 3:44Gotcha politics often involves investigation into the private lives, past and present,
38. 3:50of politicians in search of negative information.
39. 3:55In gacha politics, gacha is short for I got you, meaning I caught you.
40. 4:04And that's the end of this words and their stories.
41. 4:07Until next time, I'm Ana Mateo.