{"id":2178,"date":"2022-06-04T22:08:31","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T22:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crysaniadangoor.com\/?p=2178"},"modified":"2025-10-21T20:28:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T20:28:58","slug":"the-glorious-meaning-of-potatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crysaniadangoor.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/04\/the-glorious-meaning-of-potatoes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Glorious Meaning of Potatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

So, why potatoes? I\u2019m so glad you didn\u2019t actually ask but decided to read this anyway! Potato Squad<\/a> says that potatoes represent \u201cthe simple awesomeness we want to embody, as well as life on Earth.\u201d We are all creatures of Earth, and I think taking the symbol of a potato, unassuming but brilliant, shows that we are not above Earth but defending it in all its facets and flawed (except not really flawed, depending on how you see things) beauty. And also, potatoes are awesome! I mean, aren\u2019t they so cool??? I aspire to be like that, and extend anyone in the world that hope. Climate change is a heavy, huge threat, and I like having the reminder that all is not lost. Simple joys, like potatoes, are still here, and we will stand by and preserve them. Working together to preserve Earth \u2014 and being awesome \u2014 is the meaning of Potatohood. But beyond the Potato Squad sense, here is more insight into how I use it as a compliment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Potatoes, for me, are a symbol of goodness and joy. But when I think of a person as a figurative potato, there is more to that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Typically, before the brilliance of me, the internet, and Potato Squad (I mean, I did start saying potato in 2013 \ud83d\ude01), the metaphor of a potato was not a flattering one. Since they\u2019re kind of lumpy and brown and live in the ground, they were and sometimes still are (I am sorry to say!) associated with clumsiness, uselessness, and awkwardness. (Seriously \u2014 potatoes are useful!!) But for me, their inauspicious exterior does not take away the symbol of elegance, positive influence, creativity, and kindness. In fact, that\u2019s why I find it so much stronger than a more typical symbol of beauty, such as a rose. It shows that you don\u2019t have to be pretty or of high status or conforming to any standard to be important. A potato can save your life when a rose cannot. And it means you can be anything you want to be. The lack of expectations removes pressure and the need for confidence, and they live in the Earth \u2014 not exalted in the sky, but here with us, where any of us can identify with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A potato, for me, stands for anyone who takes the title. It stands for being accepted as yourself while being awesome in your own unique way. It stands for not being alone despite your differences. It stands for a beauty beyond society\u2019s standards. And it stands for being the amazing, unique, and truly legendary person you are and want to be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So, why potatoes? I\u2019m so glad you didn\u2019t actually ask but decided to read this anyway! Potato Squad says that potatoes represent \u201cthe simple awesomeness we want to embody, as well as life on Earth.\u201d We are all creatures of Earth, and I think taking the symbol of a potato, unassuming but brilliant, shows that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"0","ocean_second_sidebar":"0","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"0","ocean_custom_header_template":"0","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"0","ocean_post_oembed":"","ocean_post_self_hosted_media":"","ocean_post_video_embed":"","ocean_link_format":"","ocean_link_format_target":"self","ocean_quote_format":"","ocean_quote_format_link":"post","ocean_gallery_link_images":"off","ocean_gallery_id":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-essays","category-fiction-poetry-opinions","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crysaniadangoor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crysaniadangoor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crysaniadangoor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crysaniadangoor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crysaniadangoor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2178"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/crysaniadangoor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2179,"href":"https:\/\/crysaniadangoor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2178\/revisions\/2179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crysaniadangoor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crysaniadangoor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crysaniadangoor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}