In a 99-cent AriZona Iced Tea can, echoes of childhood autonomy and fleeting freedoms
The 99-cent can became a marker of childhood independence and later a protest symbol after Trayvon Martin’s killing, AP reported.
- The 99-cent AriZona Iced Tea can symbolizes childhood autonomy for American preteens, functioning as a measuring stick for the value of a dollar and enabling solo purchases without parental approval.
- Founded in Brooklyn, New York, AriZona Beverage Company gained popularity among youth using allowance to make solo purchases; coins and dollar bills sweetened the experience of forging friendships on the journey home.
- On February 26, 2012, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was filmed purchasing an AriZona drink at a 7-Eleven in Sanford, Florida; after George Zimmerman shot him, the beverage became evidence in a homicide investigation and later a Black Lives Matter symbol.
- More than 13 years later, some still associate the drink and snacks with questions of who in the United States is truly free to move through public spaces without being regarded as suspicious, race and ethnicity news editor Aaron Morrison noted.
- This story is part of the recurring series 'American Objects,' marking the 250th anniversary of the United States, revealing how much culture can be concealed in ordinary consumer transactions.
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In a 99-cent AriZona Iced Tea can, echoes of childhood autonomy and fleeting freedoms – WTOP News
NEW YORK (AP) — Four quarters used to buy a can of AriZona Iced Tea. You’d crack it open and savor the artificially flavored, high-fructose-corn-syrup-sweetened drink between fits of giggling on the walk home from school. For some, the can symbolized childhood autonomy. It was among the first solo purchases a kid made or a...
In a 99-cent AriZona Iced Tea can, echoes of childhood autonomy and fl
NEW YORK (AP) — Four quarters used to buy a can of AriZona Iced Tea. You’d crack it open and savor the artificially flavored, high-fructose-corn-syrup-sweetened drink between fits of giggling on the walk home from school. For
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In a 99-cent AriZona Iced Tea can, echoes of childhood autonomy and fleeting freedoms
NEW YORK (AP) — Four quarters used to buy a can of AriZona Iced Tea. You'd crack it open and savor the artificially flavored, high-fructose-corn-syrup-sweetened drink between fits of giggling
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