Fruit (slang) fruit" (and rarely "old tin of fruit") to the 1920s in Britain possibly deriving from the phrase "fruit of the womb". In the United States, however, both "fruit" and "fruitcake" are seen as negative with fruitcake likely originating from "nutty as a fruitcake" (a crazy person). A costermonger was a street seller of fruit and vegetables. The term, which derived from the words "costard" (a type of apple) and "monger", i.e. "seller", came to be particularly associated with the "barrow boys" of London who would sell their produce from a wheelbarrow or wheeled market stall. Costermongers have existed in London
Strange Fruit: A Dutch Queer Collective as a group universal instead of looking at what divides them and marginalizes them. Strange Fruit did not just consist of queer Muslim men but consisted of African, Middle Eastern, Afro-Dutch, Asians, Asian-Dutch and women. There were no limitations on who could join or become involved it was an open and welcoming space (Tayeb: 130). Members of Strange Fruit members tended to be ethnic youth who lived under "precarious conditions" and were often involved in "sex work" (Tayeb: 130). The group was sensitive to that and catered and offered support in light of this issue. They offered a broad spectrum