Kiwifruit industry in New Zealand and Growers, who were calling the berries "melonettes", because the local name for the fruit, "Chinese gooseberry", had political connotations due to the Cold War, and to further distinguish it from real gooseberries, which are prone to a fungus called anthracnose. An American importer, Norman Sondag of San Francisco, complained that "melonettes" was as bad as "Chinese gooseberry" because melons and berries were both subject to high import tariffs, and instead asked for a short Maori name that quickly connoted New Zealand. In June 1959, during a meeting of Turners and Growers management in Auckland, Jack Turner suggested the name
Strange Fruit: A Dutch Queer Collective of being both queer and coloured (Tayeb: 134). Strange Fruit focused on a non-hierarchical and self-help approach (Tayeb: 131). They aimed to not conform to the ideals of the COC and instead took on their own structure and their own approach. Everyone within the group was considered an equal and there was not a specified head director or member that had more control than any other given member. It was its own independent foundation (Tayeb: 132). Strange Fruit really emphasized self-help and empowerment and finding your strength. They advocated for looking at what makes you fit and what makes them