A Movement may not be a Social Movement but . . .

After examining the Wikipedia list of social movements I chose the Slow Food Movement.  Though I determined that it did not fit the criterion for being a social movement my son argued that I was wrong.  Though I saw that Slow Food lacked the numbers, unity and commitment elements that would make it a social movement, my son, who is a true Slow Food advocate believes that the numbers that Wiki has posted are misleading and that the movement actually got started long before the Spanish Steps/McDonalds rally. When someone is involved and feels passionately about their cause it may be difficult for them to see that their "movement" has not met the full definition OR perhaps there is more to the story than Wiki has written.  My son said that Alice Waters started to bring recognition to the Slow Food cause long before 1986.  He is probably right.  Perhaps what we see on Wiki is misleading and needs updating but based upon what is posted there, Slow Food does not fit the definition though it might someday.  It was interesting to see how many of our class picked the Slow Food movement.  Maybe it is a larger movement than the posted 100,000 members that Wiki has posted.  My son is looking into proving both Wiki and me wrong.