Catfish, collard greens and grits. Don't forget the sweet potatoe pie and Koolade.
sauerkraut origin is German
Fried Chicken and watermelon origin is not Black America
It is just like hispanics being offended when Americans call nachos mexican food.
It's okay to joke about Germans and sauerkraut, but if we mention black cultural foods which happens to be true.....bad stuff. Are we going to argue that this isn't part of black culture in the US? What's wrong with those foods anyway? I grew up in Virginia, and like them all. I have a deep German heritage, and I like sauerkraut. People go to Busch Gardens in Williamsburg and get sauerkraut on the German part of the park................have we seen Germans riot over it? No, not since the park opened.
The offended people need STFU!
:blah: You miss all the joys of wearing a fur coat while cleaning the house! :2dance: .. :lamo:
If I pull off the skin, that's a great meal for me.That's got to be the funniest thing I've read in quite some time. Watermelon, corn bread, and fried chicken to celebrate black history! I wonder what nimrod thought that would be a good idea?
I see. So to avoid offending any hyper sensitivities, every item on your list must be avoided/banned. No reason to risk stereotyping.
If a white person wears "African garb" they usually look like a ridiculous douchebag. The blowback for that is deserved.
Don't let that stop your persecution complex.
Why would a hispanic be ofended if nachos are called mexican food?
So what could the cafeteria serve that wouldn't offend anyone, yet recognize the spirit of the "event"?
Because it is not. Try to go to mexico and go to a real mexican food restaurant and order nachos
Chicken and a slice of watermelon isn't racist in and of itself. But when people talk about black people loving chicken and watermelon, they're talking about a lot more than food. They're talking about a stereotype with a lot of racist history. History still embraced by some of the worst people on the internet.
For Example:
History is important. Any Black History Month celebration that ignores the experiences and portrayals of black people in this country is shallow at best.
If you want to acknowledge black history this month, learn it.
sauerkraut origin is German
Fried Chicken and watermelon origin is not Black America
:lamo
I was talking to a good friend in Philly the other day. He said he and wife have been avoiding going to the store because of the bad weather and ice. So they've been working their way through the pantry, discovering old cans of this and that had worked their way to the dark depths of the cupboards. Apparently canned fish, and old stale oyster crackers don't work well together...
You are a hardy bunch back there.
Chicken and a slice of watermelon isn't racist in and of itself. But when people talk about black people loving chicken and watermelon, they're talking about a lot more than food. They're talking about a stereotype with a lot of racist history. History still embraced by some of the worst people on the internet.
For Example:
History is important. Any Black History Month celebration that ignores the experiences and portrayals of black people in this country is shallow at best.
If you want to acknowledge black history this month, learn it.
If a white person wears "African garb" they usually look like a ridiculous douchebag. The blowback for that is deserved.
Don't let that stop your persecution complex.
Yummy!
Chicken and a slice of watermelon isn't racist in and of itself. But when people talk about black people loving chicken and watermelon, they're talking about a lot more than food. They're talking about a stereotype with a lot of racist history. History still embraced by some of the worst people on the internet.
For Example:
History is important. Any Black History Month celebration that ignores the experiences and portrayals of black people in this country is shallow at best.
If you want to acknowledge black history this month, learn it.
Two polar vortex's in two weeks, giving us feet of wind-blown snow and wind chill temps in the -20 to -30 degree range, does tend to tax the patience of some of the best of us, though! We carry on anyway, knowing someone, somewhere, is wearing a light jacket, the ornery scoundrel! :lamo:
Actually fifth generation Black Americans look pretty silly in African garb too.
I guess the poster, that ties cuisine with looking like a savage and other imagery might have something to do with it.
They could make up for this public relations disaster by simply following it up with White History Lunch, in which white people appropriate ethnic food and make it really, really bland.
They could make up for this public relations disaster by simply following it up with White History Lunch, in which white people appropriate ethnic food and make it really, really bland.
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