Paula Deen Hopes Mentoring 100 Black Youth Will Get People To Like Her Again

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Disgraced food person/avid cackler Paula Deen is trying very, very hard to move past her sordid racist past by hanging out with as many black people as she possibly can. A promo for her new network almost comically shows Deen socializing with token black "friends," and now she's teaming up with Steve Harvey to mentor 100 black youth.

Deen's "no-holds-barred sit-down" appearance on Harvey's show airs today. In it, Deen will discuss "her recent fall from grace, forgiveness and second chances, as well as her plans for a comeback." Part of that plan is to teach culinary skills — Does deep frying sticks of butter really count as a "culinary skill?" — to the young men at Harvey's mentoring camp. Harvey notes in a video that he realizes there will be backlash but adds that he doesn't "give a damn." Harvey might not, but Twitter sure did. Check out the snarkiest responses below:

Kieran @danblackroyd

Paula Deen can cook some enticing looking food. So can the witch from Hansel and Gretel. Keep your kids away from both. #PaulaMentoring
3:12 PM - 1 Oct 2014


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[Guy Whitey Corngood]

1. It's a plot to give diabetes to as many black

children as possible.

[CreekDog]

2. Better idea: Paula Deen decides to have a black mentor

black people aren't the ones that need to have their minds changed.

[lunasun]

6. +1

[Tarheel_Dem]

3. No matter her motivations, if it helps the AA community, I say...GO FOR IT! n/t

[dembotoz]

4. hope she does well

think she has learned

[monmouth3]

5. I wish her well too. Time to get off her back...n/t