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FightForMichigan

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36. No, not racist

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 02:29 PM

Sep 2012

Just mildly ethnocentric, as in, it's a bit ethnocentric to think kids will bring a sandwich to school for lunch.

Many will.

Some Hispanic kids might bring something with a tortilla - and so might some other kids.
Some Arab kids might bring in something with a pita - and so might some other kids.
And some Arab and Hispanic kids might have a PB&J, too.

Mountain out of a molehill. But I think they were just trying to make the point that what's normal for some isn't normal for all. Big whoop.

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Peanut butter and jelly is "racist?" [View all] Archae Sep 2012 OP

I read an article Confusious Sep 2012 #1

La-La Land -..__... Sep 2012 #54

I guess she would really hate photographers as well Javaman Sep 2012 #61

Well it really depends on the kind of jelly you use 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #2

Is using preserves more or less racist? Confusious Sep 2012 #3

Ageist and sexist. wickerwoman Sep 2012 #35

If I prefer mine Aerows Sep 2012 #16

It means we're buds! That's how I have 'em. JHB Sep 2012 #49

Reverse racist! OriginalGeek Sep 2012 #68

:wipes tear: Whole wheat. N/t Aerows Sep 2012 #83

That displays a concerning willingness to segregate toppings on your part 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #64

PB and Bananas? Elvis Presley, closet racist. n/t hughee99 Sep 2012 #57

even more, chunky vs. smooth PB, matters greatly. ChairmanAgnostic Sep 2012 #76

It's because peanut butter was invented by George Washington Carver, a black man... porphyrian Sep 2012 #4

Not true... -..__... Sep 2012 #56

Interesting 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #65

Well, I will still give the nod to Carver for ensuring my favorite legume was popularized... hlthe2b Sep 2012 #78

The Incas didn't have peanuts. They are an African crop that came to the new world kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #79

Take it up with Wikipedia. -..__... Sep 2012 #80

I'm stunned, lol. My entire life I thought the plant originated in Africa. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #86

One of the few peanut uses Carver didn't invent Retrograde Sep 2012 #59

Technically the boll-weevil did that 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #66

sigh! Don't people have HappyMe Sep 2012 #5

I am so confused Marrah_G Sep 2012 #6

Join the crowd. Jamastiene Sep 2012 #11

this hufpo piece is all over the rw blogs Viva_La_Revolution Sep 2012 #7

Teaching PB&J is some sort of "white privilege" Confusious Sep 2012 #12

I believe they were talking about it in the context of Viva_La_Revolution Sep 2012 #18

Well if you've never heard of it Confusious Sep 2012 #19

The Portland Tribune?!?!? That's a weekly rag, owned by the same guy who owns Bluenorthwest Sep 2012 #28

and in a true example of bipartisanship, the democrats at DU jump on the bandwagon. HiPointDem Sep 2012 #33

Holy shit, a school that allows peanut butter? hughee99 Sep 2012 #8

They should have called it "culturally biased" frazzled Sep 2012 #9

Can they not teach the ones who do not know? Jamastiene Sep 2012 #15

I think that was half of the principal's point: to start a conversation with the students petronius Sep 2012 #20

Good. Jamastiene Sep 2012 #50

Wow! Learn something new every day. Jamastiene Sep 2012 #10

I think of PB sandwich as multicultural: HereSince1628 Sep 2012 #13

PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME BOG PERSON Sep 2012 #14

Clearly racist! sofa king Sep 2012 #44

peanut butter and jelly sandwich = white privilege? guardian Sep 2012 #17

it's not her fault, privilege theory is all the rage now among social-justice types BOG PERSON Sep 2012 #21

Just what exactly is the definition of a "social justice type"? GObamaGO Sep 2012 #41

upwardly mobile , left-liberal, activism proclivities BOG PERSON Sep 2012 #45

"Anything and anyone who calls themselves a democrat, yet I still don't like" LanternWaste Sep 2012 #48

You're trying to get a smart answer out of someone... Scootaloo Sep 2012 #55

very true. excellent point. BOG PERSON Sep 2012 #70

I thought that poll question was tongue in cheek. MissMarple Sep 2012 #72

My 7 year old is biased against jelly. Jennicut Sep 2012 #22

I am also biased against jelly Aerows Sep 2012 #23

My 10-year-old too. gollygee Sep 2012 #73

And marmalade is elitist! Tom Ripley Sep 2012 #24

You can have my PB&J reflection Sep 2012 #25

Ick. Nt Confusious Sep 2012 #27

Peanut butter and jelly is emblematic of the worst aspects of white privilege, Nye Bevan Sep 2012 #26

Seriously? Confusious Sep 2012 #29

pssstttt Marrah_G Sep 2012 #34

Huffington quoting the right wing weekly...publisher owns a right wing radio station Bluenorthwest Sep 2012 #30

More education deform fallout. The schools in the article are targeted for closing; the equity HiPointDem Sep 2012 #31

Maybe she is the racist one for suggesting Hispanic kids won't eat PB&J Quantess Sep 2012 #32

No, not racist FightForMichigan Sep 2012 #36

I once met a Jewish woman who grew up in Lousiana loyalsister Sep 2012 #60

Yes FightForMichigan Sep 2012 #81

My mom used to give me cream cheese and jelly sandwiches... richmwill Sep 2012 #37

Jesus, who doncha just go burn a cross some where, hey? (nt) Jeff In Milwaukee Sep 2012 #42

Was this your comment: Dr. Strange Sep 2012 #58

Yes. It was. Jeff In Milwaukee Sep 2012 #63

It made me laugh. Dr. Strange Sep 2012 #84

Um, I think the article went waaaaaay overboard. Alduin Sep 2012 #38

That's ridiculous. KamaAina Sep 2012 #39

Even our Twofoolsarguing Sep 2012 #77

Yes, jelly is, but jam isn't...so have a peanut butter and jam sandwich instead... joeybee12 Sep 2012 #40

My favorite is peanut butter and bacon DreamGypsy Sep 2012 #43

Overblown poutrage. silverweb Sep 2012 #46

Oh for fuck's sake...we have enough REAL problems with racism without making up this bullshit. Hugabear Sep 2012 #47

Like teaching math with money marshall Sep 2012 #51

Au contraire: It prepares kids for a life of hustling on the mean streets. Quantess Sep 2012 #69

Kids are allowed peanut butter in school?! abelenkpe Sep 2012 #52

That's what I keep hearing. backscatter712 Sep 2012 #71

The anti-PB hype is dying down. aikoaiko Sep 2012 #82

No, you need to look at what the lesson was driving at jberryhill Sep 2012 #53

Is this a conspiracy by the Fluffernutter cartel? nt Javaman Sep 2012 #62

. name not needed Sep 2012 #67

Where is tapenade on the Outrage Scale? flvegan Sep 2012 #74

This is of course silly, though I think I get his point gollygee Sep 2012 #75

Actually, the principal implied that Americans eat PB&J, and non-Americans don't muriel_volestrangler Sep 2012 #88

Only if you don't eat it with whistler162 Sep 2012 #85

Would it make a difference if I use Nutella? It's darker and tastes like chocolate. . . cherokeeprogressive Sep 2012 #87

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