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TroglodyteScholar

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3. Rather than "honor" the month in a shitty, tastess manner...

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2014, 12:26 AM

Feb 2014

Why not just have these two foods in the rotation throughout the year anyway? I think it's safe to say that most Americans like one or both of these foods. If my experience had been limited to my Southern upbringing, I would have thought everyone, everyone loved watermelon and fried chicken. Were there jokes about it? Yup. Did anyone avoid the foods because of what they represent to racists? Hell no!

Anyway, I just hope the bicycle stealing contest is still on....

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East Bay high school nixes plan to honor black history with fried chicken, watermelon [View all] alp227 Feb 2014 OP

Some other school did the same stupid thing last year Renew Deal Feb 2014 #1

Actually, it was a group of black workers who organized it. Nothing stupid about it. KittyWampus Feb 2014 #6

... TDale313 Feb 2014 #2

Rather than "honor" the month in a shitty, tastess manner... TroglodyteScholar Feb 2014 #3

Fried chicken is international. kwassa Feb 2014 #4

So is watermelon. I'm Asian and grew up eating plenty of watermelon and chicken. alp227 Feb 2014 #5

Not this asinine bogus outrage again� there is such a thing as soul food KittyWampus Feb 2014 #7

The problem is that such food is often used as a negative stereotype, not positive cultural trait. alp227 Feb 2014 #8

Okay, let me ask an honest question, because I'm not sure I understand. BlueCheese Feb 2014 #9

I think it's because of how the food played into the negative imagery of the Jim Crow era and before TroglodyteScholar Feb 2014 #10

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