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In reply to the discussion: East Bay high school nixes plan to honor black history with fried chicken, watermelon [View all]

alp227

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5. So is watermelon. I'm Asian and grew up eating plenty of watermelon and chicken.
Reply to kwassa (Reply #4)
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 01:57 AM
Feb 2014

西瓜和鸡!

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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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