Here's Why Your Fried Chicken and Watermelon Lunch Is Racist

[MrScorpio]

172. Well, it seems to me that you are bothered when people are offended about these things

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To the point where you find it necessary to diminish their concerns. I would take the time to elaborate on why doing that is not a good thing, but I doubt you'd listen and understand why that's the case anyway. Do you do this simply because you are unable to empathize with their point of view, or are you simply offended yourself when others object to perceived racial stereotyping?

Because that is the entirety of the objection in the first place… It's not the fried chicken and watermelon, per se. It's the fact that those things are still used as devices to negatively depict Black people.

And also, the citing of "A Birth of a Nation" is still important, in that it shows the basis for the stereotypes that are still used today. It's not necessary to actually watch the movie. The article's author was merely citing a media depiction for reference, that showed the history of the stereotypes.

And one last thing, no one is asking you to be an expert on syrup to look at picture of a Black woman, who could have come right out of "Gone With The Wind," in order figure out what a Mammy is… That's just a part of our overall American experience, available to anyone who opens their eyes and sees such a thing.

Over explaining why you don't know these things is not helping your argument, by the way.