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In reply to the discussion: Oberlin College's Food and Cultural Appropriation [View all]ProudToBeBlueInRhody
(16,399 posts)23. I'm wondering if Oberlin's Black Student Union....
....is steeped just as much in stereotypes as the white suburban liberal kids they probably tell daily "you don't have a clue about my struggle".
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What kind of lunatics would put beef in a tandoor? Those are for chicken and goat and Naan.
CBGLuthier
Dec 2015
#11
I don't dismiss this as "millennial whining", badly prepared food is an insult!
frizzled
Dec 2015
#6
Imagine being a US-student abroad and you get promised a typical american Thanksgiving Dinner...
DetlefK
Dec 2015
#7
That would be an awesome Thanksgiving dinner. Incidentally, I had something like that happen.
Skinner
Dec 2015
#30
I just added Banh Mi to the list of foods I must have again when I return to the states in April
CBGLuthier
Dec 2015
#10
Did they at least serve truly authentic Mexican food such as the "Mexi-Melt"? (nt)
Nye Bevan
Dec 2015
#12
I'm going to guess none of these people has ever had "Mexican" or "Chinese" or "Italian" food...
Spider Jerusalem
Dec 2015
#14
If they're really concerned about "cultural appropriation", wouldnt that mean the dining hall should
Warren DeMontague
Dec 2015
#16