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In reply to the discussion: Oberlin College's Food and Cultural Appropriation [View all]Waiting For Everyman
(9,385 posts)31. These kids are way over-thinking lunch.
WTF is "authentic" about a recipe? It isn't a signed painting after all.
They need to become familiar with the concept "outside the box", because they're so regimented it's crazy.
And let's get real, the notion of "cultural appropriation" is 100% bullshit anyway.
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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