Calif HS Serves Fried Chicken and Watermelon for Black History Month (1 Viewer)

[Politician Spock]

See, these discussions end badly. Apologies for getting involved.

Spock, peace, seriously, that's what Spock's all about, big fan of the guy and you.

Let's have a great weekend and be good to everyone we meet.

Spock if you get down here, beer and chicken's on me. Or maybe we should just go to McClure's.

Been there before and will never go back. I couldn't walk down the street without sweat pouring down the back of my neck.

It was late July, so maybe other times of the year it's not so bad. But I'm not looking to experiment.

 

[Henry Ford]

The issue here isn't the food per se, but it is the reinforcement of the stereotype of every black person being the same. Black people are no different than anyone else, however we aren't seen as individuals. One black man represents all black man, the same goes with black women. If a black person robs a liquor store then all black people have to be followed around a store and harassed because if one black person does it, then they ALL must do it, right?

This line of thinking is exactly why there's discrimination in the workplace, housing, getting approved for loans/mortgages, etc for African Americans.

But of course most people see it as a small issue with just food, but it goes deeper than that.

See, this is something I think I have an issue with. Drunk Irishman jokes. Dumb polish jokes. The fat Italian pizza chef with a giant mustache on every pizza box. Black people aren't seen as individuals? Yeah. Join the club.

Are you ####### kidding me?

Did you really just pull the "black people aren't the only ones who had it bad" card?

I don't mean to sound bigoted, but I hear a lot of this from white people. You guys are so ignorant when it comes to race and race relations. Which is ironic since it was you people who created this system that discriminates and oppresses minorities.

Fun fact: in a poll taken, roughly the same percentage of white people felt that racism wasn't as issue in 1963 vs 2008.

That's one of my favorite ways create a situation where you can feign surprise when people get upset. Other examples include:

"I don't mean to be worry you, but that piece of pie you just ate was filled with broken glass."

and

"I don't mean to be insulting, but you have gotten really fat and ugly."

 

[Henry Ford]

HOLY CRAP!

12 white people in just ONE Popeyes commercial!

I don't think everyone you think to be "white" in that commercial is actually "white." Some would probably describe themselves or be described as Creole maybe. This is how stupid this stuff could be, see now you're trying to count who's "white". Good luck with that.

How is that racist? Everyone knows white people can't sing.

This perception will lead to meaningful change when we get Clay Aiken into Congress.

 

[Gachi]

Can someone explain to me why fried chicken and watermelon are offensive? Don't black people really like them? Why do they carry a negative connotation?

Because people look for any reason to be offended, its the American way now...

Yeah, all that silly stuff that went on in the 40-60s was so uncalled for.

Black people should have been happy being 2nd class citizens.

A bunch of trouble makers, huh?

 

[Henry Ford]

Can someone explain to me why fried chicken and watermelon are offensive? Don't black people really like them? Why do they carry a negative connotation?

Opposing counsel in a case I'm working on is gluten intolerant, so she's definitely not into fried chicken. I'll ask her during the settlement conference if she likes watermelon and report back.

 

[pollardsvision]

Can someone explain to me why fried chicken and watermelon are offensive? Don't black people really like them? Why do they carry a negative connotation?

Opposing counsel in a case I'm working on is gluten intolerant, so she's definitely not into fried chicken. I'll ask her during the settlement conference if she likes watermelon and report back.

Give her a copy of a gluten-free Fried Chicken recipe.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/gluten-free-fried-chicken-recipe.html

YWIA

 

[Henry Ford]

Can someone explain to me why fried chicken and watermelon are offensive? Don't black people really like them? Why do they carry a negative connotation?

Opposing counsel in a case I'm working on is gluten intolerant, so she's definitely not into fried chicken. I'll ask her during the settlement conference if she likes watermelon and report back.

Give her a copy of a gluten-free Fried Chicken recipe.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/gluten-free-fried-chicken-recipe.html

YWIA

So... don't ask her if she likes watermelon?

 

[LinusMarr]

Can someone explain to me why fried chicken and watermelon are offensive? Don't black people really like them? Why do they carry a negative connotation?

Because people look for any reason to be offended, its the American way now...

Yeah, all that silly stuff that went on in the 40-60s was so uncalled for.

Black people should have been happy being 2nd class citizens.

A bunch of trouble makers, huh?

Lets break out of the days of the crusades while we are at it. I love that...

 

[pollardsvision]

Can someone explain to me why fried chicken and watermelon are offensive? Don't black people really like them? Why do they carry a negative connotation?

Opposing counsel in a case I'm working on is gluten intolerant, so she's definitely not into fried chicken. I'll ask her during the settlement conference if she likes watermelon and report back.

Give her a copy of a gluten-free Fried Chicken recipe.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/gluten-free-fried-chicken-recipe.html

YWIA

So... don't ask her if she likes watermelon?

Nah, may as well just serve it at the settlement conference.

 

[Henry Ford]

Can someone explain to me why fried chicken and watermelon are offensive? Don't black people really like them? Why do they carry a negative connotation?

Opposing counsel in a case I'm working on is gluten intolerant, so she's definitely not into fried chicken. I'll ask her during the settlement conference if she likes watermelon and report back.

Give her a copy of a gluten-free Fried Chicken recipe.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/gluten-free-fried-chicken-recipe.html

YWIA

So... don't ask her if she likes watermelon?

Nah, may as well just serve it at the settlement conference.

Maybe we can get a guy in a tuxedo to serve the watermelon. We'll show that we're racially sensitive by hiring an older African American gentleman.

 

[Jawa Phil]

I am just thankful that Black people aren't stereotyped for loving Beer,.

Then I would be a drunk and a racist.

 

[Parrothead]

I am just thankful that Black people aren't stereotyped for loving Beer,.

Then I would be a drunk and a racist.

Thunderbird down?

 

[Da Guru]

I would love a fried chicken, fresh cornbread and watermelon lunch. Add in a slice of sweet potato pie and I would be licking my chops.

 

[LinusMarr]

So what food should be served for black history month?

I think it's a bit of a tricky situation, and as others have alluded, it's more about the messenger than the message, so to speak.

It shouldn't be a bad thing to eat fried chicken or say someone else likes fried chicken. Fried chicken is very, very good.

But, for some stupid reason, idiots decide to turn liking fried chicken into something derogatory, using it in conjunction with other phrases to demean and stereotype black people.

So, the fried chicken issue can be understandably offensive, even if it's not intended to be.

I have no idea if what this school did was right or wrong, but it's no surprise it raised eyebrows.

I dont know any white people that dont like fried chicken or watermelon, everyone likes that as far as i am aware...

 

[Henry Ford]

So what food should be served for black history month?

I think it's a bit of a tricky situation, and as others have alluded, it's more about the messenger than the message, so to speak.

It shouldn't be a bad thing to eat fried chicken or say someone else likes fried chicken. Fried chicken is very, very good.

But, for some stupid reason, idiots decide to turn liking fried chicken into something derogatory, using it in conjunction with other phrases to demean and stereotype black people.

So, the fried chicken issue can be understandably offensive, even if it's not intended to be.

I have no idea if what this school did was right or wrong, but it's no surprise it raised eyebrows.

I dont know any white people that dont like fried chicken or watermelon, everyone likes that as far as i am aware...

I ####### hate watermelon.

 

[LinusMarr]

So what food should be served for black history month?

I think it's a bit of a tricky situation, and as others have alluded, it's more about the messenger than the message, so to speak.

It shouldn't be a bad thing to eat fried chicken or say someone else likes fried chicken. Fried chicken is very, very good.

But, for some stupid reason, idiots decide to turn liking fried chicken into something derogatory, using it in conjunction with other phrases to demean and stereotype black people.

So, the fried chicken issue can be understandably offensive, even if it's not intended to be.

I have no idea if what this school did was right or wrong, but it's no surprise it raised eyebrows.

I dont know any white people that dont like fried chicken or watermelon, everyone likes that as far as i am aware...

I ####### hate watermelon.

Thats odd, thats like hating oranges. I dont get it..

 

[Henry Ford]

So what food should be served for black history month?

I think it's a bit of a tricky situation, and as others have alluded, it's more about the messenger than the message, so to speak.

It shouldn't be a bad thing to eat fried chicken or say someone else likes fried chicken. Fried chicken is very, very good.

But, for some stupid reason, idiots decide to turn liking fried chicken into something derogatory, using it in conjunction with other phrases to demean and stereotype black people.

So, the fried chicken issue can be understandably offensive, even if it's not intended to be.

I have no idea if what this school did was right or wrong, but it's no surprise it raised eyebrows.

I dont know any white people that dont like fried chicken or watermelon, everyone likes that as far as i am aware...

I ####### hate watermelon.

Thats odd, thats like hating oranges. I dont get it..

I like oranges. Hate grapefruit, though.

 

[Clifford]

Can someone explain to me why fried chicken and watermelon are offensive? Don't black people really like them? Why do they carry a negative connotation?

Opposing counsel in a case I'm working on is gluten intolerant, so she's definitely not into fried chicken. I'll ask her during the settlement conference if she likes watermelon and report back.

Give her a copy of a gluten-free Fried Chicken recipe.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/gluten-free-fried-chicken-recipe.html

YWIA

So... don't ask her if she likes watermelon?

Nah, may as well just serve it at the settlement conference.

Maybe we can get a guy in a tuxedo to serve the watermelon. We'll show that we're racially sensitive by hiring an older African American gentleman.

Don't forget the white gloves.

 

[Henry Ford]

So what food should be served for black history month?

I think it's a bit of a tricky situation, and as others have alluded, it's more about the messenger than the message, so to speak.

It shouldn't be a bad thing to eat fried chicken or say someone else likes fried chicken. Fried chicken is very, very good.

But, for some stupid reason, idiots decide to turn liking fried chicken into something derogatory, using it in conjunction with other phrases to demean and stereotype black people.

So, the fried chicken issue can be understandably offensive, even if it's not intended to be.

I have no idea if what this school did was right or wrong, but it's no surprise it raised eyebrows.

I dont know any white people that dont like fried chicken or watermelon, everyone likes that as far as i am aware...

I ####### hate watermelon.

Thats odd, thats like hating oranges. I dont get it..

I like oranges. Hate grapefruit, though.

But I'll totally beat you to death for the last piece of fried chicken.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Turkey breast on white bread with mayo & a twinkie for dessert.

 

[Deepster]

The issue here isn't the food per se, but it is the reinforcement of the stereotype of every black person being the same. Black people are no different than anyone else, however we aren't seen as individuals. One black man represents all black man, the same goes with black women. If a black person robs a liquor store then all black people have to be followed around a store and harassed because if one black person does it, then they ALL must do it, right?

This line of thinking is exactly why there's discrimination in the workplace, housing, getting approved for loans/mortgages, etc for African Americans.

But of course most people see it as a small issue with just food, but it goes deeper than that.

See, this is something I think I have an issue with. Drunk Irishman jokes. Dumb polish jokes. The fat Italian pizza chef with a giant mustache on every pizza box. Black people aren't seen as individuals? Yeah. Join the club.

Are you ####### kidding me?

Did you really just pull the "black people aren't the only ones who had it bad" card?

I don't mean to sound bigoted, but I hear a lot of this from white people. You guys are so ignorant when it comes to race and race relations. Which is ironic since it was you people who created this system that discriminates and oppresses minorities.

Fun fact: in a poll taken, roughly the same percentage of white people felt that racism wasn't as issue in 1963 vs 2008.

Nope. I didn't play that card. But just because slavery once happened doesn't give African Americans an unlimited blank checkbook to overreact to anything feel like either. And that goes for any other oppressed race or ethnicity.

And, you don't mean to sound bigoted? You labeled me "You guys" and "you people" in the same sentence and you have no idea of my background. Sounds bigoted to me.

 

[Rove!]

Consider me shocked that people respond to Gekko or Scoresman's inane postings....

 

[LinusMarr]

The issue here isn't the food per se, but it is the reinforcement of the stereotype of every black person being the same. Black people are no different than anyone else, however we aren't seen as individuals. One black man represents all black man, the same goes with black women. If a black person robs a liquor store then all black people have to be followed around a store and harassed because if one black person does it, then they ALL must do it, right?

This line of thinking is exactly why there's discrimination in the workplace, housing, getting approved for loans/mortgages, etc for African Americans.

But of course most people see it as a small issue with just food, but it goes deeper than that.

See, this is something I think I have an issue with. Drunk Irishman jokes. Dumb polish jokes. The fat Italian pizza chef with a giant mustache on every pizza box. Black people aren't seen as individuals? Yeah. Join the club.

Are you ####### kidding me?

Did you really just pull the "black people aren't the only ones who had it bad" card?

I don't mean to sound bigoted, but I hear a lot of this from white people. You guys are so ignorant when it comes to race and race relations. Which is ironic since it was you people who created this system that discriminates and oppresses minorities.

Fun fact: in a poll taken, roughly the same percentage of white people felt that racism wasn't as issue in 1963 vs 2008.

Nope. I didn't play that card. But just because slavery once happened doesn't give African Americans an unlimited blank checkbook to overreact to anything feel like either. And that goes for any other oppressed race or ethnicity.

And, you don't mean to sound bigoted? You labeled me "You guys" and "you people" in the same sentence and you have no idea of my background. Sounds bigoted to me.

Thats how the white guilt liberal rolls...

 

[cstu]

Popeyes isn't racist. When I was a kid, we used to have a restaurant in California called Sambos which featured a little African boy as its mascot. That was racist.

I remember that being the case, but looking it up it was a light skinned Indian boy. The name of the restaurant also didn't come from the book, but from the owner's names.

:mindblown:

 

[Parrothead]

whiteboy option:

turkey meatloaf casserole

creamed corn

carrots

white crescent rolls

Coke Zero

 

[pollardsvision]

I think we could hold a Conference on Racial Food Stereotypes and it wouldn't take long to sort all this out.

I'll represent white people. Someone can represent black people. I nominate tim.

Here's what I would propose:

1. Watermelon/Black Stereotype: Done.

White folks will do everything possible to eradicate this stereotype (maybe even get Mexicans to agree to take it if necessary, even celebrate the contribution of watermelon Aquas Frescas). The watermelon one was used in the most dehunamizing and demeaning fashion. There's no proud history here. No watermelon jokes. No serving it for BHM. You hear a joke, you properly chastise the person telling it.

2. Fried Chicken

Black folks accept it with the understanding that it's always coming from a place of appreciation. Without the culinary contributions of black folks, stupid white people would be only be eating terrible baked or stewed chicken. It would be a sad state of affairs. We'll try to weed out stupid jokes from idiots as much as possible, but mostly try to overwhelm that with reverence and respect for the culinary contribution. Fried chicken, of course, would be acceptable to serve for any function.

Anything on Chappelle can be considered funny by all.

White people will also gladly accept the Chick Fil-A thing.

3. BBQ

White folks will try to make more of an effort to appreciate where so many pork BBQ culinary advances came from (and remember it's more than ribs). No matter how many pasty white pitmasters are on TV these days.

4. Cornbread

We'll accept that, without black culinary innovation, all whites would be eating stupid Yankee cornbread that wasn't made in cast iron.

5. Collard Greens

Same here. White people would be lost.

6. All drink stereotypes including but not limited to grape drink, kook-aid, bad cognac, and the lemon-lime soda that sponsors the NBA.

Maybe we'll make progress there later, but just accept this one. These drinks are terrible and we can't get any other group to take them off your hands for now. While a symbol of negative racial stereotypes, they don't go all they way back before the Civil Rights Movement. It's mostly a stupid, harmless stereotype. Light jokes allowed. Hateful, stupid ones are not. We don't need to a ruling on allowing for BHM celebrations because nobody has a reason celebrate these terrible drinks.

I think that's a pretty fair compromise.

Black folks take the hit with the drinks, the watermelon thing gets ditched, you get proper credit for important culinary contributions, and nobody ever has to eat fried chicken laced with negative connotations.

I'll wait for tim to sign off, but I think we've got progress here.

 

[Disco Stu]

It's not sensitivity I have a problem with....It's over sensitivity. I asked before, I'll ask again. Where's the line? There has to be a line, right? I think our country goes overboard.

Who gets to decide where the line is? You? Peens?

 

[Fennis]

It's not sensitivity I have a problem with....It's over sensitivity. I asked before, I'll ask again. Where's the line? There has to be a line, right? I think our country goes overboard.

Who gets to decide where the line is? You? Peens?

Too bad he died. Philip Seymour Hoffman was a line expert.

 

[glumpy]

So what food should be served for black history month?

Where I'm from that would be ham, fried chicken and catfish, mashed potatoes, red beans and mac & cheese, collard greens, green beans and fried okra, hush puppies and bisquits and red-eye gravy. That was pretty much what my black friends asked me to help cook some years ago for our celebration at work--basically Southern country cookin.

 

[Deepster]

It's not sensitivity I have a problem with....It's over sensitivity. I asked before, I'll ask again. Where's the line? There has to be a line, right? I think our country goes overboard.

Who gets to decide where the line is? You? Peens?

Nope. But like I said above, I certainly can poke at a topic. That's my right, isn't it?

 

[LinusMarr]

It's not sensitivity I have a problem with....It's over sensitivity. I asked before, I'll ask again. Where's the line? There has to be a line, right? I think our country goes overboard.

Who gets to decide where the line is? You? Peens?

Obviously the "PC" police get to decide...

 

[avoiding injuries]

The people in this instance took it to the extreme, and I realize it's black history month in an educational institution which should be covered, but I'm not sure why anyone IRL would choose to deal with controversial subjects (race, religion, sex, politics). I get my fix of it here, but if you met me in person there is no way you would know my stance on most issues. Risk outweighs any sort of reward.

 

[Spock]

See, these discussions end badly. Apologies for getting involved.

Spock, peace, seriously, that's what Spock's all about, big fan of the guy and you.

Let's have a great weekend and be good to everyone we meet.

Spock if you get down here, beer and chicken's on me. Or maybe we should just go to McClure's.

Sweet! I'll let you know when I'm in town.

 

[Bamboo Bill]

The people in this instance took it to the extreme, and I realize it's black history month in an educational institution which should be covered, but I'm not sure why anyone IRL would choose to deal with controversial subjects (race, religion, sex, politics). I get my fix of it here, but if you met me in person there is no way you would know my stance on most issues. Risk outweighs any sort of reward.

And the Internet is the best way to expose the way people really feel. Most of the racists who post here wouldn't have the balls to say some of this stuff to another person's face regardless of race.

 

[tdoss]

I think the administration did is job... it taught those kids just how sensitive PC police are nowadays.

 

[Disco Stu]

It's not sensitivity I have a problem with....It's over sensitivity. I asked before, I'll ask again. Where's the line? There has to be a line, right? I think our country goes overboard.

Who gets to decide where the line is? You? Peens?

Nope. But like I said above, I certainly can poke at a topic. That's my right, isn't it?

Sure, but what's the point? You're going to tell people what they should and shouldn't be offended by? I tried that with my ex-wife. Now I know better.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

It's not sensitivity I have a problem with....It's over sensitivity. I asked before, I'll ask again. Where's the line? There has to be a line, right? I think our country goes overboard.

Who gets to decide where the line is? You? Peens?

Nope. But like I said above, I certainly can poke at a topic. That's my right, isn't it?

Sure, but what's the point? You're going to tell people what they should and shouldn't be offended by? I tried that with my ex-wife. Now I know better.

Disco Stu is like a tall, stubbled Buddha.

 

[Deepster]

Sure, but what's the point? You're going to tell people what they should and shouldn't be offended by? I tried that with my ex-wife. Now I know better.

I don't know. What's the point of you trying to teach me some sort of lesson? That you know more than I do because you got divorced?

 

[Disco Stu]

Sure, but what's the point? You're going to tell people what they should and shouldn't be offended by? I tried that with my ex-wife. Now I know better.

I don't know. What's the point of you trying to teach me some sort of lesson? That you know more than I do because you got divorced?

No, I don't know that much. I did remarry...

 

[LinusMarr]

Do you live in a state with an above-average poverty level? Or in a rural area?

I'm a retired small business owner.

I was fortunate enough to have a comfortable retirement, how that is going to work out for some of you or not, well who knows what the future will bring for you.

"Racial sensitivity" usually comes at some kind of cost. What no one seems to be talking about is that this school district probably has to make some kind of concession, usually at some financial cost, to make this negative PR to go away. Even something like hiring a firm to teach "racial sensitivity"

That's money not going to teachers, books, sports programs, music or any other resource that is going to actually help the children going to that school.

If people want to call me a racist, then call me a racist. That's up to them. But the way I would do things would save money from any potential race issue so I could put it into the music program, or math program, or the sports program. I'd rather the money go there than for some For Profit liberal Martyr group looking for it's next payday when it can scream racism at someone.

My way might mean saving that money and that might mean the difference between laying off a teacher or not. Getting new lab equipment for the chemistry classes or not.

Each year, school districts around the US set aside money for essentially legal liability issues/lawsuits. They set money aside. Most school districts have their own attorneys or law firms on retainer, because the frequency of legal issues makes it practical. That's money, again, that could be used for teachers, books, after school programs, more computers, better equipment, safer sports equipment.

Most of you could care less because most of you don't own a company. Or aren't in management to the point where people's jobs are on the line depending on how much has to be spent on lawyers. Not every business is some fat cat profiting off their employees like slave labor. Many companies, the difference between waging a legal fight or not, could be the difference between making it or going under. The difference between keeping your employees or having to lay someone off.

Adversarial legalism impacts EVERYONE. The western culture, particularly America, has taught and socialized African Americans that the more they complain, no matter how valid or how ridiculous, that some type of appeasement or concession will be made. If you scream loud enough and threaten to sue enough, someone will give you something worth some kind of money to shut up and not sue. Our legal culture exists as such that often is it easier to settle or make a payout rather than fight the legal battle and win. It's not a real "win" if the cost in time, lawyers and fees cripple you just as badly or worse than the initial legal threat in the first place.

It's easy to be an anti establishment bleeding heart liberal looking for the next hot topic boogeyman around the corner like a mindless sheeple when you don't own anything, don't have anything and being responsible for a mass of other people isn't in your frame of reference.

It's another thing when lots of people rely on you for jobs, to make good decisions so your business can survive, so that those folks can send their kids to college and keep food on the table and the lights working.

Real life is about resource management. Threat assessment. Risk vs reward.

Why are your medical costs so high? A lot of it, is in part, due to the fall out from the massive amount of legal liability and impact of lawsuits and threat of adversarial legalism in the medical world. It's just easier to give you 250 tests, even if you don't need them, and send you to fifty different directions to other specialists and start creating a mound of paper and bureaucracy so someone can try to cover their ### from getting sued. You think schools want to suspend kids from playing Cowboys and Indians on the schoolyard? Bu they have to think about what if that kid comes back with a shotgun, and the school didn't document previous behavior and what kind of lawsuit that would bring.

The "For Profit Martyr" racket isn't just being used by African Americans. Also women, gays, Jews, anyone who can try to entrench in the media and get themselves as powerful a liberal lobbying group that they can.

Everything comes at a cost. All the political correctness. All the time and energy spent on BS lawsuits. All the energy and resources spent on liability prevention. You pay for that. Less money for schools for your kids. Less money for more police and firefighters to make your area safer. Less money for parks, libraries, after school programs, safer roads, etc, etc.

I'm amused at some of you bleeding heart liberals, you sheeple who can't see past your own need for validation. Every time you point fingers and scream racism or sexism or Antisemitism or whatever, not because it's happening, but just because you can shove a label on something the media tells you you need to be angry about, its your kids who get fewer teachers, worse schools and less safe neighborhoods because of it.

Everything comes at a cost. Every appeasement and concession solely for the sake of maintaining the status quo of political correctness. That's the high price for validating your liberalism.

 

[Henry Ford]

Why are your medical costs so high? A lot of it, is in part, due to the fall out from the massive amount of legal liability and impact of lawsuits and threat of adversarial legalism in the medical world. It's just easier to give you 250 tests, even if you don't need them, and send you to fifty different directions to other specialists and start creating a mound of paper and bureaucracy so someone can try to cover their ### from getting sued. You think schools want to suspend kids from playing Cowboys and Indians on the schoolyard? Bu they have to think about what if that kid comes back with a shotgun, and the school didn't document previous behavior and what kind of lawsuit that would bring.

Yeah, states should institute tort reform to makes it harder to sue doctors. That's sure to lower medical costs substantially.

 

[NCCommish]

Why are your medical costs so high? A lot of it, is in part, due to the fall out from the massive amount of legal liability and impact of lawsuits and threat of adversarial legalism in the medical world. It's just easier to give you 250 tests, even if you don't need them, and send you to fifty different directions to other specialists and start creating a mound of paper and bureaucracy so someone can try to cover their ### from getting sued. You think schools want to suspend kids from playing Cowboys and Indians on the schoolyard? Bu they have to think about what if that kid comes back with a shotgun, and the school didn't document previous behavior and what kind of lawsuit that would bring.

Yeah, states should institute tort reform to makes it harder to sue doctors. That's sure to lower medical costs substantially.

Not so far.

 

[Henry Ford]

Why are your medical costs so high? A lot of it, is in part, due to the fall out from the massive amount of legal liability and impact of lawsuits and threat of adversarial legalism in the medical world. It's just easier to give you 250 tests, even if you don't need them, and send you to fifty different directions to other specialists and start creating a mound of paper and bureaucracy so someone can try to cover their ### from getting sued. You think schools want to suspend kids from playing Cowboys and Indians on the schoolyard? Bu they have to think about what if that kid comes back with a shotgun, and the school didn't document previous behavior and what kind of lawsuit that would bring.

Yeah, states should institute tort reform to makes it harder to sue doctors. That's sure to lower medical costs substantially.

Not so far.

It was an attempt at humor.

 

[NCCommish]

Why are your medical costs so high? A lot of it, is in part, due to the fall out from the massive amount of legal liability and impact of lawsuits and threat of adversarial legalism in the medical world. It's just easier to give you 250 tests, even if you don't need them, and send you to fifty different directions to other specialists and start creating a mound of paper and bureaucracy so someone can try to cover their ### from getting sued. You think schools want to suspend kids from playing Cowboys and Indians on the schoolyard? Bu they have to think about what if that kid comes back with a shotgun, and the school didn't document previous behavior and what kind of lawsuit that would bring.

Yeah, states should institute tort reform to makes it harder to sue doctors. That's sure to lower medical costs substantially.

Not so far.

It was an attempt at humor.

I chuckled

 

[Dr Oadi]

The issue here isn't the food per se, but it is the reinforcement of the stereotype of every black person being the same. Black people are no different than anyone else, however we aren't seen as individuals. One black man represents all black man, the same goes with black women. If a black person robs a liquor store then all black people have to be followed around a store and harassed because if one black person does it, then they ALL must do it, right?

This line of thinking is exactly why there's discrimination in the workplace, housing, getting approved for loans/mortgages, etc for African Americans.

But of course most people see it as a small issue with just food, but it goes deeper than that.

See, this is something I think I have an issue with. Drunk Irishman jokes. Dumb polish jokes. The fat Italian pizza chef with a giant mustache on every pizza box. Black people aren't seen as individuals? Yeah. Join the club.

Are you ####### kidding me?

Did you really just pull the "black people aren't the only ones who had it bad" card?

I don't mean to sound bigoted, but I hear a lot of this from white people. You guys are so ignorant when it comes to race and race relations. Which is ironic since it was you people who created this system that discriminates and oppresses minorities.

Fun fact: in a poll taken, roughly the same percentage of white people felt that racism wasn't as issue in 1963 vs 2008.

What do you mean you people you racist bigot!?!?!?!

 

[Dr Oadi]

So what food should be served for black history month?

I think it's a bit of a tricky situation, and as others have alluded, it's more about the messenger than the message, so to speak.

It shouldn't be a bad thing to eat fried chicken or say someone else likes fried chicken. Fried chicken is very, very good.

But, for some stupid reason, idiots decide to turn liking fried chicken into something derogatory, using it in conjunction with other phrases to demean and stereotype black people.

So, the fried chicken issue can be understandably offensive, even if it's not intended to be.

I have no idea if what this school did was right or wrong, but it's no surprise it raised eyebrows.

I dont know any white people that dont like fried chicken or watermelon, everyone likes that as far as i am aware...

I ####### hate watermelon.

You aren't human.

 

[fatness]

If people want to call me a racist, then call me a racist.

Hi Clinton.

 

[Apple Jack]

I was served similar at work the other day. Turns out it was the idea of the black assistant HR lady. She even popped in to try to show some little white girl how to eat collard greens. TRUE STORY.

 

[Carolina Hustler]

So let me get this straight, African americans love fried chicken and watermelon, but if offered, or served fried chicken in conjunction with watermelon by white people, then white people are racist....? Hmm...

Who doesn't love Fried Chicken or watermelon?

Exactly! So why is it racist?

 

[kupcho1]

That's some mouth-watering racism right there