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

[Ignoramus]

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.

How was the little white girl eating them? I usually just use a fork.

 

[Disco Stu]

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?

It was explained in this very thread.

 

[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?

It was explained in this very thread.

That explanation fails.. It's ridiculous...

 

[Zow]

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?

It was explained in this very thread.

That explanation fails.. It's ridiculous...

Why?

Nobody likes to be pigeon-holed/singled-out. Even if the singling out trait is a positive, people still hate it. For example, while I doubt this applies to you, those of us who did well in school hated to be called "smart" or made fun of for getting A's. Asians hate to be labeled as good at math. Heck, even hot chicks whine about people referred to as hot because it either means they are getting hit on or think that they're intelligence is being ignored.

 

[Zow]

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.

Be sure to ask her if she got one of those scholarships to get into law school.

 

[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.

Be sure to ask her if she got one of those scholarships to get into law school.

I'll just start off by asking if she's the first person in her family to graduate college.