Free Republic
Browse · Search
Bloggers & Personal
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

The Guardian: Whites Stole Barbecue from Native Americans and Africans
The Social Memo ^ | 7/4/15 | Aurelius

Posted on 07/04/2015 12:41:50 PM PDT by rightistight

To celebrate July 4, the Guardian published an article to tell the people of America that one of their favorite ways of cooking, barbecue, was stolen from enslaved Africans and Native Americans.

The article is titled, "Barbecue is an American tradition – of enslaved Africans and Native Americans" and was written by Michael Twitty, who calls himself a culinary historian.

"The traditional holiday cookout has its roots in the cooperation between black and indigenous peoples struggling to get or keep their freedom from colonialists," Twitty's secondary headline reads.

"If America is about people creating new worlds based on rebellion against oppression and slavery," he writes, "then barbecue is the ideal dish: it was made by enslaved Africans with inspiration and contributions from Native Americans struggling to maintain their independence."

However, according to Twitty, Europeans took the credit from Africans: "The common cultural narrative of barbecue, however, exclusively assigns its origins to Native Americans and Europeans... Some American barbecue masters have taken to attributing the innovation of barbecue to their German and Czech ancestors."

The truth is, however, "Enslaved Africans and Native Americans had a lot in common, culinarily-speaking: they had been cooking and eating in similar ways. despite [sic] an ocean between their civilizations. It only makes sense that, when their foodways, crops, cooking methods and systems of preservation, hunting, fishing and food storage collided, that there would be deep similarities and convergences of technique, method and skill."

That led to barbecue. And in the Americans, "enslaved men became barbecue’s master chefs." If indeed whites added anything to barbecue, they just "added to a base created by black hands forged in the crucible of slavery."

Twitty concludes, "Barbecue is laced with the aspiration of freedom, but it was seasoned and flavored by the people who could not enjoy any freedom on Independence Day for almost a century."


TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: racism
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 61-8081-100101-120 ... 161-172 next last
To: rightistight

This is so stupid. I bet cavemen all over the world learned that certain types of wood made the meat taste better and then began experimenting with seasoning.


81 posted on 07/04/2015 1:46:03 PM PDT by Will88
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: rightistight

So? Who got the patent on the Grills and Smokers?


82 posted on 07/04/2015 1:46:15 PM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (2016 The RNC better come up with a Winner this time. Run some one like Cruz and Go for Broke!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: rightistight
The Guardian: Whites Stole Barbecue from Native Americans and Africans

I have reached a point where I think the only reasonable response to this sort of prattle is an instantaneous and painful fist in their mouths.

Seriously folks, they aren't even trying to be reasonable, so we shouldn't either. Just punch the little asswipes in the mouth, and repeat as necessary.

It's long past time we stopped ignoring this drivel and start making it cost them every time they spout it.

83 posted on 07/04/2015 1:47:37 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: xzins
Everyone walked around smelly until the Dang It Dynasty.

Not so! Ancient Romans used a vinegar soaked sponge on a stick. Enterprising plebeians sold them outside of public toilets.

84 posted on 07/04/2015 1:49:05 PM PDT by Hugin ("Do yourself a favor--first thing, get a firearm!",)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 52 | View Replies]

To: Rome2000

I just may go out this afternoon and steal me some BBQ from all over the place.

Funny this, my hubby went to the store a while ago and said the patrons were using those cards for some free BBQ paid for by wages stolen by the government from hard working people. LOL

Now that is “stolen BBQ”.


85 posted on 07/04/2015 1:52:02 PM PDT by dforest
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 39 | View Replies]

To: xzins
Or ate outside.

These people are absolutely crazy.

86 posted on 07/04/2015 1:53:18 PM PDT by riri (Obama's Amerika--Not a fun place.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: rightistight

If you really want to get down in the weeds with this, every color under the sun descended from Africa.

I suppose one would have to find the cave dweller who first cooked meat on a fire...


87 posted on 07/04/2015 1:53:30 PM PDT by Cold Heat (For Rent....call 1-555-tagline)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: rightistight
People like Michael Twitty need to be taken out and shot.

That being said, it was the Neanderthals that invented the barbecue.

88 posted on 07/04/2015 1:56:54 PM PDT by Cowboy Bob (Isn't it funny that Socialists never want to share their own money?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: rightistight

Another white Leftist speaking out for Indians who don’t care about this nonsense.


89 posted on 07/04/2015 1:57:47 PM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (A slave is one who waits for someone to come and free him.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: rightistight

90 posted on 07/04/2015 2:01:40 PM PDT by Hiddigeigei ("Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish," said Dionysus - Euripides)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: rightistight
Close your eyes for just a minute. Now imagine the United States totally devoid of the white race,except for the gays. What do you come up with? Well, here's what comes to my mind...

Day 1:In the a.m. there is much celebration and dancing in the street, About noon, the crowds become mobs and mobs of wild, drunken vandals who begin to ravage every business in this country, mostly previously owned by whites. They burn, loot and begin fighting amongst each other. They are like packs of wild beasts and begin to murder with no regard for anyone except themselves. Decent folks of other races are locked in their homes, quaking with fear as the looting continues. The pillaging and raping reaches every single house in this country.

Day 2 until the last day: As the fires burn every single structure to the ground, many are brought to the realization that not one thing remains of civilization as they knew it. There are no banks being run, no food being given out, no tax base for taxes, no welfare checks, no electricity, no water, no doctors. There is simply no wisdom to correct or repair anything. There is no way for these worshippers of self who have, for the most part, lived off a welfare system for decades to survive except to begin eating each other.

I don't know about you but I am tired of apologizing to these accusers of the white race.

91 posted on 07/04/2015 2:01:49 PM PDT by scottiemom (As a retired Texas public school teacher, I highly recommend private school)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: rightistight

So? We stole corn from the Mexicans or Aztecs or somebody. We stole tea from China, coffee from Colombia, lasagna from Italy, flan from Cuba, borscht from Russians, and chocolate chip cookies from somebody.


92 posted on 07/04/2015 2:02:12 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: rightistight

In all fairness, they didn’t try to get even by stealing our work ethic, or taking our jobs.


93 posted on 07/04/2015 2:07:41 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Men need a reason to shop. Women need a place.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: rightistight

During the recent riots I’m pretty sure I saw a few BBQ grilles being looted from the local K-Mart.


94 posted on 07/04/2015 2:07:52 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: nopardons

This article is utter tripe


Actually I think Tripe is a Mexican dish.


95 posted on 07/04/2015 2:10:16 PM PDT by cornfedcowboy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 28 | View Replies]

To: rightistight

Of course, whites developed metallurgy which led to pots, pans, silverware, spatulas, cook stoves, beer cans and Weber grills. As well as guns, engines, autos, trains, airplanes, space craft and nuclear reactors (and a few million other inventions).

So if they want to be proud about cooking over a campfire that’s OK.

To be fair, George Foreman did market a grill under his name.


96 posted on 07/04/2015 2:10:17 PM PDT by Senator_Blutarski
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: riri

Until then, they all ate cold cereal with udderly fresh milk


97 posted on 07/04/2015 2:10:33 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Pray for their victory or quit saying you support our troops)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 86 | View Replies]

To: cornfedcowboy

Actually, though I find the dish unappetizing, tripe used to be/is a European “delicacy”.


98 posted on 07/04/2015 2:14:31 PM PDT by nopardons
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 95 | View Replies]

To: rightistight

Exhibit A:

http://www.stuffucrave.com/image/fredflintstoneleg.jpg


99 posted on 07/04/2015 2:14:37 PM PDT by Leep (Still living in what remains of 'God's Country'.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: cornfedcowboy
This article is utter tripe

_______________________

Actually I think Tripe is a Mexican dish

___________________

So utter tripe is essentially sour milk?

100 posted on 07/04/2015 2:14:58 PM PDT by Senator_Blutarski
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 95 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 61-8081-100101-120 ... 161-172 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Bloggers & Personal
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson