Posted on 02/21/2018 4:48:38 PM PST by sparklite2
New York University served up a “Black History Month” meal at one of its dining halls — complete with watermelon-flavored water and collard greens — and had to apologize when students called the school out for playing into racist stereotypes.
“We were shocked to learn of the drink and food choices that our food service provider — Aramark — offered at the Weinstein dining hall,” the statement read. “We are grateful to the students who brought this to the attention of the University.”
Aramark suspended the director of the dining hall, said it was investigating how the incident happened and will be putting sensitivity training in place for its staff.
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For the record, I really like collard greens done right.
It is sometimes called Southern fare... which by happenstance is soul food. Good ‘ol greens, grits, rice, pig meat, yardbird, watermelon, the works.
This complaint is stupid.
Nothing wrong with ribs and collared greens.
Fact is, Black History Month is racist.
With a little salt pork!
I wonder if they ever serve ham at the Weinstein dining hall?
My mouth waters for watermelon, it always has and it always will. There’s no political correctness that will keep me from watermelon. They will have to pry my cold dead lips away from my watermelon.
It’s Christmas time in Hollis, Queens
Mom’s cookin’ chicken and collard greens
—Run DMC
Yum!
It’s okay to like fried chicken and watermelon.
I have to hunt for real watermelon. these days. Those seedless things are a pale imitation.
Winner! Winner! Soul food food dinner!
What if you happen to like fried chicken, collard greens, potatoe salad and watermelon?
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My favorite cartoon in National Lampoon showed a black share-cropper standing out in front of his shanty. He’s in a small watermelon patch, holding a watermelon in his hands. The watermelon is saying, “Let my people go.”
Many years ago, when someone suggested serving “soul food” at an African-American booth during a multi-ethnic celebration, I heard the brilliant, elegant, and profoundly intelligent W. W. Law remark: “Africa has given the world far more sophisticated cuisine than ‘soul food.’”
If they had served Chicken Teriyaki or Moo Shu Pork for Black History month, that would have been construed as an insensitive failure to recognize their historical culture and cuisine in the US.
There always has to be something to complain about. Until people quit pandering and apologizing, it will never change and we will never get along as plain human beings.
(This doesn’t happen ‘on the street’: I work with mostly AA folks - if we didn’t have fried chicken, watermelon, greens at a Summer party, the peeps of every hue would be Pissed!)
“Africa has given the world far more sophisticated cuisine than ‘soul food.’”
Right.
Because there’s no such thing as “Soul Food”
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