“I’m not racist”: Common claim after racial slurs

Associated Press ^ | May 23, 2013 4:17 PM EDT | Jesse Washington

[combat_boots]

C’mon. He’s Spanish.

[Verginius Rufus]

I don't understand the fried chicken bit--was Col. Sanders a black man?

"Watermelon" is code for being a Republican--it means you admire the Secretary of the Treasury for Republican Presidents Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover, Andrew Water Mellon.

[immadashell]

“I have this maddening desire to go to ChicFilA tonight and I’m white. Does that make me racist?”

No, but it might mark you as a homophobe. ;)

lol. I don't know if they sell anything other than female chickens, but I'd try rooster if it were advertised.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

No, that is a sharpshooter shovel.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

The first meal I have memories of is fried chicken, my momma cooked. High plains, middle of no where. I could even give you the date. June, 1951.

Nothing racist about it.

Lutfisk-Norwegean. (Amen)
Hagas-Scotch. (Amen)
beef-English (Amen)
rice-Japanese (Amen)
rice and beans-Mexico (Amen)

So why is the best food in the world, FRIED CHICKEN, RACIST?
It is the food of the gods, followed by BACON and Steak!

As for WATERMELON, whoever heard of eating cold bananas on a hot day!

Saying “Good Morning, It’s a beautiful day” can somehow be made racially offensive by some people.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Nothing a heavy coating of barbeque sauce won’t cure!

[baddog 219]

[ThePatriotsFlag]

“I’m becoming one” is probably more apt.

[boop]

Jeez,if anyone goes through any American inner city you'll see all kinds of fried chicken franchises. Popeyes, Church's, Bojangles, KFC, you name it.

Are these franchisees racists? Or are they selling a product that the local residents happen to enjoy?

BTW, I've never seen a Church's chicken in a predominantly white neighborhood.

Not sure why. I think it's very good chicken.

[Sloth]

He later apologized for what he called a “silly remark,” then added, “but in no way was the comment meant in a racist manner.”

He was probably making a joke about Fuzzy Zoeller.

[a fool in paradise]

All this time I never realized that my parents were raising a black child. I grew up eating fried chicken, watermelon, and macaroni and cheese (I hear that this last item is now known as another stereotypical food).

I need to investigate my roots a bit more (and make some up as Alex Haley did if I want to win some awards and television contracts).

Were they secretly tried to make me EYEtalian by serving me pasta, pizza, and soup???