Dry asparagus prompts questions about racial discrimination in U. City

St. Louis Post Disgrace ^ | 7/17/13 | Stephen Deere

[Clintons Are White Trash]

UNIVERSITY CITY • A dried-out batch of asparagus has touched off a debate about racial discrimination, grocery stores and the role of citizen-led commissions.

It started in May when resident David Olander was perusing the produce section of the University City Schnucks. He noticed the asparagus weren’t resting in a tray of water.

“It was just sitting there dried out,” said Olander, a member of the city’s human relations commission.

Olander summoned an assistant manager, and then he asked the question: Did the quality of the asparagus have any relationship to the store’s location in a black neighborhood?

[Autonomous User]

If Obama was a Vegetable he would look like Asparagus.

[rawcatslyentist]

Maybe black peeps don’t like smelly pee.

[lefty-lie-spy]

I kind of like “envelopea”. It sounds like it could be mushroom, flower, or butterfly.

[PGR88]

The problem with inner city supermarkets is that they also have inner-city staff, who usually don’t care if the asparagus is chilled.

[Roccus]

90% of human misery is caused by people trying to be more important than they really are. The other 10% is caused by natural disasters. - Paul Harvey

[SMARTY]

It’s all beyond laughable, by now.

[PeterPrinciple]

Did the quality of the asparagus have any relationship to the store’s location in a black neighborhood?

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In his mind yes, and you cannot correct stupid people.

[Altura Ct.]

Racist vegetables....who knew?

[NativeSon]

Does Olander really want to know the reason for the difference? - the employees working at the stores.

Hire people that do not care or do not know and the business will reflect it.

And to the (do-) gooder doctor, wanna really help those in need? Volunteer your time as a Doctor in local clinics or even churches as many children in the hood are neglected and would benefit from real care.

Real care as opposed to flappin your gums and trying to shake down a business that will yield nothing for the kids.

[Gay State Conservative]

Good thing he didn’t notice that the watermelons were dried out as well.

[grimalkin]

Oh, come on now.

[BlueMondaySkipper]

Did the quality of the asparagus have any relationship to the store’s location in a black neighborhood?

Actually it is directly correlated to the store being in a black neighborhood. When you have a low quality labor pool where no one cares about quality, the produce would tend to get ignored.

The asparagus was likely nice and fresh when it got there....

[hedgetrimmer]

First is was the asparagus then the broccoli. Where will it end?

[Dr. Sivana]

As a teen, I worked in a produce store in a town with few black people at the time. We just put rubber bands around the asparagus and put it out, we didn’t leave any produce in standing water.

[Walmartian]

“envelopea” = the post office

[Roccus]

Baby steps, FRiend...baby steps. Some like to call it incrimentalism.

[barefoot_hiker]

Of course when communists like Commissar (I mean commissioner) Olander fully take over, there won’t be any asparagus in the store, fresh or otherwise. Maybe a few loaves of stale bread if the locals are lucky.

[I want the USA back]

Musta been white asparagus. White privilege.

[Ancient Man]

Actually, it was the only item in the store left unstolen.

[Lazamataz]

DAT ASPERGAS IS RACIS!