BBC: Are Chopsticks Racist?

Breitbart (referencing BBC News article) ^ | March 4, 2017 | Virginia Hale

[RayChuang88]

This is essentially political correctness run amok.

I really wonder did the author of the original BBC article realize when the Japanese adopted Western foods during the Meiji Era (the adapted cuisine is known in that country as youshoku), many Western foods adapted were often eaten with chopsticks. Indeed, many youshoku restaurants in Japan still have people eating with chopsticks, not with a fork and knife.

[RayChuang88]

By the way, for your edification, here is the original BBC News article referenced:

Are food bloggers fuelling racist stereotypes?

[maro]

That’s Japan. It appears that the Philippines is different.

[rbg81]

Or maybe we are racist for NOT using chopsticks? [/s]

[RayChuang88]

True, but I know many Filipinos who eat with chopsticks—thanks to the strong Chinese influence in that country (Manila has a large Chinese expatriate community).

[Steely Tom]

BBC: Are Chopsticks Racist?

No, they're multi-cultural.

More college-educated twittery.

[freedumb2003]

>>Or maybe we are racist for NOT using chopsticks? [/s]<<

Yes, both are racist. So is using your hands or not using your hands.

[Rodm]

I don’t know, I never seen a chopstick wearing a white sheet.

[Robert DeLong]

In fact I know several Orientals that prefer chopsticks to this day. I eat with them occasionally myself. Just to prove I can. 8>)

[TBall]

I’m just a fly white guy, but when I eat Chinese I use chopsticks unless I’m rolling up Moshi pork.

[miss marmelstein]

I’m a honky and I always use a fork and knife! I’m so lost in this argument...

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

I have chopsticks in my car. Chinese food is prepared to be eaten with chopsticks! I cook mostly Shanghai Homestyle as taught to me by my lady friend. I prefer it. I only have 5 woks in my kitchen.

[GraceG]

I at this today:

It was yummy as hell and I ate it with chop sticks!

Thankfully no whiny liberals were around to whine about cultural appropriation.

[GraceG]

If you see an Asian person using forks and knives you should say “Hey buddy drop the fork and knife, you are culturally appropriating European silverware!!!!”

[GraceG]

So to not be racist means i have to give up several of the foods that I currently love because I am polish and all I can eat from now on out are runzas, polish sausage, and boiled potato soup?

Not to mention all the racists restaurants that will have to close like panda express, taco bell, and tokyo joes????

Gee, the PC crowd wants us to only eat what our ancestors ate.... isn’t that racist?

[Joe 6-pack]

My junior year of high school, I was fortunate enough to take a year of Mandarin Chinese which was a combined language and culture class. Our teacher made a point of making sure that every student mastered the art of using chop sticks, and after that, I always made the most of every opportunity to show off my skills. About 10 years later when I was stationed in Korea, I would go out with my Korean friends or coworkers and they told me I was holding my sticks like a Chinese.

It never occurred to me that there were different techniques, but in light of this article, I wonder if the author realizes that native chopstick users could be culturally appropriating each other!!

[Vendome]

So putting tamales in banana leaves would be pushing it too.

Saffron in paella as well.

[wally_bert]

I was never coordinated enough but I tried a few times anyway.

[Eagles6]

Did you ever wok a cat?

[Lee Enfield]

I’ve been known to deep fry tamales, is that culturally insensitive? Tastes great when don right.