Posted on 06/16/2022 10:19:47 AM PDT by Salman
Cherlisa Starks-Richardson was disappointed when she learned that the beloved children’s museum in her community was selling a “watermelon salad” in celebration of Juneteenth.
Starks-Richardson, who often took her daughter to the Indianapolis Children’s Museum growing up, said she expected the museum would be more focused on educating the public about Juneteenth – which celebrates the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans – instead of serving themed foods. To make matters worse, she said, watermelon has historically been used as a racist trope against Black Americans.
“People were very offended by it,” said Starks-Richardson, an educator in the Indianapolis area. “Everybody is trying to capitalize off Juneteenth to make money. But we don’t need the food. I want education. I want people to understand the purpose of (Juneteenth).”
The Indianapolis Children’s Museum has since apologized and removed the salad from its food court. In a statement, the museum said it routinely relies on a food vendor to create “thematic menu items” and that the “inappropriate” name and label on the salad was not reviewed by museum staff.
Other organizations and major retailers are also receiving backlash for their attempts to monetize Juneteenth with new products since President Joe Biden signed a bill declaring it a national holiday last year.
From the Indianapolis Children’s Museum’s watermelon salad to Walmart’s swirled red velvet and cheesecake flavored ice cream to Dollar Tree’s Pan African-themed plates and napkins, inclusion experts say corporations are missing the mark with Juneteenth. By failing to provide any historical context with these items, the companies don’t appear to have considered how they could promote stereotypes or offend Black people, experts say.
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Cherlisa. My wife is from Ft. Worth, but worked for Post Office in East Texas for a few years.
She said,” I swear. They throw a spoon out the back door, and what ever sound it makes that’s what they name their kids.”
Oh good God.
I want people to FORGET the ignorantly named “Juneteenth”, just like I want them to forget that damned illegal-conditioning “Cinco de Mayo”.
Both are local yokel dates, and meant to further beat America and whites over the head about how terrible we are.
Screw them. Excuse the language. So, so angry over all this woke PC stuff the last few years especially.
I don’t get it. The Emancipation Proclamation wasn’t signed\released in June at all. what’s this about?
(playing dumb, but I’d give 100:1 odds that the folks who celebrate juneteenth don’t even know when the EP was signed\released.)
“People were very offended by it,” said Starks-Richardson, an educator in the Indianapolis area.
Since when is Red Velvet anything to do with blacks?
I really hate this crap about stupid-speak “Juneteenth” since June 19 is my sister’s birthday, RIP. Never mind often Father’s Day as this year.
Fried chicken,
Watermelon,
Cadillac cars…
We ain’t as dumb….
???
I think Black men look great in white suits.
Corn on the cob (Bread and Butter corn) for the stove pot. The grand kids love it!
BS.
And I will never allow them 1 stinking inch on crap like this.
Don’t let them keep controlling the narrative.
Their whole premise is that the US is horrible, terrible, and your beloved Yankees in the ACW weren’t enough.
Conco de Mayo in the US was ‘meant’ to further the liquor industry.
(I never liked them smashing Washington and Lincoln together into ‘Presidents Day’
= = =
They can do that because Washington and Lincoln were gay, and they were ‘partners’.
Just sayin'...
Notice how they play with words. The last 5 years there has been a wholesale push and modification of official national park text to state “enslaved people” rather than simply “slaves” because it’s demeaning.
I hate these people. I really hate these commies whose whole world is hating America.
Don’t let the pro-Yankee rah-rahs on FR hear that. They still think EP freed slaves (oops, “enslaved people”).
I thought it was Colt 45?
A few years ago a co-workers wife wanted to go to the MLK museum in NYC on MLK day. Drove all the way into the city to find of all days it was closed on MLK day. LOL!
What?
I wouldn’t say anything like that about color matching!
They like watermelon. So do lots of whites. So what?
Why is everyone so self-conscious these days?
My husband and his Black boss have a running joke about Billy Dee Williams.
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