[DogByte6RER]

From Military Times about the Fort Bragg menu:

Fort Bragg’s “stereotypical” Black History Month menu: Does it make you angry or just hungry?

Gawker knocked Fort Bragg’s special Black History Month meal of fried chicken, pigs feet, ham hocks and collard greens, saying “all the stereotypical foods are represented.”

Many of the commenters on the original Gawker post did not seem outraged. Should they have been? Does offering soul food reinforce stereotypes or recognize a cultural contribution?

http://militarytimes.com/blogs/outside-the-wire/2012/02/16/fort-braggs-stereotypical-black-history-month-menu-does-it-make-you-angry-or-just-hungry/

[JPG]

AA’s learned how to prepare and eat almost every part of a pig except the squeal. I salute their culinary talent.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Things that should really annoy black Americans.

Giving away a Planned Parenthood coupon that offers “$5 back for killing your baby”.

Pre-filled out ballots for Obama “vote for him just because he’s black. Nothing else matters.”

Democrat party logo plastic ankle “welfare slave chains”.

[MIchaelTArchangel]

Fried Chicken, Collard Greens, Wahtahmelon, an’ Beer!

[mojitojoe]

Instead, it was a celebration of stereotypical foods with a menu consisting of fried chicken, pig feet, ham hocks, collard greens and any other food you’d expect to see being eaten at a minstrel show.
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Damn, should I put a sign on my house that says minstrel show since I eat everything on that menu except for pigs feet and ham hocks(only cook those with other things, like beans).

[autumnraine]

HUNGRY! I’m from Georgia and that whole menu sounds like a feast!

[stylin19a]

I love Black History Month because it serves as a time to acknowledge the contributions of little-known Black inventors,...

I love black history month because it usually lasts only 28 days...

[chooseascreennamepat]

WHAT?!!! No arugula?

[dragnet2]

Years ago I became really tired of people trying to shove their race in everyone face.

Years later it just became a pathetic bad joke perpetrated by those who live and breath the color of their skin...

It’s just disgusting and I try to isolate myself from these types the best I can.

[Invincibly Ignorant]

And blacks are going to celebrate white history month by eating a hamburger? I’m really offended. :-)

[Larry Lucido]

[LibertyRocks]

Isn’t Fried Rice an Asian food???

What about Baked Mac & Cheese? That’s a “black” food? It’s PASTA for gosh sakes!

And the cabbage??? I ONLY make that on St. Patrick’s Day! That’s an IRISH food! (Or Russian, or Polish)

Pigs’ Feet? My father-in-law would like to introduce you to his fave split pea and ham hock soup (and he grew up nowhere NEAR the South)!

I think people REALLY need to stop freaking out over things like this. Fried Chicken is an AMERICAN food - not black food, or white food - just GOOD food!

Sometimes people are their own worst enemies when they constantly look for little things and then pretend they can read the minds’ of the person who put it together - and it’s ALWAYS the worst possible scenario when it comes to these issues...

I’m actually surprised that there is nothing with peanuts on the menu at all - George Washington Carver is still a well-known “African-American” inventor is he not???

BTW: In regards to “Black History Month” in general - I am white and grew up in a very “white” suburb and I learned about these people in school in the 70s and 80s - WITHOUT “black history month”. It just amazes me that people think we have no clue about the contributions blacks have made to our society as a whole. Here’s an idea - to TRULY get rid of racism why not honor these people as PEOPLE and not as “BLACK” people?

I’m seeing this more now like something that Frederick Douglass warned about - those who WANT to keep their victim status. As long as people make assumptions like the author of this article we will be stuck in the past on this issue of “racism”. As for my generation - we could have been done with this a LONG time ago if the older generations would stop trying to convince everyone that things are as bad as they were...

[Lion Den Dan]

Gawker knocked Fort Bragg’s special Black History Month meal of fried chicken, pigs feet, ham hocks and collard greens, saying “all the stereotypical foods are represented.”

What! No water mellon????

[Verginius Rufus]

The local Wal-Mart is racist!

They've got watermelon for sale during Black History Month! Is nothing sacred?

[GOPJ]

Stupid issue. What should a celebration of Black History Month include? Fresh sushi? White bread with macaroni and cheese? When the Irish celebrate they don't do it with spring rolls and kimchi - and Italians? Ever go to an Italian feast and snack on sauerkraut and short ribs?

Black people have been convinced by white liberal elites that eating chicken and collards is shameful. Liberal elites are nuts - and I'll stuff 'em hoppin' john down their throats if they ever cross my threshold...

[Nik Naym]

You think that's bad? Walgreens screwed up even worse:

[Trailerpark Badass]

Uh those are Southern foods. White people live here, too.

What do they want served, sushi? Tacos? I bet they'd complain about that, also.

>BTW, who's the guy in top right? Marcus Garvey?