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Where do you think most of the blacks live? The lily white North?
"the blacks" LOL
Black people live all over the United States and around the world.
So "black" food could just as easily be gumbo, shad roe, fried plaintains, roti, jerk chicken, curry goat, succotash, shrimp etouffee, hoppin' johns...etc
Truly, from reading this post, there is an element of race baiting or agitation going on ?. The thread is just about everyone getting together at work , having some ethnic food and a break for all.
Then you grandstand and drag the "do you talk to them and hear their views on race" to the fore. Did you ever about just enjoying some food, putting the politicking aside , maybe share a laugh or two.
Why make something as innocuous as a lunch at work into a political statement?. Wow, you must be a ton of fun to be around in the workplace?
The OP said some of his colleagues who were NOT black had complained.
So, asking if black colleagues were complaining seemed logical.
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Black people live all over the United States and around the world.
So "black" food could just as easily be gumbo, shad roe, fried plaintains, roti, jerk chicken, curry goat, succotash, shrimp etouffee, hoppin' johns...etc
Exactly. Singling out soul food is a bit insensitive.
I was just waiting to see "watermelon and grape drink" on that menu.
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So this week our company is observing Black History month and for lunch the menu is fried chicken, collard greens, grits, fried catfish.
I'm sure many think it's no big deal, I don't think it's bad. But some of my coworkers are getting all offended by it and getting vocal (within our group). And no, none of them are black.
Has this happened at any of your companies?
They are trying to do something nice. I'd be in the lunchroom macking down on that tasty chow, not online questioning their intent.
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Originally Posted by madison999
Is it getting washed down with purple kool aid?
Then some Hennessy?
I don't care who you are - this is funny as hell. I'm thankful that everyone in my circle of life who is black would laugh their ass off at this.
This is not "black" food. This is Southern food as others have pointed out.
I wasn't the one insinuating it was black food. I stated that IMO it wasn't a particularly healthy lunch. I made no reference to what type of food it was. You questioned where I got what was on the menu and I quoted it from the OP which you would have known if you had read the OP.
Hold on, I have to ask about the purple Kool-aid. Do you mean Purple Drank? I live in a majority black town and that's what they call it.
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