A university president held a dinner for black students — and set the table with cotton stalks and collard greens (education, claim)

[Indentured Servant]

Originally Posted by FatBob96

Most people of Irish ancestry would laugh it off or ignore it altogether.

Why?

Because we're not wussies who get triggered at the drop of a Lucky Charm.

No....you all just set Bombs. IRA ring a bell?

[dsjj251]

Originally Posted by uggabugga

they weren't there before? how do you know?

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Seriously, Am I the only one who read the source material ??? You are the 2nd person to ask that and I quoted it there too.

So I attend Lipscomb university and as most of you know that is a predominately white school. Tonight AFRICAN AMERICAN students were invited to have dinner with the president of the school. As we arrived to the president's home and proceeded to go in we seen cotton as the center pieces. We also stood and ate dinner, there were no seats to sit in and it felt very uncomfortable. We were very offended, and also the meals that were provided resembled many "black meals" they had mac n cheese, collard greens, corn bread etc. The night before Latinos also had dinner at his house and they had tacos. They also DIDN'T have the center piece that we HAD tonight.

[Feltdesigner]

Originally Posted by randomparent

Where are you getting this from? I don't know what else happened at that event. Do you?

they said their issues weren't addressed..

that's probably where he/she got it from.

[Feltdesigner]

Originally Posted by blanker

LOL at thread title. I thought he did it on purpose to mess with them. Should've been watermelon and fried chicken, with some grape Kool-Aid. That would've really set them off.

did you smoke a cigarette after you hit submit reply

[randomparent]

Originally Posted by Feltdesigner

they said their issues weren't addressed..

that's probably where he/she got it from.

Who's they and what is the source?

[Feltdesigner]

Originally Posted by dsjj251

Seriously, Am I the only one who read the source material ??? You are the 2nd person to ask that and I quoted it there too.

lmao.. these folks don't read, they just bash Black folk.

[FatBob96]

Originally Posted by Indentured Servant

No....you all just set Bombs. IRA ring a bell?

Trying to offend me?

Good luck with that lol.

I may be of Irish ancestry but I am 100% an unhyphenated American.

[Moth]

What exactly is the problem with collard greens? Are they not a staple of Soul Food?

Growing up in DC, it was pretty obvious that black folks (and not a few white folks too) loved them. Has that changed?

Collard Greens are on the menu at Sylvia's Famous, the most well known Soul Food joint in the world:

Menus - Sylvia's Restaurant

They are also on the menu at the Florida Avenue Grill, a famous Soul Food place here in DC:

Florida Avenue Grill - Our Menu

And I know for a fact that they also serve them at the incredible Pink Teacup in New York:

About Us

And just to prove (as if I have to) I am not stereotyping, here is a PBS documentary on Soul Food:

Soul Food Junkies | African American Culinary Tradition| Independent Lens | PBS

So again, what is the problem? I suppose you could say the man was presumptuous, but that is a far cry from racist.

[GotHereQuickAsICould]

Either the guy is totally clueless or he went out of his way to make the students feel uncomfortable.

Who invites people over to dinner yet has no chairs or tables for them to sit at?

Who serves mac n' cheese and collard greens to people standing around?

Who puts out cotton bolls for decorations?

Good grief.

The guy is either totally effing clueless or he went out of his way to offend them.

[GotHereQuickAsICould]

Originally Posted by FatBob96

...

I may be of Irish ancestry but I am 100% an unhyphenated American.

Nope. Not even close, FatBob.