A university president held a dinner for black students — and set the table with cotton stalks and collard greens (party, money)
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So imagine you and the other Irish students were invited to dinner, supposedly to talk of your experience of being Irish on campus.
You were served colcannon (mashed potatoes with cabbage), with Lucky Charms for dessert. Decor included vintage signs stating "Irish need not apply," and jokes were made about how no wine would be served as the Irish are all a bunch of drunks.
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.
Where has he been hiding that he wouldn't know this would be offensive?
The university president knew it was offensive, that was the whole point of doing it. I think it was calculated to send a message to the people that hate black activism and groups like BLM. The university president knew that he had to meet with the black students to maintain appearances but nothing could stop him from making a mockery of it.
I would like someone to ask the university how often the president has served collared greens and mac n cheese at official events. I suspect we would find out that neither of those items is part of the typical menu for other official university dinners.
The university president may have unwittingly waded into a racial issue, but it was the way he initially handled students' concerns about the centerpieces that really lit the issue on fire.
I'll say. I just read one student's social media post. She was offended by the "Black meals" being offered..mac & cheese, collard greens, corn bread.
Mac and cheese is a new one to me but I'm in the south and collard greens, corn bread (as well as biscuits) are pretty much staples for any meal and are offered at most of the local sit down restaurants.
Apparently using twigs of cotton is a thing since I just did an image search and a lot came up, but I would expect someone in Academia to be sensitive to this. Even when mentioned to him, he sounded like an idiot. He thought it was 'fall-ish' and 'it can't be too bad since we're all wearing it'?
No wonder the black students no longer have a black advocate - who would want to deal with him?
It is a thing, especially among the more artsy/creative type of folk's home.
So imagine you and the other Irish students were invited to dinner, supposedly to talk of your experience of being Irish on campus.
You were served colcannon (mashed potatoes with cabbage), with Lucky Charms for dessert. Decor included vintage signs stating "Irish need not apply," and jokes were made about how no wine would be served as the Irish are all a bunch of drunks.
You forgot to add signs with the derogatory word "Mick".
Wouldn't bother me. I'd laugh it off and then go grab a heaping of the potatoes and cabbage.
Oh and Lucky charms isn't Irsh Sodabread with lots of raisons is a better "Irish desert".
Lest you forget all cultures went through periods of insults when they came to America.
They were shunned, made fun of , etc.
But that was then. I wouldn't take what you posted today as any threat or insult but a joke instead.
And you went way further with your decor to outright make sure a perceived "hate message" is displayed.
So imagine you and the other Irish students were invited to dinner, supposedly to talk of your experience of being Irish on campus.
You were served colcannon (mashed potatoes with cabbage), with Lucky Charms for dessert. Decor included vintage signs stating "Irish need not apply," and jokes were made about how no wine would be served as the Irish are all a bunch of drunks.
Are you kidding with this? Were there "No negroes allowed" signs at this dinner??
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Sodabread with lots of raisons is a better "Irish desert".