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“We want to acknowledge some feedback received regarding our Juneteenth celebration,” Pezzuto said in his letter obtained by The North Carolina Beat. “Although our intent was to celebrate this nationally recognized day, some of you voiced your concerns regarding the associated food choices.”

In other words, we're sorry you were offended.

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[–] [email protected] 99 points 1 week ago (6 children)

The thing is that both are great foods but knowing how a southern white clown thinks... they meant it. Fuk 'em

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Right? I've never understood how that became a stereotype in the first place. Fried chicken is basically ubiquitous in all cultures in one form or another, including Europe. Turns out the vast majority of people like deep fried meat. Were southern elites just lying their asses off like "fried chicken? Yeah, disgusting. Totally hate it"?

Such a dumb fucking stereotype

[–] tburkhol 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Chickens were often the only animals enslaved people were allowed to raise for themselves. Like many racist stereotypes, it's more rooted in the 20th Century than slavery or early American history. There used to be some chain restaurants - notably Coon Chicken Inn - that used racist caricatures to sell their fried chicken, so it's basically an advertising meme.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Pretty much the same thing for watermelon. It was an easy to grow fruit that freed slaves used as a source of income and they caricatured it in racist media.

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