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[–] [email protected] 198 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Stereotypes aside, a bottle of cognac and chocolate cake is pretty good as far as office birthdays go.

[–] yggstyle 39 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (9 children)

Yup.

If someone got you a bottle of liquor you probably have drank with them or spoken about it... it's not difficult to assume someone said oh he likes this lets get it for him. Further this is a pretty common brand and has a good chance of getting picked in general.

The speed at which people assume the worst and get offended recently needs to get dialed back... a lot. If I wanted to slight a dude I wouldn't spend money to do it.

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[–] [email protected] 155 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I worked at a design Co once where they gave everyone a bottle of patron for a gift. I didn't want that crap, it's no don Julio, so I look at it and say "I can't take this, I'm sober" just to be an ass but they took it like I was in recovery, started to apologize profusely. A few minutes later they came back with a check for $200, a much better gift. I never drank at work functions anyways.

[–] theangryseal 31 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And your name “Blackout” haha. You’re committed to the bit!

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[–] neutral 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

$200 vs. A shitty bottle of over priced tequila that's $60.. You came out way on top in that exchange

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[–] someguy3 93 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is there a stereotype that I'm unfamiliar with?

[–] Mandarbmax 73 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Ya, Hennessey is associated with African Americans

[–] someguy3 43 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Knowing nothing about Hennessy, should I ask why?

[–] [email protected] 79 points 1 month ago (12 children)

Wikipedia page

Hennessy has a long-standing relationship with African American culture, especially hip hop. It has been described as "synonymous with rap music and African Americans, who are the brand's major consumers and advocates". While music, especially the 2004 2Pac song "Hennessy" has been credited with popularising the drink, some historians have pointed to a much older relationship, which began when African American servicemen encountered cognac in France during World War I and World War II.

Hennessy has actively pursued this consumer group for decades. It targeted minority audiences as early as the 1950s, when it placed advertisements in African American magazines like Ebony and Jet, used African American models, and hired African American employees. By some estimates more than two thirds of Hennessy sold in the United States is consumed by African Americans. It is sometimes referred to as "Henny".

Hennessy appears frequently in the lyrics of popular music, and by one estimate the words "Hennessy" or "cognac" are referenced in more than 1,000 songs.

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[–] TOModera 26 points 1 month ago

Hennessey is a Cognac that sells itself as high end. Hip hop bands would buy Hennessey as a sign they had made it when they got big.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If it's anything like fried chicken or watermelon, I assume it's because it tastes good.

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[–] this_1_is_mine 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Its delicious. Idk I don't blame anyone for liking it

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Look... I really like grape soda, watermelon and fried chicken. I have at least one of these things at home. If my friends come over, I offer them stuff I'm about to cook, drink etc. I am Caucasian...

Fuck whoever made these things a stereotype! I had to explain myself more than enough to some of my friends.

[–] themeatbridge 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's not about the food, it's about the assumption.

If you have watermelon, friend chicken, and grape soda, and you offer it to people, you're not a racist.

If you assume a black person would prefer watermelon, fried chicken, and grape soda, because that's what black people like, that's a form of racism.

If you avoid offering watermelon to your black friend, you're being racist. Not because of the watermelon, but because when I said "your black friend" you thought of that one friend who is black that occupies the space in your memory as "your black friend." It was a clever trick to catch you being racist, you racist.

But seriously, good food is delicious, and you should enjoy what you like. Share what you like with people, and find out what they like. Don't make assumptions about anyone.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

Exactly my point. I just offer my foods and drinks to my friends and some of my guys keep nagging me when I offer it. It's just so stupid..

[–] Anticorp 26 points 1 month ago (3 children)

It's also associated with literally everyone else who drinks. This is a weird one.

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[–] [email protected] 69 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is it just the Hennessy that is being pointed to as the stereotype? Because I'm sitting here trying to figure out if there's a stereotype about chocolate cake as well.

[–] surewhynotlem 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Chocolate isn't racist. They picked it to match the color scheme.

My cake was strawberry.

[–] theangryseal 11 points 1 month ago

You a redhead? That’s hairist and you needn’t tolerate that!

[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Nah this is clearly with an A. A bottle of henny on the cake is a bro move.

[–] CertifiedBlackGuy 41 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] JargonWagon 32 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And this comes from a CertifiedBlackGuy!

[–] theangryseal 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And some cracker downvoted him anyway.

[–] JargonWagon 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Can someone explain this to me?

Is he saying it's racist?

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That’s the implication here, yes.

Hopefully it was just a joke though.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh, I thought they were being accused of alcoholism.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Nah, this is 100% about Hennessy being a stereotypical drink for black people.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I was not aware of that stereotype. Thank you for the enlightenment. I think.

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[–] frog_brawler 30 points 1 month ago

HR is there to help the company; not the individual.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 month ago

My job just gave me the equivalent of $5 on their stupid company store thing for my birthday.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Why did they put the bottle on top of the cake? That's weird. Right?

[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 month ago

If you put the cake on top of the bottle it just breaks the cake apart.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago

If the bottle is in the cake then you can't read Hennessy.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (5 children)

It's an hyper realistic cake.

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[–] GeneralEmergency 24 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I am sure this comment section filled with sheltered white tech nerds won't be embarrassing.

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[–] 2ugly2live 15 points 1 month ago

I had a friend (black) who got a fruit basket with majority bananas from her employer. She was really happy about it, so I didn't say anything, but it gave me pause 😂

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