This reminds me of a stupid ass joke. I know it’s cringe but here it goes…
You know when you play metal or rock records backwards they say you will hear satanic messages or whatever BS panic was going on with KISS and all that?
Well guess you what you get when you play country music records backwards?
You get your dog back, you get your truck back, you get your girlfriend back.
Isn’t their government currently illegitimate because they refused to hold elections?
This lets me know you are full of shit. Russia is also a topic of this conversation and the haven’t had a legitimate election in decades.
No.
We get rid of old munitions and equipment.
Companies get rich by replenishing stock with new military contracts.
We get new data that we can use to war game without actually fighting first hand.
You might not think it’s worth it, but the people benefiting do.
I like their moroccan mint.
PG Tips for my black tea. Stash for my green tea.
Some places drained out or paved over pools just to make sure those scary people would enjoy themselves too much.
Hey, that dude was in West of Loathing. Now I know he was a real dude.
Two things from Wendy’s:
First bring back the old chicken nugget meat. The spicy nuggets taste like trash now.
Second that Jalapeno Fresco Spicy Chicken Sandwich.
I just meant what the food was didn’t matter. It was having a good to come together around and share in the togetherness.
I know this whole celebration of Juneteenth is new, so the foods will take some time to become official. BBQ and red food is just as good as any other made up meal, in my opinion.
I wish we focused more on black (or at least local) owned businesses for Juneteenth. Of course, holidays get commercialized like crazy, so I’m sure some businesses will pander too much and make a fool of themselves.
On a side note, I heard Japan celebrates Christmas with KFC. Apparently that’s the idea that got sold to Japan for how Americans celebrate Christmas. I wouldn’t be surprised if some countries think Americans eat burgers and fries for Thanksgiving.
https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/things-to-do/whats-the-deal-with-kfc-and-christmas-in-japan
You can delegate responsibility but not accountability. The owners would still be accountable.
I mean I get that. I just don’t personally see it as that. I do eat fried chicken and watermelon (and other soul food like greens, sweet potatoes, etc). I don’t eat them as much as I want because the places around me don’t make good soul food anymore. The quality is down in my opinion.
I mentioned the day because all holiday celebrations include food. I also mentioned in my opinion, that everyone loves that type of food. I just didn’t think of it as “black food” but I know it is stereotypically a trope. I think this understanding of other people’s racist tropes and my love of celebrating with loved ones and good food is where I (and assuming OP) is coming from.
Is the main issue the intent? If you eat corned beef for St Paddy’s or carne asada for Cinco de Mayo is that an issue? If we ask black people what we should eat for Black History Month or Juneteenth and they agreed that soul food is good then is it okay? Should we just stick to burgers and dogs like it’s the 4th of July?
I feel we can never really have these conversations (IRL) because people assume what the other person means when they are trying to understand the reason behind it.
All that to say, we have to be extra vigilant because racists are everywhere pushing their agenda, so I understand that this trope could be insulting to some. I’ve also met black people that don’t give it a second thought because the food is good and they were hungry.
This question reminds me of when that school in NY got in trouble for serving “stereotype food” for black history month.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/06/us/aramark-black-history-month-menu-school-reaj/index.html
I have the same confusion as you do, OP. It appears to be a liked dish by all accounts across many races, upbringings, or religions. Unless you have dietary restrictions like Vegan or something.
I’m assuming this is one of the things that racists ruined. Like yeah people like fried chicken, but racist made it a “bad thing.” It’s kind of like now, you got to look out for the number 88, vikings, the okay sign, the gadsden flag, or punisher flag. It’s not that mentioning fried chicken is necessary bad, but people are on edge because Nazi’s are back. 1 of the dog whistles might be a coincidence, but you start collecting them and I start side eyeing my co-workers more.
Those damn dog whistles need to end, so we can all enjoy fried chicken and watermelon on Juneteenth.
Reminds me of a quote from Gargoyle’s that I’m probably going to mess up.
“You pay a man enough and he’ll walk barefoot through hell.”
I was going to post Erik, if no one else did. His ads are so good.
Someone already posted my first thought, No Doubt- Just a Girl, so I’ll add some modern songs.
Doechii- Black Girl Memoir
Megan Thee Stallion - Anxiety
I was going to say this. I was just listening to Spiderwebs the other day. No Doubt has some great songs.
That’s what I’ve been getting my dad. Haven’t heard any complaints from him in years.
If you say so. The air just feels a lot more cool and crisp in my apartment when I have my dehumidifier on. Of course I live in a swamp so without it if feels like I swimming through stank ass when I walk somewhere.
I’m not doubting the science behind your statement. I just prefer feeling like I’m not being sous vide, so I’ll stick to a dry heat in my apartment.