Snowflakes on the march. Black History Month meal offends black student
Funny, this meal sounds tasty to me. They fire people for this?
“NEW YORK (AP) - A racially insensitive menu for a Black History Month meal at New York University has led to a company apology and workers being fired.
According to The New York Times , NYU President Andrew Hamilton says it was "inexcusably insensitive" for a food service company to feature barbecued ribs, corn bread, collard greens, and beverages with racist connotations: Kool-Aid and watermelon-flavored water.
Sophomore Nia Harris, who's black, says the head cook dismissed her objections and told her that black employees planned the menu.
Aramark says it has fired two workers and is retraining its NYU employees.
It issued an apology to the entire NYU community and "communities everywhere" for the employees' "insensitive and offensive actions."
Harris says that in addition to their studies, black students have to do "extra work" - teaching sensitivity and respect.”
I’m vampire white and that sounds like good eating to me
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February 22, 2018, 11:31 AM
Fenris
So what food do they want served during black history month?
Earl Grey tea and cucumber sandwiches with the crust sliced off?
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February 22, 2018, 11:47 AM
mikeyspizza
I guess the NYU students have never been to a family picnic. Maybe they would have been happy with New England Clam Chowder or Polish sausage and sauerkraut.
February 22, 2018, 11:54 AM
TMats
I don’t begin to understand stories like this. I thought the idea behind Black History Month was to celebrate that culture. That luncheon was meant to honor, not disrespect.
I said this before. Every time you think you’ve heard the stupidest thing you could possibly imagine, a new day dawns.
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February 22, 2018, 11:55 AM
Rightwire
Clearly that idiot has NEVER been to Alabama, Georgia or Mississippi and eaten in a BBQ restaurant. I've never been a fan of collared green but hat the rest last time I was ... Yummy!!
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February 22, 2018, 12:02 PM
HRK
Amazed that the press and NYU put out the truth that the staff that made the decision was black,
How sad that everything to these kids is a problem.
February 22, 2018, 12:04 PM
Ryanp225
Saying "good morning" to any of these idiots is racist to them now. Best thing to do is ignore them and any other their little marches or history months.
February 22, 2018, 12:06 PM
Ryanp225
quote:
Originally posted by HRK: Amazed that the press and NYU put out the truth that the staff that made the decision was black,
How sad that everything to these kids is a problem.
They should fire the black staff who was racist to assume they knew what blacks wanted to eat. Show it on every news channel so the world can see how absurdly retarded this has become.
February 22, 2018, 12:08 PM
braillediver
quote:
Originally posted by TMats: I thought the idea behind Black History Month was to celebrate that culture.
Originally posted by Rightwire: Clearly that idiot has NEVER been to Alabama, Georgia or Mississippi and eaten in a BBQ restaurant. I've never been a fan of collared green but hat the rest last time I was ... Yummy!!
Hey, don't leave out my home state, NC! I eat my greens with apple cider vinegar. We use a vinegar based bbq sauce with our pulled, chunk or chopped pork. Lexington or eastern style, bring it on!
February 22, 2018, 12:19 PM
k5blazer
Aramark and good food don't go together.
February 22, 2018, 12:20 PM
TRshootem
I pray the leftist loonies and their minions implode before this generation destroys our republic. The stupid is very strong on our campuses, more evidence liberalism is a disease.
February 22, 2018, 12:24 PM
TMats
quote:
Originally posted by braillediver:
quote:
Originally posted by TMats: I thought the idea behind Black History Month was to celebrate that culture.
It's to celebrate a culture not a stereotype.
Fair enough, and I'll say that the watermelon flavored water was a little much, still, I thought all that mattered to the Left was good intention.
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February 22, 2018, 12:33 PM
GT-40DOC
Those students may not want that food, but I DO!!! I was raised on that type of food, and much prefer it over tea and crumpets!!
February 22, 2018, 12:33 PM
JALLEN
What about corn beef and cabbage, or New England boiled dinner, on St. Patrick’s day?
Should that be before the parade or after?
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February 22, 2018, 12:34 PM
Opus Dei
quote:
Originally posted by braillediver:
quote:
Originally posted by TMats: I thought the idea behind Black History Month was to celebrate that culture.
It's to celebrate a culture not a stereotype.
Not seeing the stereotype.
Probably the most stereotypical "black" food is fried chicken. And watermelon wasn't even so much an iconic black food, but rather the connotation of stealing (and subsequent consumption) of them-just like in the old Tony Joe White song "Poke Salad Annie".
quote:
Her daddy was lazy and no count Claimed he had a bad back All her brothers were fit for was stealin' watermelons out of my truck patch
February 22, 2018, 03:01 PM
jayhalsey
I remember the last year I was at college, they had a Black History Month meal at the dining hall. Fried Chicken, collard greens and sliced watermelon for dessert. We got a bit of a chuckle out of it, but no one complained, and certainly no one lost their jobs. All the menu planners and cafeteria workers were black, after all.
February 24, 2018, 06:58 AM
V-Tail
quote:
Originally posted by braillediver:
quote:
Originally posted by TMats: I thought the idea behind Black History Month was to celebrate that culture.
It's to celebrate a culture not a stereotype.
It is Black History Month, not Black Culture Month.
The stereotype, if it actually is a stereotype, is based on history. What's the problem with offering a meal that reflects history? The seder is a Passover meal with the main purpose of retelling history, lest we forget our past.
I'm Jewish. I certainly would not get all pissy if the cafeteria at the place I worked offered "Jew food." I might bitch a little because the quality is not up to my (deceased) Polish-Russian Jewish grandmother's cooking, but the complaint, if any, would take the form of joking with the cooks, not trying to get them fired.
