<p>@OHMomof2 Actually, I remember a news article I read some months back about a school that was supposedly racist for serving fried chicken and watermelon at lunch (I think it was a Black Cultural Day or something like that). I’ll go trawl the net and see if I can find it again in a bit. So yeah, @californiaaa has a very real point, one which highlights how absurd the race/racism issue can get. I don’t see the discrimination in serving what is widely accepted as soul food, which is culturally associated with African Americans, on a day that you’re supposed to be celebrating African American culture. It’s similar to serving avgolemonos soup or dolmades at a Greek cultural booth, or plenty of pasta and sauces at an Italian-themed celebration. And I find it even more annoying that if the reverse had happened, if the school had served Yorkshire pudding or something equally culturally “white”, people would have called them out for not expressing enough black culture on black cultural day. But then again, I’m a NAB, so what do I know :|</p>
<p>And what exactly is wrong with being associated with fried chicken and watermelons? They’re both perfectly delicious 
Sorry, all those of you who think this comment is racist, I have another bucket of lovely golden brown spicy nuggets to get through :D</p>