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April 4, 2014, 2:01pm
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<p>Interesting quote from one of Sue22’s links, above:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.thewire.com/culture/2014/02/heres-why-your-fried-chicken-and-watermelon-lunch-racist/357814/ ”>http://www.thewire.com/culture/2014/02/heres-why-your-fried-chicken-and-watermelon-lunch-racist/357814/</a></p> ;
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In 2010, a black chef at NBC served fried chicken and collard greens in honor of Black History Month. QuestLove was not impressed, and stirred up a Twitter storm when he tweeted the picture. “I don’t understand at all. It’s not trying to offend anybody and it’s not trying to suggest that that’s all that African-Americans eat. It’s just a good meal,” the chef, Leslie Calhoun, told The Grio, adding, “I thought it would go over well.” It did not.
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<p>When some Black people today don’t know what is offensive to Blacks, it is obvious that it is not always obvious what is considered offensive anymore.</p>