<p>I’m black and I love fried chicken and watermelon, but then again who doesn’t. I think the reason for the stereotype towards black people is due to socioeconomic reasons. Watermelon is large and cheap and doesn’t require much prep. Chicken is a cheap form of meat and protein and kool-aid can be stretched to serve many people as well. A lot of these food are affordable to most minorities (not just blacks in particular). Many people go through rough economic situations and must substitute other expensive foods for these.</p>
<p>^^I’m white and i absolutely love fried chicken [which is a common southern food, not just for blacks. Most likely because many people in the south are/were very poor, including my family, regardless of race] and watermelon [i’ve eaten entire melons by myself…]. Lol, I’m drinking red kool-aid right now. </p>
<p>^yeah, it’s sad. most racism [the vast majority] i see today today is against whites.</p>
<p>Yea, I’m black and I love Kool-aid and fried chicken, but not watermelon. Someone posted a link once that explained the origins of that stereotype, but I don’t know who. I think the link said it went all the way back to slave times.</p>
<p>I find that many members of the African/Caribbean diaspora hold excessively negative views of Americans of African extraction that do nothing but perpetuate the societal and self-suppression of the latter group. It’s disgusting and shameful.</p>
<p>I frequently see self-identified Somalis drinking booze at midday in front of various storefronts during my lunch break. Perhaps your father needs to make a visit to 125th Street and Lenox Ave. in Harlem at the height of summer; his views would be contradicted then.</p>
<p>And honestly, I believe the Somali people to be a branch of the Bantu migration that adopted - to a significant extent - the beliefs and practices of the Arabian migrants - or marauders, whichever term you prefer - that arrived under successive incursions. While they are of mixed ancestry, they have maintained, and to a significant extent, the features of descendants of Bantu migrants more so than the Arabs.</p>
<p>But I’m glad to see you’ve recognized what’s wrong with that view, eastafrobeauty.</p>
<p>I like fried chicken. I like watermelon. Mostly everyone I’ve met (excluding vegetarians) like fried chicken. Basically every time I come across watermelon the people around me too love eating it. So what’s the deal now? And I can tell you that a lot of those people are of different ethinicities.</p>
<p>Indian people: it’s very likely that you will find one working or owning a grocery store…or a convenient store such as a 7/11 (I swear this one is very true lol…my mom always picks up stuff from this one Indian grocery store called “Patel’s grocery store” hahaha).</p>
<p>Ksarmand, that was an excellent post…you highlighted many key points. Basically you see, Somalis are kind of crazy…but in a good way of course. Somali ppl are also very confident people…so we dont ever take **** from anybody and we think we’re better than everybody else. Also, it is a fact that Somali people have a superiority complex so they think they’re better than white people and black people (especially…we have multiple synoyms in the somali language for the “N word” AND more importantly I’d like to describe most Somali people as “Arab Wannabes”.</p>
<p>Idk…but for some reason it’s really obvious that Somalis don’t like to be associated with black people (as in african-americans)…even white people in our community know that…lol. Somalis also think they’re superior than black people b/c aesthically we look different from “bantu” africans.–because we have the nicer softer hair & the more narrow <em>ahem</em> “caucasion” features as many somalis and anthropologists may describe [btw Somalis are VERY diverse looking ppl]…Personally, I have an olive complexion with narrow features and big eyes…I could pass as a south asian,southern egyptian/north sudanese(arab) or eritrean…–that’s because both of my parents look middle eastern for some reason…especially my dad since he’s half arab so he looks like he’s 100% (somali genes are weak unlike black genes)…and my mom’s light skinned with narrow features but with frizzy/nappy ass hair…</p>
<p>But generally somalis are very, very dark and they have HUGE foreheads! (which i dont have thank god)…lmao.</p>
<p>I know it’s stupid.</p>
<p>btw, If i ever get the chance i’ll let my dad know about the somali kids drinking booze in public i’d probably get a good laugh out of it. It would be better if I could track down there hoyoos though (moms) then they’d probably beat the **** out of them & curse them out…lol.</p>
<p>I’m Asian and fried chicken makes me sick, so I can’t say I like it. Unfortunately a lot of American-style food makes me sick … I grew up on a complete Asian diet though. Just keep the greasy, milky (Lactose intolerant woo), creamy stuff away Yeah, there are some Asian restaurants that serve really greasy food, but those places are usually catered towards the rest of America, not immigrants.</p>
<p>My family pretty much just eats Asian food though. I don’t think my parents or grandparents can handle fried chicken either. My brother eats out all the time though, and he brings most of the ‘American culture’ to the family.</p>
<p>I have a few Asian friends who do like fried chicken, like Ezells or KFC, but most of my friends/their families don’t eat anything like that… none of us hit fast food places like McDonalds or Burger King either.</p>
<p>Indeed. In the fifteen-block radius around my workplace, I have counted approximately 17 corner stores (there are no 7-11s in the locality). Not one of them is owned by someone of African extraction; the owners are mostly of Middle Eastern descent.</p>
<p>Instead, the muezzin blares his song via stereo at the appropriate hour, and while I am trying to order the day’s lunch, the individual behind the counter is participating in his orisons.</p>
<p>Yes, especially convienence stores. Also, if they work at one, then 10 to 1 an Indian owns it also. They are polite, but either never speak any words unnessesary for the business transaction or bambard you with a constant sales spiel.</p>
<p>here in the South, there’s a stereotype that if you’re white, vaguely attractive, and going to a religiously-affiliated college in the South, you’re definitely going just for your MRS degree.</p>
<p>Oh wait, that’s kind of not a stereotype…</p>
<p>People think I’m so rebellious. I’m liberal, I write opinionated articles for the school paper, I’m not interested in high school football, I really don’t like hanging out at Wal-Mart, my favorite hobby is traveling, and I’m going to the Northeast for college. I so crazay!!!</p>
AND more importantly I’d like to describe most Somali people as “Arab Wannabes”.</p>
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