steubbigred;1706923 wrote:why is it insensitive in the first place. ......i just don't get it ......i go to greek festivals and italian festivalas and they even have an african american festival in steubenville ... all three celebrate cultural diversity ,and the best way to celebrate those cultures are by making different foods ,along with music ... i love soul food and i love italian and greek food .. i love me some polish sausage and hungarian cabbage rolls...... i just don't understand what's so bad about soul food .... why is it an insult to have a soul food dinner during black history month.... celebrate it embrace it .... when people get offended by what their culture is then maybe they have a deeper problem and maybe just maybe they wish they weren't who they were...... ...........i'm not trying to offend but if the menue had a black guy with big red lips and a picture of fried chicken and watermelon then that would be offensive stereo type,but it doesn't ............by the way we have a local black owned ribs place who has a depiction of a black kid with big lips with ribs on the picture ...they have a food truck too and they are very popular and they do a good business ......they celebrate who they are .........i also understand that black folks can play by a set of rules within their culture that white folks cannot without being labeled racists ...it's understood ....just will some people lighten the fuck up ....
Black people are taught to take offense to anything to their culture to continue distracting from the real problems plaguing the black community; the vast majority of which are self inflicted.