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Aramark, a school food vendor, was forced to apologize for serving chicken and waffles on the first day of Black history month. Company executives will undergo racial sensitivity reeducation. Are chicken & waffles racist?
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Aramark, a school food vendor, was forced to apologize for serving chicken and waffles on the first day of Black history month. Company executives will undergo racial sensitivity reeducation. Are chicken & waffles racist?
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When I read about the issue I replied, "Honestly, I don’t know any white people who don’t like chicken and waffles. When did it become a racist food pairing?" In response, @SonMemphis claimed it had been weaponized against the people who popularized it.
When I read about the issue I replied, "Honestly, I don’t know any white people who don’t like chicken and waffles. When did it become a racist food pairing?" In response, @SonMemphis claimed it had been weaponized against the people who popularized it.
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I decided to look into the restaurant @SonMemphis mentioned. Turns out Roscoe's was founded by Herb Hudson in Long Beach in 1975 and is President Obama's favorite chicken & waffles restaurant.
I decided to look into the restaurant @SonMemphis mentioned. Turns out Roscoe's was founded by Herb Hudson in Long Beach in 1975 and is President Obama's favorite chicken & waffles restaurant.
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Many people assume chicken & waffles originated as 'soul food' but in reality, the dish can trace its roots to the Pennsylvania territory in the 1700s. NPR debunked the theory that the dish is a southern and/or soul dish.
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Many people assume chicken & waffles originated as 'soul food' but in reality, the dish can trace its roots to the Pennsylvania territory in the 1700s. NPR debunked the theory that the dish is a southern and/or soul dish.
npr.org
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Could it be possible that chicken & waffles has NO race? What if chicken & waffles is just food? Colonial Americans brought the dish to America in the 1700s, Herb started a restaurant dedicated to the dish in the 1970s, and Aramark served it to students.
Could it be possible that chicken & waffles has NO race? What if chicken & waffles is just food? Colonial Americans brought the dish to America in the 1700s, Herb started a restaurant dedicated to the dish in the 1970s, and Aramark served it to students.
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Finally, to @SonMemphis, I still don't understand what you meant when you claimed chicken & waffles has been "weaponized against the people who popularized it" but I am curious to learn more. Help me understand.
Finally, to @SonMemphis, I still don't understand what you meant when you claimed chicken & waffles has been "weaponized against the people who popularized it" but I am curious to learn more. Help me understand.
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Ironically, Roscoe’s Chicken ’N Waffles was sued by its only black employee for discrimination and was forced to pay $1M after its all-Latino management treated him unfairly in order to favor other Latino workers. la.eater.com
Ironically, Roscoe’s Chicken ’N Waffles was sued by its only black employee for discrimination and was forced to pay $1M after its all-Latino management treated him unfairly in order to favor other Latino workers. la.eater.com
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@fran_mac75 made a good point that providing 'cultural' menus on days of remembrance is a time-honored tradition (not that I think waffles & chicken is cultural). For example, is it racist to serve an Italian menu on Columbus Day? Indian during Diwali?
@fran_mac75 made a good point that providing 'cultural' menus on days of remembrance is a time-honored tradition (not that I think waffles & chicken is cultural). For example, is it racist to serve an Italian menu on Columbus Day? Indian during Diwali?
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