Current Events > Why is watermelon and fried chicken a stereotype?

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IdiotMachine
04/17/20 1:22:14 PM
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That's such a stupid stereotype. Who seriously does not like watermelon and fried chicken?

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IronChef_Kirby
04/17/20 1:23:24 PM
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Racists are not known for their intelligence

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Foppe
04/17/20 1:32:37 PM
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When American slaves won their emancipation during the Civil War in the 1860s, free black people grew, ate and sold watermelons and, in doing so, made the fruit a symbol of their freedom. Southern whites, threatened by blacks' newfound freedom, responded by making the fruit a symbol of black people's perceived uncleanliness, laziness, childishness and unwanted public presence.
Chickens had long been a part of Southern diets, but they had particular utility for slaves. They were cheap, easy to feed and a good source of meat. But the stereotype grew because of the Birth of a Nation movie, it had a scene where black elected officials were acting rowdy and crudely in a legislative hall. Some of the legislators are shown drinking. Others had their feet kicked up on their desks. And one of them was very ostentatiously eating fried chicken.

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NotYou
04/17/20 1:36:26 PM
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Watermelon is gross.
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Foppe
04/17/20 1:36:42 PM
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ClunkerSlim posted...
Not sure if I really wanted to know that or not.
Why enter a topic asking for those answers then?

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Master_Happosai
04/17/20 1:37:04 PM
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Dont forget the cornbread.
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BobanMarjanovic
04/17/20 1:37:31 PM
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NotYou posted...
Watermelon is gross.


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