Jimdamick
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Has the age of political correctness gone too far?
When Kayla Eubanks, a black woman, saw a sign for a Black History Month special menu in a New York University dining hall on Tuesday, she was interested to see what they were serving.
"I figured it would be some type of southern cuisine," the NYU student told CNN.
But she was stunned to see the full menu: ribs, collard greens, cornbread, smashed yams, mac and cheese and two beverages, red Kool-Aid and watermelon-flavored water.
Eubanks said she asked one of the cafeteria managers about it and was told, '"Yeah, it's Black History Month."
What's the problem?
Was she pissed that they left out the fried chicken, grits and the black eyed peas, or was it because they only had watermelon water, and not the real deal?
I'm Irish, and can relate to her. I mean that it can get a bit tiring when people assume because I'm Irish, I like boiled potatoes, corned beef, cabbage and whiskey. (I do, but who doesn't ?)
When my Italian friends come to dinner, I always serve spaghetti and meatballs, Germans get Bratwurst and Chinese get Chop Suey
Am I being racist?
Within 24 hours NYU President Andrew Hamilton responded with a statement, calling the menu "inexcusably insensitive" and saying the school's food vendor, Aramark, did not discuss the menu choices with them beforehand.
"That error was compounded by the insensitivity of the replies made to a student who asked Aramark staff on site how the choices were made," Hamilton said.
After an investigation Aramark determined that two employees acted independently in creating the menu, Karen Cutler, a spokeswoman for the food-service company, told CNN.
They have since been fired, she said. (I hope they weren't black, that would really suck)
The episode also dismayed the university's Black Student Union, which issued a statement saying the menu was "problematic due to the inherent stereotypes associated with black people and southern soul food cuisine..."
But the student group was especially offended by the beverage choices.
"These drink options perpetuate harmful stereotypes that have existed about the black community for decades, and show an extreme level of cultural insensitivity," they said in their statement.
So, what do you think, was that a racist menu, or was the cafeteria staff simply providing what everyone knows black people like to eat?
When Kayla Eubanks, a black woman, saw a sign for a Black History Month special menu in a New York University dining hall on Tuesday, she was interested to see what they were serving.
"I figured it would be some type of southern cuisine," the NYU student told CNN.
But she was stunned to see the full menu: ribs, collard greens, cornbread, smashed yams, mac and cheese and two beverages, red Kool-Aid and watermelon-flavored water.
Eubanks said she asked one of the cafeteria managers about it and was told, '"Yeah, it's Black History Month."
What's the problem?
Was she pissed that they left out the fried chicken, grits and the black eyed peas, or was it because they only had watermelon water, and not the real deal?
I'm Irish, and can relate to her. I mean that it can get a bit tiring when people assume because I'm Irish, I like boiled potatoes, corned beef, cabbage and whiskey. (I do, but who doesn't ?)
When my Italian friends come to dinner, I always serve spaghetti and meatballs, Germans get Bratwurst and Chinese get Chop Suey
Am I being racist?
Within 24 hours NYU President Andrew Hamilton responded with a statement, calling the menu "inexcusably insensitive" and saying the school's food vendor, Aramark, did not discuss the menu choices with them beforehand.
"That error was compounded by the insensitivity of the replies made to a student who asked Aramark staff on site how the choices were made," Hamilton said.
After an investigation Aramark determined that two employees acted independently in creating the menu, Karen Cutler, a spokeswoman for the food-service company, told CNN.
They have since been fired, she said. (I hope they weren't black, that would really suck)
The episode also dismayed the university's Black Student Union, which issued a statement saying the menu was "problematic due to the inherent stereotypes associated with black people and southern soul food cuisine..."
But the student group was especially offended by the beverage choices.
"These drink options perpetuate harmful stereotypes that have existed about the black community for decades, and show an extreme level of cultural insensitivity," they said in their statement.
So, what do you think, was that a racist menu, or was the cafeteria staff simply providing what everyone knows black people like to eat?
