I remember that for the doc. I think part of the reason they don’t want to accept the truth is because the community and friends they made along the way in believing this bat shit crazy stuff. Someone should make a post flat earthers group. Shit add Scientology and any other crazy cult type behavior.

My theory is we are very easily susceptible to friendly groups that accept us because we want that community. That idea that we have a lack of a “3rd place” after work and home creates a desire to connect on a different level. The details of believing the earth is flat, Trump is the second coming, or the anti-vaxers don’t matter as much to some people as being around others and being accepted.

It just devolves into a paranoid scheme and murder web for survival.

This sums up a lot of the Rome docuseries episodes I’ve seen.

Yes. I tell anyone I can at work about the public library and how you can use Libby or Hoopla to get free books. Some audio books for those not wanting to read. It is a great asset.

Hey, that dude was in West of Loathing. Now I know he was a real dude.

Best I can do is 12 years @ 240p

https://youtu.be/pWXX60o1Ezs?si=rmggb8nw9MvOo-kp

Oh great! So someone couldn’t pull themselves up by their bootstraps and now they want a hand-out. I bet this “toddler” doesn’t even pay taxes.

/s

Two things from Wendy’s:

First bring back the old chicken nugget meat. The spicy nuggets taste like trash now.

Second that Jalapeno Fresco Spicy Chicken Sandwich.

I just meant what the food was didn’t matter. It was having a good to come together around and share in the togetherness.

I know this whole celebration of Juneteenth is new, so the foods will take some time to become official. BBQ and red food is just as good as any other made up meal, in my opinion.

I wish we focused more on black (or at least local) owned businesses for Juneteenth. Of course, holidays get commercialized like crazy, so I’m sure some businesses will pander too much and make a fool of themselves.

On a side note, I heard Japan celebrates Christmas with KFC. Apparently that’s the idea that got sold to Japan for how Americans celebrate Christmas. I wouldn’t be surprised if some countries think Americans eat burgers and fries for Thanksgiving.

https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/things-to-do/whats-the-deal-with-kfc-and-christmas-in-japan

You can delegate responsibility but not accountability. The owners would still be accountable.

I mean I get that. I just don’t personally see it as that. I do eat fried chicken and watermelon (and other soul food like greens, sweet potatoes, etc). I don’t eat them as much as I want because the places around me don’t make good soul food anymore. The quality is down in my opinion.

I mentioned the day because all holiday celebrations include food. I also mentioned in my opinion, that everyone loves that type of food. I just didn’t think of it as “black food” but I know it is stereotypically a trope. I think this understanding of other people’s racist tropes and my love of celebrating with loved ones and good food is where I (and assuming OP) is coming from.

Is the main issue the intent? If you eat corned beef for St Paddy’s or carne asada for Cinco de Mayo is that an issue? If we ask black people what we should eat for Black History Month or Juneteenth and they agreed that soul food is good then is it okay? Should we just stick to burgers and dogs like it’s the 4th of July?

I feel we can never really have these conversations (IRL) because people assume what the other person means when they are trying to understand the reason behind it.

All that to say, we have to be extra vigilant because racists are everywhere pushing their agenda, so I understand that this trope could be insulting to some. I’ve also met black people that don’t give it a second thought because the food is good and they were hungry.

This question reminds me of when that school in NY got in trouble for serving “stereotype food” for black history month.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/06/us/aramark-black-history-month-menu-school-reaj/index.html

I have the same confusion as you do, OP. It appears to be a liked dish by all accounts across many races, upbringings, or religions. Unless you have dietary restrictions like Vegan or something.

I’m assuming this is one of the things that racists ruined. Like yeah people like fried chicken, but racist made it a “bad thing.” It’s kind of like now, you got to look out for the number 88, vikings, the okay sign, the gadsden flag, or punisher flag. It’s not that mentioning fried chicken is necessary bad, but people are on edge because Nazi’s are back. 1 of the dog whistles might be a coincidence, but you start collecting them and I start side eyeing my co-workers more.

Those damn dog whistles need to end, so we can all enjoy fried chicken and watermelon on Juneteenth.

Reminds me of a quote from Gargoyle’s that I’m probably going to mess up.

“You pay a man enough and he’ll walk barefoot through hell.”

Someone sell this commercial.

Spaghetti-O’s! Pick up a can and feed your family, because AI might have told you to make botulism.

I was going to post Erik, if no one else did. His ads are so good.

Mansa Musa. He was on a Hajj to Mecca and making it rain on everyone he passed. It devalued gold so much he had to collect some of the way back.

I think about this story everytime I hear someone say gold never devalues it’s worth. It’s probably the only time, but still.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansa_Musa

Yeah, a legendary bow. A bow that had magical ammo, so you didn’t have to by any arrows. The hunters thought they were going to have to roll for it, but the GM just gave it to the Rogue for the extra stats. Whole guild ended up breaking up.

Ya Know, I Need My Kink.