Comments on: NBC Celebrates Black History Month with Fried Chicken and Corn Bread

By: Surveying Supplier

Surveying Supplier — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 02:29:57 +0000

wow..nice party there……

By: Sojournals

Sojournals — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:31:48 +0000

Since when is it racist to have soul food during Black History Month? I really believe people need to think before they act. Questlove obviously doesn't understand the responsibility he has to his audience to be careful what he broadcasts. With an audience of 1.2 million subscribers on his twitter feed the smallest thing can spread like wildfire and that's just what happened. Turns out the soul food menu was a feature that a long-term African-American employee of the NBC cafeteria had been pushing to get for years. WOW! Some of us really need to overcome the chocolate chip on our shoulders. A month doesn't pass where I haven't enjoyed collard greens and cornbread and I would have been delighted to see a menu that reflects my cultural heritage. Shame on anyone who thinks they have come to far to embrace their blackness. Please pass peas!

By: belairjeff

belairjeff — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:26:14 +0000

never would, deacon! never would!

By: surveying tools

surveying tools — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:31:58 +0000

Yes Someone at NBC should have put on their thinking cap. Regardless of the intention, this looks like it's promoting stereotypes.

By: jeff

jeff — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:41:20 +0000

Considering that people did and still do talk like that, is it unfair or bigoted for the sign to be written that way? We have all these stupid stereotypes…. Why can't we just get a laugh out of it and move on instead of thinking it is meant to be an insult. I think it would have been racial and insulting if it had said something like “get yo' black a$$ in here fo' some fried chicken, mofo's!” Lighten up! This super sensitivity to anything and everything is going to result in unrest in this country if we dont wake up to the stupidity!

By: Rahsheen

Rahsheen — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:28:46 +0000

Someone at NBC should have put on their thinking cap. Regardless of the intention, this looks like it's promoting stereotypes. Especially the way the menu is worded: "NBC gonna cook y'all some fried chicken and vittles for Black History Month! You people like that, dontcha?!"

It's funny that some of y'all are comparing this to a soul food restaurant. It's *not* a soul food restaurant. It's the NBC cafeteria.

Anyways, here is a link to the cook's side of things:
http://www.thegrio.com/news/nbc-cook-defends-fr...

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:52:47 +0000

Give me a fork! let's all wake up to this stupidity! Who cares, is this an insult? People are too sensitive in this country. What'd ya say we close down all the soul food resturants to stop this racism?

By: Mama's Dls

Mama's Dls — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:49:04 +0000

Hey belairjeff,
It's good that you asked. Yes, go ahead and enjoy the hell out of some fried chicken. Just don't ever say it's in honor of Black folks.

Rock Hard! Rock Sexy!
- The Deacon
Mama's Dirty Li'l Secret
www.MamasDirtyLilSecret.com

By: facebook-539470112

facebook-539470112 — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:54:31 +0000

@Andrew I think you're right...

I also think that people are quick to jump on any celebrity band wagon. Quest tweeted it so it's something to be upset about...

What if the menu read un-fried chicken and watermelon sorbet?

If any American walked into any soul food restaurant(owned by any other culture) they would expect this menu.

Jalapeno cornbread are you kidding? I'm about to make some this weekend JUST because of this menu!

By: andrewbadera

andrewbadera — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:48:16 +0000

This sounds a lot like a bit from 30 Rock recently, I seem to recall …