Those ignorant negroes don't even know what they're eating!

[HamdenRice]

It just gets worse and worse. I think all this resentment may be because of Black History Month. Anyway here's an OP who decided to discuss how bad soul food is, and who ignorant black people don't even seem to be able to describe what they are eating. Several responses used the opportunity to imitate ebonics. Hmmmmm, I wonder what the moderators will do with this thread? Here's a sampling and the link:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=2688132&mesg_id=2688132


underpants

I honor of Black History Month can we discuss "Black Food"
I put that in "" because I didn't know how best to describe it.

Okay today at work is our Black History Month pot luck luncheon-one of the great perks about working where I do (I am in a vast minority being both white and male)the costumes and songs and readings are like one big HUGE church service really something to behold.

Anyway I was asked what dish I had brought. Anything from a "Funeral meal" would have sufficed but I forgot about it.

First off-GREENS
I am sorry but no matter how they are made they still tasted like lawn clippings to me. I don't care if they are #10 Greens or not.

"Fish"
This is an inside joke with my co-worker and myself.

What are you having for lunch today?
Fish.

Really what kind of "FISH"? You don't say you are having "cow" for lunch do you?

I have just come to find out that there is a "butter fish" that two people were only able to describe to me as a "small fish" that's it. I looked it up and there is a "butter fish" but usually such specifics are not necessary when "fish" is the topic.

Last

I might need some help with this one

"port salad" or "pork salad" apparently is a plant/weed that is cooked in some way. The two people I asked about this didn't agree on what it was actually called but I understand that it is like a "Dandelion salad".

<snip>

10. Greens.

First, get you some salt pork. Cut you up that salt pork into some slices. Throw that salt pork into a pot and render it out.

Warsh them greens smartly, to get them gritty things out of them. Then, take a handful of them and cut off them stems. Then take the leaves and roll them up into a cylinder. Then, starting at one end, start slicing them greens and then, when you are done, chop them into littler pieces, a bit. Them leaves are big and you don't want "greens spaghetti". Do it till all them leaves are chopped up. Make sure the fatback grease is hot. Throw some red pepper into the hot grease and let it cook a moment. Make sure the fans are on. Whooee, that hot pepper smoke can be mighty irritatin'. Throw the chopped greens into the hot grease and slather them around for a moment. Add a bit of water. Slam a lid on that pot and reduce the heat. Cook until them greens are cooked.

Serve with Corn Bread and lots of pot liquor. Sop the pot liquor up with the corn bread. Eat the soppy corn bread.

You will start farting about an hour or two afterwards. So what?

[fortyfeetunder]

1. Too bad I can't turn that individual Black

and send him back to a plantation about 165 years ago, then he'd know what it would be like to have to eat those kinds of foods....

I told him on the greens story, it was a question of technique, but even my suggestions he'd probably call them seasoned grass clippings...Just another unenlightened DUer....

[HamdenRice]

2. Greens or no greens is is preference ...

but what irked me is his suggestion that people seem too stupid to know that there are different kinds of fish. But a number of people in that thread say we should just trust that he's a good guy.

[fortyfeetunder]

3. He is just in need of an education

He showed to all of DU what he didn't know.

[Karenina]

4. I've always liked Underpants

In spite of knowing he's a "stealthy" guy. ;-) Year or so ago he posted a thread about being in an elevator when some woman declared her dislike of white folks. Not understanding how the toll of racism can indeed make folks crazy, he whined in the Lounge. The most memorable response was from a white woman who'd married into a family where an elderly aunt disapproved. They were all at a hotel and to extract her pound of flesh WW stepped in front of auntie and was served first, then turned to this old southern woman to let her know where IT was at. As if auntie didn't already KNOW. :eyes: I was SO SAD he went there.

[fortyfeetunder]

5. Maybe he needs "to go there" a few more times

The education from us enlightened ones will do him some good.

[SemperEadem]

6. There's no such thing as "pork salad"

what they mean is "Poke" salad--like the song, Poke salad Annie. Poke is a plant, like a dandelion.

[mark414]

7. another food thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=2734092&mesg_id=2734092&page=