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KittyWampus

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10. I'm not telling anyone how to feel. I am saying that Soul Food is well worthy of discussion.

Sun Feb 9, 2014, 10:39 PM

Feb 2014

It's an honorable topic.

Frankly, you and some others have put words in my mouth that I never uttered.

and it says more about you than me.

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I am a white woman. [View all] ScreamingMeemie Feb 2014 OP

Looks like it's open to the public now: CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2014 #1

Edited. Thanks CP. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2014 #15

It sucks how beauty is turned ugly FrodosPet Feb 2014 #2

Exactly, Frodo's.. Cha Feb 2014 #18

Get out of my way when they are serving collard greens Aerows Feb 2014 #21

What's that expression? You won the internet today. Bravo! IrishAyes Feb 2014 #27

Speaking as a son of the south... rrneck Feb 2014 #3

I'm going to have to disagree with you on that- snooper2 Feb 2014 #6

Snoop, you know I respect you and all rrneck Feb 2014 #9

Marinated in a beer bbq Cha Feb 2014 #19

But you will attempt to tell other people what they should not talk about. KittyWampus Feb 2014 #4

No, I am telling you that you should not tell someone what is offensive to them when it affects them ScreamingMeemie Feb 2014 #5

Quote from Adrien Miller who wrote "Soul Food" KittyWampus Feb 2014 #7

I am going to go with the guys I know. MrScorpio, M0rpheus, and others... ScreamingMeemie Feb 2014 #8

I'm not telling anyone how to feel. I am saying that Soul Food is well worthy of discussion. KittyWampus Feb 2014 #10

I think we are done here. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2014 #12

Why would you choose today? M0rpheus Feb 2014 #29

I think there's room for both perspectives Major Nikon Feb 2014 #34

You have yet to admit the racist connection. kwassa Feb 2014 #11

I suppose the meal would have been fine IF intheflow Feb 2014 #22

Home run! IrishAyes Feb 2014 #28

I wish they would and perhaps they did, but it wouldn't surprise me if they didn't Major Nikon Feb 2014 #36

They definitely didn't at the time the food was served. intheflow Feb 2014 #43

Apparently being a white guy is an open invitation... Deep13 Feb 2014 #13

The "This is going to sound soooo racist, but..." ScreamingMeemie Feb 2014 #17

One time only I heard that preface and it was actually a legitimate point. Deep13 Feb 2014 #23

Lead by example MrScorpio Feb 2014 #14

I'm a white man... steve2470 Feb 2014 #16

Thank you. I am a white woman, too, born and raised in Minnesota in a family of Norwegians. scarletwoman Feb 2014 #20

It's too bad that they had to ruin what would otherwise be a delicious meal of tasty foods JAbuchan08 Feb 2014 #24

Too many people have an unerring instinct to ruin everything they touch. Stupid jerks. IrishAyes Feb 2014 #31

To wit: cyberswede Feb 2014 #25

How about the recent trend toward plantation weddings? Damn Paula Deen! IrishAyes Feb 2014 #26

There is a guy in my community who murielm99 Feb 2014 #30

There was some white supremacist in Riverside CA whose little boy shot daddy dead, IrishAyes Feb 2014 #32

Depends on how you are raised... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #33

Got it. murielm99 Feb 2014 #37

That's the way I spent my "Wonder Years".... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #38

As long as you don't tell this descendant of Native Americans he SHOULD be offended by a team name, cherokeeprogressive Feb 2014 #35

I can Crow about it. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #39

Sioux me for believing there are more important things to be concerned about. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2014 #41

I'm with you, ScreamingMeemie. Enthusiast Feb 2014 #40

The "other" scares people - TBF Feb 2014 #42