Is it racist to laugh on the inside when...

[manifold]

...you witness behavior consistent with a harmless, yet racial stereotype?


True story:

I was just getting some coffee in the kitchen and there was a black woman in there who works here (probably in her early 50's). She's a very nice lady, good at her job and quite friendly, so I have nothing bad to say about her. But as I was getting my coffee I thought I smelled fruit punch. I turned to look and sure enough, she was mixing up a single glass of kool-aid. I almost laughed out loud but managed to contain myself. But I definitely cracked up on the inside. Is that racist?

 

[del]

no, just stupid.

 

[manifold]

no, just stupid.

why?

 

[del]

no, just stupid.

why?

because it isn't just blacks who drink koolaid or fruit punch.



hint:the above applies to fried chicken and watermelon.

 

[Ravi]

no, just stupid.

yep

 

[Mr. H.]

You were amused at witnessing stereotypical behavior. Nothin' wrong with that. There's a lot of humor in life, for whatever reason. Relax and quit beating yourself up.

 

[xsited1]

...you witness behavior consistent with a harmless, yet racial stereotype?


True story:

I was just getting some coffee in the kitchen and there was a black woman in there who works here (probably in her early 50's). She's a very nice lady, good at her job and quite friendly, so I have nothing bad to say about her. But as I was getting my coffee I thought I smelled fruit punch. I turned to look and sure enough, she was mixing up a single glass of kool-aid. I almost laughed out loud but managed to contain myself. But I definitely cracked up on the inside. Is that racist?

Didn't you get the memo? Everything is racist these days if you're white. Fortunately, I'm only half white so by definition I can't be racist.

BTW, emotionally stable people laugh at things that others might call racist. The people who can't laugh deserve our pity.

 

[manifold]

no, just stupid.

why?

because it isn't just blacks who drink koolaid or fruit punch.



hint:the above applies to fried chicken and watermelon.

It isn't just blacks who eat fried chicken and watermelon either.

fail

PS: I'm surprised to see del ascribing intellectual value to what tickles a person's funny bone. I would've thought that beneath him.

 

[Mad Scientist]

But as I was getting my coffee I thought I smelled fruit punch. I turned to look and sure enough, she was mixing up a single glass of kool-aid. I almost laughed out loud but managed to contain myself. But I definitely cracked up on the inside. Is that racist?

Was it "Purple Drank"?

For those who don't know "Purple Drank" is purple Kool-Aid with Codeine. Ask yer' kids about it!

 

[del]

why?

because it isn't just blacks who drink koolaid or fruit punch.



hint:the above applies to fried chicken and watermelon.

It isn't just blacks who eat fried chicken and watermelon either.

fail

PS: I'm surprised to see del ascribing intellectual value to what tickles a person's funny bone. I would've thought that beneath him.

nothing is beneath me. you may want to write that down.


i have.

 

[Ravi]

I honestly never knew that drinking koolaid was supposed to be stereotypical of blacks.

The things you learn on the internets.

 

[manifold]

because it isn't just blacks who drink koolaid or fruit punch.



hint:the above applies to fried chicken and watermelon.

It isn't just blacks who eat fried chicken and watermelon either.

fail

PS: I'm surprised to see del ascribing intellectual value to what tickles a person's funny bone. I would've thought that beneath him.

nothing is beneath me. you may want to write that down.


i have.

Well played sir.

You win this one, but I'll be back I assure you.

 

[manifold]

I honestly never knew that drinking koolaid was supposed to be stereotypical of blacks.

I don't know that anything is 'supposed' to be stereotypical. That's not really how stereotypes work. All I can say about this one is that it's been around for a long time and I didn't make it up.

 

[manifold]

If it's on wikipedia it must be true...

Stereotypes of African Americans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

They also are portrayed as having a love of fried chicken, watermelon, and Kool-Aid

 

[del]

It isn't just blacks who eat fried chicken and watermelon either.

fail

PS: I'm surprised to see del ascribing intellectual value to what tickles a person's funny bone. I would've thought that beneath him.

nothing is beneath me. you may want to write that down.


i have.

Well played sir.

You win this one, but I'll be back I assure you.

i rely upon it.

 

[manifold]

Even though it cracked me up when I saw her mixing the kool-aid, upon further reflection my opinion of her is higher now than before. I'm going to assume that she knows about the stereotype, but the fact that she clearly doesn't give a shit about what I or anyone else thinks about it reflects well on her character IMO. So what if she likes kool-aid. And so what if I got a bit of a chuckle out of it.

 

[Ravi]

If it's on wikipedia it must be true...

Stereotypes of African Americans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

They also are portrayed as having a love of fried chicken, watermelon, and Kool-Aid

You could have written that yourself.

 

[kwc57]

no, just stupid.

why?

because it isn't just blacks who drink koolaid or fruit punch.



hint:the above applies to fried chicken and watermelon.

Mmmmmmm, I love fried chicken and watermelon and you can't get much more whitebread than me.

 

[del]

why?

because it isn't just blacks who drink koolaid or fruit punch.



hint:the above applies to fried chicken and watermelon.

Mmmmmmm, I love fried chicken and watermelon and you can't get much more whitebread than me.

me too

 

[kwc57]

If it's on wikipedia it must be true...

Stereotypes of African Americans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

They also are portrayed as having a love of fried chicken, watermelon, and Kool-Aid

I must have negro blood in my family line. Growing up in the 60's, one of our favorite things when mom was cooking dinner was to get to pick the color of kool-aid we got with dinner that night.