POLL: Kool Aid

[Asclepias]

Here's at least two comments as a stereotype for "poor". I've never considered that either, although if I thought about it, Kool Aid would not be something I'd expect in a rich person's house -- obviously it's not Perrier -- but the reverse didn't occur to me.

I suspect what this poll might ferret out is not so much how many of us heard of this one or that one, but how seriously we lean on stereotype in general. I have to admit, I'm not one to take them seriously.

It is way cheaper than pop and it masked the crude taste of our well water.

Pop? Pfffffft! It is called soda.

Maybe to you Southern Visigoths but us bumpkins up here in Appalachia call it pop.

I was raised in NY......and California......and Florida.

It is soda.................everywhere that has it right, that is.

Snob. I bet you gasp when you hear jelly instead of All Fruit.

All fruit? Whats that?

 

[Godboy]

I have heard the stereotype. I think it was the movie Friday where Chris Tucker's character says something along the lines of, "You know I have Kool-Aid".

Yep, I was about to post that it's a stereotype that only black people perpetuate. This is literally the first time I've ever heard a white person mention it. If black people recognize it, why can't white people?

 

[Asclepias]

From this thread about a co-host on "Fox and Friends" asking a guest doing a cooking segment if she makes Kool Aid with the dish she's preparing (see the thread for background)....

Answer honestly --- before this came up, had you ever heard of Kool Aid as a racial stereotype?

I thought it was grape drink.

Purple drank.

 

[Pogo]

It is way cheaper than pop and it masked the crude taste of our well water.

Pop? Pfffffft! It is called soda.

Maybe to you Southern Visigoths but us bumpkins up here in Appalachia call it pop.

I was raised in NY......and California......and Florida.

It is soda.................everywhere that has it right, that is.

Snob. I bet you gasp when you hear jelly instead of All Fruit.

I've never heard of "all fruit". It must not exist.

Agreed. That's a nonentity.

 

[Ringel05]

Never heard of it. I knew poor people drink it a lot....it's cheap and mixed with water it tastes good.

Yes, but it was more of stereotype more associated with poor people. As a poor kid it was a staple in our house.

Here's at least two comments as a stereotype for "poor". I've never considered that either, although if I thought about it, Kool Aid would not be something I'd expect in a rich person's house -- obviously it's not Perrier -- but the reverse didn't occur to me.

I suspect what this poll might ferret out is not so much how many of us heard of this one or that one, but how seriously we lean on stereotype in general. I have to admit, I'm not one to take them seriously.

It is way cheaper than pop and it masked the crude taste of our well water.

Pop? Pfffffft! It is called soda.

Maybe to you Southern Visigoths but us bumpkins up here in Appalachia call it pop.

What the hell is soda?

It's what we use to clean the studs on car batteries....... not to mention the linings of our stomachs........

 

[LoneLaugher]

It is way cheaper than pop and it masked the crude taste of our well water.

Pop? Pfffffft! It is called soda.

Maybe to you Southern Visigoths but us bumpkins up here in Appalachia call it pop.

I was raised in NY......and California......and Florida.

It is soda.................everywhere that has it right, that is.

Snob. I bet you gasp when you hear jelly instead of All Fruit.

All fruit? Whats that?

Is that a gay slur?

 

[Ringel05]

It is way cheaper than pop and it masked the crude taste of our well water.

Pop? Pfffffft! It is called soda.

Maybe to you Southern Visigoths but us bumpkins up here in Appalachia call it pop.

I was raised in NY......and California......and Florida.

It is soda.................everywhere that has it right, that is.

Snob. I bet you gasp when you hear jelly instead of All Fruit.

I've never heard of "all fruit". It must not exist.

 

[mdk]

 

[jc456]

The OP is the first I've heard of it. Sounds pretty stupid to me. Hell I don't even know who Brian Kilmeade is.

well you've heard of it now right? Isn't that amazing how that works? When you haven't heard of something and then do, you now know about that something.

Figured that out all by yourself or did you need help?

well obviously me not knowing about it fked you all up. I should have known about something I didn't know about. But since I didn't know about it, I couldn't know about it. See how that works?

I'll have to avoid using stereotypes I don't know anything about in the future so I not to offend anyone even though I won't know I would be offending anyone. I'll avoid mentioning what I don't know since I won't know not to mention them.

 

[LoneLaugher]

I have heard the stereotype. I think it was the movie Friday where Chris Tucker's character says something along the lines of, "You know I have Kool-Aid".

Yep, I was about to post that it's a stereotype that only black people perpetuate. This is literally the first time I've ever heard a white person mention it. If black people recognize it, why can't white people?

You poor thing! Dem blacks get to have all the fun!

 

[mdk]

I want to gay marry this thread. lol

 

[Asclepias]

The OP is the first I've heard of it. Sounds pretty stupid to me. Hell I don't even know who Brian Kilmeade is.

well you've heard of it now right? Isn't that amazing how that works? When you haven't heard of something and then do, you now know about that something.

Figured that out all by yourself or did you need help?

well obviously me not knowing about it fked you all up. I should have known about something I didn't know about. But since I didn't know about it, I couldn't know about it. See how that works?

I'll have to avoid using stereotypes I don't know anything about in the future so I not to offend anyone even though I won't know I would be offending anyone. I'll avoid mentioning what I don't know since I won't know not to mention them.

Its not that big of a deal. If it offends someone apologize. Personally I get tickled because I automatically see the Koolaid guy running around.

 

[LoneLaugher]

I want to gay marry this thread. lol

Warning.....this thread is a top.

 

[Pogo]

Pop? Pfffffft! It is called soda.

Maybe to you Southern Visigoths but us bumpkins up here in Appalachia call it pop.

I was raised in NY......and California......and Florida.

It is soda.................everywhere that has it right, that is.

Snob. I bet you gasp when you hear jelly instead of All Fruit.

I've never heard of "all fruit". It must not exist.

Yanno what? I've seen that label a million times and never took "all fruit" to be a noun.

 

[jc456]

well you've heard of it now right? Isn't that amazing how that works? When you haven't heard of something and then do, you now know about that something.

Figured that out all by yourself or did you need help?

well obviously me not knowing about it fked you all up. I should have known about something I didn't know about. But since I didn't know about it, I couldn't know about it. See how that works?

I'll have to avoid using stereotypes I don't know anything about in the future so I not to offend anyone even though I won't know I would be offending anyone. I'll avoid mentioning what I don't know since I won't know not to mention them.

Its not that big of a deal. If it offends someone apologize.

people lose jobs due to that

 

[Ringel05]

well you've heard of it now right? Isn't that amazing how that works? When you haven't heard of something and then do, you now know about that something.

Figured that out all by yourself or did you need help?

well obviously me not knowing about it fked you all up. I should have known about something I didn't know about. But since I didn't know about it, I couldn't know about it. See how that works?

I'll have to avoid using stereotypes I don't know anything about in the future so I not to offend anyone even though I won't know I would be offending anyone. I'll avoid mentioning what I don't know since I won't know not to mention them.

Its not that big of a deal. If it offends someone apologize.

Bull shit! If it offends someone do it again, if they're still offended point them in the direction of the local shrink.

 

[September]

Only one race, the human race​

 

[Asclepias]

Figured that out all by yourself or did you need help?

well obviously me not knowing about it fked you all up. I should have known about something I didn't know about. But since I didn't know about it, I couldn't know about it. See how that works?

I'll have to avoid using stereotypes I don't know anything about in the future so I not to offend anyone even though I won't know I would be offending anyone. I'll avoid mentioning what I don't know since I won't know not to mention them.

Its not that big of a deal. If it offends someone apologize.

people lose jobs due to that

No one is going to lose their job by mentioning Koolaid.

 

[mdk]

I want to gay marry this thread. lol

Warning.....this thread is a top.

That's cool. It is totally my turn.

 

[CremeBrulee]

From this thread about a co-host on "Fox and Friends" asking a guest doing a cooking segment if she makes Kool Aid with the dish she's preparing (see the thread for background)....

Answer honestly --- before this came up, had you ever heard of Kool Aid as a racial stereotype?

I thought it was grape drink.

Purple drank.

That could be lean as well.