Ok. You know that makes perfect sense. I guess living in Texas so many years certain things become so normal that you don't even notice. It's frustrating. You try to be aware but something always slips past the radar.

There's no need to defend yourself. Thank you for your time.

I do understand why it's a trope, but I thought that whether it was racist or not had to do with the intention and the decision makers. Yet it seemed like the discussion here was about the complete inappropriateness of associating this food with African Americans no matter what. And I found that puzzling since it…

Ok. That makes sense. I guess I assumed that African Amerxans were involved in the decision making, as they had been at my schools. Would that make a difference, do you think?

I'm sorry that you think it's an act. It's not. I acknowledge the situation is problematic, and if it's racist then I don't want to make excuses for it. But it's also a complicated subject and I'd like to understand more about it. I'm not American, but I've been here a long time. And yet there are nuances I still…

Ok. If you don't like my analogy fine. But Fried chicken is part of the soul food repertoire, and in nearly every soul food cookbook. As I mentioned up thread, it's an African American staff that makes the selections and creates the displays that explain the cultural connections of the food. Would you like to tell…

well, in Austin,Chinese New Year is held in a large Pagoda-roofed shopping center that contains a mix of authentic and not so authentic restaurants, al owned by a variety do Asian-Americans. Is hate to think I was being racist because I chose some Colonel Tso's chicken rather than the dim sum.

Fried chicken is part of the repertoire of Soul Food, so it's not that far-fetched that it would be served as part of a cultural showcase.

Yup, this is how these schools have handled it too, with the bulletin board explanation. I can see what you're saying, which is why it bothers me that they're calling this racist. Not allowing Soul Food during Black History Month seems like a form of erasure to me. by jumping into "racist!" mode because a cultural…

I live in Austin, an they've done the same thing at my university and the two high schools I've taught in every year for as long as I've known them.

oh but come on. Who on that show besides Shoshana is actually likeable?

why doesn't anyone seem to like Allison Williams? I mean, besides the Peter Pan debacle. She's fantastic on Girls.

see, you should really #letjeezydoit

That's probably the sweetest, nicest thing I've ever heard Kanye say. It sounded almost humble in it's grandeur! He can totally come fix my pant leg.

You know what, though? You're going to find that you will, sometimes, momentarily and sometimes for the smallest things, resent your kid. Even if they are amazing geniuses. there's so much complexity to the human experience that it's inevitable.

No, I've worked in the very periphery of the industry a few times and have friends in the game, but that's it. Te reason I said "plenty of times" is because it's pretty much common knowledge by now. The first time I saw that explanation was back when Rolling Stone started publishing riders. That explanation is now…

Nope. I've heard this excuse plenty of times. If you want to make sure the equipment and sound part is handled appropriately, you get your sound engineers to check all that shit and you put in the contrac whatever penalty you deem appropriate if they don't take care of it. Just because they made the guac right doesn't…

Please don't take this the wrong way, but if you weren't able to teach her how to tip appropriately with one conversation, then she is a horrible person and you need to dump her immediately.

I don't get why he thinks he's the arbiter of all artistic Truth. Just WTF gives him the right? If he cares so much, he could just start his own awards show.

Omg I love this so much! And now I know what my next burner handle will be whenever I inevitably lose the pw for this one!