[KarissaD.]

Why do so many people assume that all black people like to eat fried chicken and drink malt liquor?

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Name : KarissaD., City : Elizabethton, State : TN, Country : United States, 

[AmberW]

Simple: Some people are stupid enough to believe that all people who have a certain skin color like the exact same things. Just plain old stupidity.

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Name : AmberW, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 23, City : Greenville, State : NC, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[DannyH]

Fried chicken, collard greens, black eyed peas, watermelon, and Barbeque are all considered Soul food, Mountain food, Southern food, or any of a plethora of other ethnicities. In reality, it’s poor people’s food. It’s the food that people who lived close to the land and who raised their own food were accustomed to. Since most blacks, Southerners, Mountain Folk, and the like all ate these foods regularly because it was what they could afford, they became associated with those people. Just listen to the old Hee-Haw program’s “Hey Grandpaw, what’s for supper” skit and you’ll see what I mean. Urban dwellers have their own “poor” food as well, but it is so spread out because of different immigrant populations in different cities that it doesn’t get mentioned as much. Add into that, the general hubris of superiority that most urbanites feel over their rural coutnerparts and you get some pretty ugly stereotypes. Life’s a banquet and most poor bastards are starving to death!

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Name : DannyH, Gender : Male, Sexual Orientation : Bisexual, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Asatru, Age : 45, City : Buon, State : NA, Country : South Korea, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Dot]

How come so many people of color assume all whites have had everything handed to them on a silver platter?

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Name : Dot, Gender : Female, Age : none, City : L.A., State : CA, Country : United States, Social class : Middle class, 

[NadyaB]

People see it happening with more than 3 people and they think it’s ubiquitous. I love fried chicken, watermelon is my favorite fruit, I own a Cadillac (they are the comfiest ride that’s not an SUV), and I pour hot sauce on my fried chicken. I’m half-white and half-Mexican. What good Southerner worth their salt doesn’t like fried chicken and watermelon?

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Name : NadyaB, Gender : Female, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Disability : Bipolar disorder, Race : Swexican, Religion : Gnostic, Age : 22, City : Houston, State : TX, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower class, 

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