[Johnna]

I don’t feel it is demeaning to serve country food on MLK Day, but I do think it is a silly, somewhat simpleminded idea. My first reaction would probably be to laugh and roll my eyes at the idea. It is stereotypical, and honoring a civil rights leader by serving soul food doesn’t really touch on why the holiday is important. I also think that MLK Day is a holiday for all Americans, and not a cultural holiday for Black Americans. On the other hand, if it was your Black co-workers’ idea to serve the food, perhaps they saw that particular holiday as an appropriate time to do something cultural. Still, I think it’s silly.

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Name : Johnna, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 26, City : Atlanta, State : GA, Country : United States, Occupation : Librarian, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 

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