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Topic: Obama Fried Chicken - Racist Or Not?

Lexi_Necrodiva Posts: 9,313 Registered: Jan 10, '02 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 8,872 User ID: 604,461	Subject: Obama Fried Chicken - Racist Or Not?
	http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/04/03/2009-04-03_nycs_obama_fried_chicken_restaurants_ruf.html I heard this on the news and laughed, but if you think about it - is it just exploiting the name for advertisement and money, or is it a blatant act of racism? If so - bold move being that one is in Harlem. However... the best part was on the news... Hot Sauce... cornbread... big giant buckets of gravy. "Obama Chicken Fingers" So... racist... or perfectly ok in our capitalist country? I would go on a rant about what toys they would have in the 'nappy meal' but I'll keep this post civil. -----signature----- GM of Piracy & Fallen Eagles GM of Unguilded
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Bahgoon Posts: 1,688 Registered: Apr 20, '04 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 1,675 User ID: 916,242	Subject: Obama Fried Chicken - Racist Or Not?
	Obama Fried Chicken -> not racist Asking if Obama Fried Chicken is racist - > very racist See how this works? -----signature----- -Bahgoon
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Lexi_Necrodiva Posts: 9,313 Registered: Jan 10, '02 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 8,872 User ID: 604,461	Subject: Obama Fried Chicken - Racist Or Not?
	It's actually been a very big discussion this morning here at work. I say it's exploiting racism for advertisement - for example... using a race to play a stereotype would be considered racist imo. Such as: Obama Fried Chicken Obama watermellon's Obama Orange Soda Obama chitlins. However if you changed it to non stereotype things it wouldn't have the same effect. Obama toothpicks Obama Orange Juice Obama Beer see my point? I will say racist... only because it is pushing stereotype products, but if it was pushing anything else... just exploiting the name for some advertisement etc. Either way - it's perfectly allowed. -----signature----- GM of Piracy & Fallen Eagles GM of Unguilded
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Horundik Posts: 2,239 Registered: Jun 11, '02 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 2,224 User ID: 687,494	Subject: Obama Fried Chicken - Racist Or Not?
	Advertising Obama Fried Chicken would be racist in the same way that advertising Pelosi Maxi-Pads would be sexist. -----signature----- -I liked it when things were simpler. Gravity wasn't known. Things just stuck to the Earth because they loved it. -The day I can't do my job drunk, is the day I turn in my badge and gun. -There are two types of people in the world: those who need closure
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Bahgoon Posts: 1,688 Registered: Apr 20, '04 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 1,675 User ID: 916,242	Subject: Obama Fried Chicken - Racist Or Not?
	I dunno. When I think of Pelosi I think of something more in the yeast infection line. -----signature----- -Bahgoon
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Altra_Shadowstalker Posts: 17,553 Registered: Jan 17, '02 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 16,076 User ID: 616,837	Subject: Obama Fried Chicken - Racist Or Not?
	Black people love chicken. I am speaking from my own experience in the food industry. I worked at a National Theater for the Performing Arts, and we had a wide range of genres in the 7,000 person venue. The last couple years I worked (in concessions) we introduced chicken fingers to our menu and they sold pretty well. On a normal night we would sell about 40 or so orders of it (9 pieces per order). When bands that drew predominately black patrons performed, these numbers would skyrocket. Sometimes we would sell out altogether, which is a pretty impressive feat considering our stockpile. I don't see pointing this out as racism or wrong. It's demographics. Now, if someone said something like, "You must like chicken cause you're black!" that would probably be a bit racist. -----signature----- "Goddammit, Swearengen, I don't trust you as far as I could th'ow you, but I enjoy the way you lie." I don't typo often, but when I do, I blame Swype.
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