At the beginning of February, Complex dropped a bomb on the Internet with Black History Month Bingo. The game card, which predicted such race-based fuckery as "A well-meaning Bible college cafeteria celebrates 'African-American Heritage Month' with an all-hog maws buffet," may have seemed absurd to you, but that's only because you have some faith in the world and we don't. Lo and behold, Dealbreaker reports that well-meaning financial institution Citigroup, and its well-meaning food service, Restaurant Associates, decided it was a good idea to celebrate Black history by serving fried chicken, spicy collard greens, and whipped potatoes (groan). Pretty goddamn close. And this after the Huffington Post called NBC out for doing the same last year! Mark it off your Black History Month Bingo card and keep your eyes and ears out for more fuckery. Remember, five in a row and we all lose!
Black History Month Scandal! Citigroup's Racially Insensitive Cafeteria
By Justin Monroe | Feb 17, 2011 | 6:40 pm | Permalink
sideshowRaheem February 17th, 2011 at 07:57 PM
I really don't understand how this is fuckery. Fried chicken and collard greens are traditional foods of southern African Americans they've been served at every single family reunion I've ever been to. Acknowledging that black people eat these foods is not racist. Every other race takes pride in there food but we black people seemed to be ashamed of if for no good reason. Fried chicken and collard greens are fucking delicious!!! ....and by the way your right the Huffington Post did call NBC out for doing the same thing last year AND IT TURNED OUT THE PERSON WHO MADE UP THE MENU WAS BLACK!!!
ChuckB February 17th, 2011 at 09:38 PM
Word....what do people want to be acknowledged as African American food? If there was some straight Nigerian or Ghanain food on the menu I know a lot of black people who would say "fuck is this shit?" Its really about time stuff like this stopped being a deal at all.
Jon February 18th, 2011 at 11:19 AM
Its offensive because its not traditional african american food. Its just southern style cooking. Go anywhere in the south white and black people eat fried chicken and collard greens, and they don't call it soul food or african american food its just food. Anyone ever watch paula dean?
sideshowRaheem February 18th, 2011 at 09:26 PM
And how many blacks first came to this country through the south? The fact that the foods are connected to black culture is a direct result of slavery, so they are directly attached to African Americans in different way then southern whites. But aside from that outside of the south there are hundreds probably thousands of black owned restaurants that advertise that they sell these exact foods under the "soul food" banner and no one ever says that racist or wrong so why are people getting there panties in a bunch over this?
JohnM March 22nd, 2011 at 02:30 PM
I'm from California, white and if they served that to me I'd say Thank You Quit whinning and crying. I'm so sick of hearing the race card being played. Get over it! You live in a great country where you can make the most of your life. If you don't like it here leave but please quit crying!!!
SmokinAces March 25th, 2011 at 08:22 PM
I agree on this post, but let's not act like racism and discrimination is not still alive in the US.
SmokinAces March 25th, 2011 at 08:18 PM
I don't know. As a black man, I'm not offended. I just hungry now. I mean really, black folks need to stop getting so worked up about the whole chicken, collard greens and watermelon thing (I don't even like watermelon btw). It's food and it's delicious and EVERYBODY likes it. Hell have you been to a Chinese restuarant. They have like 20 different ways they cook chicken. I'd say they're bigger fans if anyone is.
Quadman March 28th, 2011 at 12:02 PM
Agreed, absolutely no fail with the menu. The only fail here is that this article is trying to stir the pot.
ghargate August 2nd, 2011 at 11:09 AM
JohnM, I wish you WHITES would LEAVE off the face of the earth, and then maybe everyone else could live in PEACE. And before you BRAINWASHED BLACKS say something about what I just said SHUT UP. Go tend to your half white MONGREL kids and or grandkids, because we all know thats all it takes is for you brainwashed blacks to lay up in bed with a trashy white woman breed a half white MONGREL oh oh oh, all of a sudden racism is wiped off the face of the earth. WAKE UP BLACKS.
ghargate August 2nd, 2011 at 11:14 AM
Oh and Black people, STOP being ashamed of collard greens. Do some research and find out how healthy collard greens really are "IF" you do not put all that fatback, bacon grease, salt pork, and other mess these whites have taught you to cook your greens. I juice my collards, and I eat collards the HEALTHY way.