• Big Miku@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Good meme! (I have no clue what any of it means other than the dates)

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      1 year ago

      Juneteenth celebrates the abolishment of slavery, I’d say people of colour are the most happy about that, and people of colour are stereotypically famous for making good food

      4th of July celebrates the US independence, which though not a predominantly a white holiday more white people (on account of being a racial majority) will celebrate it, and white people are stereotypically famous for making bland food

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        1 year ago

        This seems pretty dumb… I don’t typically attribute amazing Mac and cheese to minorities.

        Like… Most other foods, sure. But this one? Come now…

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        I don’t think the meme itself is making that particular distinction, moreso just the difference in cuisine in general as a racial stereotype.

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        1 year ago

        people of colour are stereotypically famous for making good food

        The stereotype I always saw was just KFC, watermelon and some purple drink. Maybe it was a bit more aggressive stereotype than what you had in mind

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          1 year ago

          as both Juneteenth and the 4th of July are American holidays, I referred to American stereotypes about Americans

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      1 year ago

      Juneteenth does not celebrate the abolishment of slavery. It celebrates the news arriving in Houston. New Jersey had slavery six months after juneteenth. Also it only freed men.

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        I have never seen anything that says the Emancipation Proclamation or the 13th Amendment only freed men. Do you have a source for that?

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          1 year ago

          Did women have the right to vote, to open a bank account, to live without a man controlling them?

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        1 year ago

        I assumed it was: “typical black family Mac and cheese” (baked, delicious)

        “typical average American Mac and cheese” (not baked, more saucy, delicious)