There is no better way to honor MLK, than eating fried chicken, greens, and cornbread...

[doublejs07]

Are people being overly-sensitive about this, or should there be a legit gripe?

[h1]Naval Academy questioned for serving fried chicken to honor King[/h1] Associated Press
Posted Saturday, January 26, 2008 at 2:51 pm
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Some at the Naval Academy are questioning a decision to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. by serving fried chicken, greens and cornbread.

The meal was served Tuesday because classes weren't held on Monday, the King holiday.

Clips of King speeches were broadcast while the midshipmen dined.

An academy spokesman says the menu was chosen because it was a "traditional Southern meal."

In September, midshipmen dined on fajitas, flour tortillas and Spanish rice for Hispanic Heritage Month.

But postings on the message boards at GoMids.com indicated some were offended by the attempt to honor King.

One contributor wrote, "I thought we were well past these stereotypes!"


FingerLickin' Good

 

[freshproduct]

smh . . .

I only like chicken strips and chicken wings, other than that, I hate fried chicken.

 

[0aktown]

i don't know about you but fried chicken, greens, and cornbread is one of the best meals on earth

 

[sole lovely]

sensitive america. like always

 

[texasreppin713]

Originally Posted by 0aktown

i don't know about you but fried chicken, greens, and cornbread is one of the best meals on earth

yessir.

 

[Deleted member 38182]

one of my african-american friends introduced my to greeens. they're

 

[wallyhopp]

sounds like a good meal to me. im wondering though back then was that really a traditional southern meal? fried chicken this fried chicken that seems likesomething that just came up with the technology era

 

[jr paperstacks]

Originally Posted by 0aktown

i don't know about you but fried chicken, greens, and cornbread is one of the best meals on earth

It really is though...

 

[casperfromkids]

Hahaha. My boy goes to Navy and was telling me about this yesterday. He said the black kids were up in arms, but you better believe they ate it anyway.

 

[thunderchunk69]

Originally Posted by CasperFromKIDS

Hahaha. My boy goes to Navy and was telling me about this yesterday. He said the black kids were up in arms, but you better believe they ate it anyway.

 

[gg0tti]

No I don't think they are being overly sensitive. What the hell does Fried chicken, green and cornbread has to do with Martin Luther King Jr. ideas,teaching and speeches? If they wanted to honor the man they could have just left his speeches play over the intercom system and leave it at that iof theydidn't have anything else planned.

 

[allen3xis]

It sounds good to me

Should a big deal be made of it, no.

But was it the right choice, probably not.

 

[miamin2]

who would complain about a meal like that

 

[wallyhopp]

Originally Posted by GG0tti

No I don't think they are being overly sensitive. What the hell does Fried chicken, green and cornbread has to do with Martin Luther King Jr. ideas, teaching and speeches? If they wanted to honor the man they could have just left his speeches play over the intercom system and leave it at that iof they didn't have anything else planned.

or find out what he liked to eat.. if infact he did like all that stuff, i dont know who you can blame. but i doubt they went that far. they just jumpedthe gun and assumed he liked that stuff based on stereotypes.

 

[joseph camel jr]

What the hell are "greens?" Is that like any green vegetable?

 

[purple sneaks]

gotta love fried chicken man. one of the best fried foods ever fried

 

[okiedoqui]

I woulda been geeked. Fried chicken is awesome.

 

[18th letter]

Al Sharpton is behind this somehow.
and you know those dudes prolly went back for 2nds maybe even 3rds.

 

[bbanks707]

Seriously, people need to stop complaining about nothing. It isn't a problem at all.

 

[ebayologist]

Originally Posted by Joseph Camel Jr

What the hell are "greens?" Is that like any green vegetable?

It's a leafy green vegetable. Collared greens are usually cooked with some kind of fatty meat (usually pork like ham hocks or any other fatty cutof pork) usually they're fried with the pork first and then sort of stewed.. They're good. If you've had Kale it's usually prepared quitesimilarly.

 

[mplsdunk]

greens are always

or

depending on who makes them. there is no in between.

 

[bboy1827]

Being overly sensitive. King is from the south, the south is known for these foods, it's not a blk/wht thing it's a southern thing. Trust whenever Ivisit the south I hit up a soul food resturant for some Fried Chicken, Greens, Mashed Potatoes, Cornbread and a Sprite I'm good for like a week off thatalone.

 

[diligo]

Originally Posted by Joseph Camel Jr

What the hell are "greens?" Is that like any green vegetable?

 

[gingersaintbad]

 

[shoehead117]

Originally Posted by bbanks707

Seriously, people need to stop complaining about nothing. It isn't a problem at all.

Word. Paranoia has really hit the black community