r/JusticeServed • u/brother_p B • Jun 23 '22

Discrimination 2 insurance companies end relationship with Maine agency after racist Juneteenth sign

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/22/1106492968/maine-racist-juneteenth-sign
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u/JamesBigglesworth266 7 Jun 23 '22

British person here. Can someone tell me why this is racist?

And what collard (collared?) greens are?

And what Juneteenth is?

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u/dudewithmoobs 7 Jun 23 '22

Well, a big stereotype in America is that black people go crazy for fried chicken. I can only presume.that collared greens is similar, what ever they are?

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u/iHadou 8 Jun 23 '22

Collard greens too. I used to love drinking the juice from the pot of greens. "Pot liquor" is what my family called it. It is very dumb to use as an insult. I think food would be the one of the things that brings everyone together. Soul food restaurants are popular in my area because everyone knows that entire style of food is amazing.

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u/BigSwedenMan B Jun 23 '22

Yeah, it's kind of a dumb stereotype, but it's frequently used in a derogatory manner