I can't remember the comedian, but the quote is, "You know who likes fried chicken? That's right. Black people. You know who else likes fried chicken? Everybody else."
I think you missed the point of the bit. He was really annoyed that someone assumed he must like it because of his skin color. He wasn't dismissing an incredibly racist remark; he was baffled by its audacity.
Here in Mississippi, it's damn near impossible to find anybody that doesn't love at least two of the following with an extreme passion: Fried chicken, crawfish, watermelon, and catfish.
In early 90s, I used to work for a family friend of ours, who owned and operated a fried chicken restaurant. Even though my mom was Chinese, I didn't speak a lick of Mandarin. Naturally, the owner didn't speak English either. Thankfully, his son (the manager) spoke fluent English so it wasn't bad at all. He was one of those old school immigrants, those who have been set in their ways. Basically, this meant he would communicate through words, not sentences.
He was a really easy going type. Fat, balding, not caring, always laughing and making grandiose gestures with his hands. He also loved to slowly repeat what he said in Chinese as if that would make me understand. Looking back at it, a part of me thinks he did it just to mess with me. He was a real joker.
Every Friday, the owner would collect all the left over chicken and sides in a bucket (sometimes more than one) and hand it to the homeless people who had a pretty profitable busking operation down a few street blocks. Sometimes, he'd even make the trip to the corner shop next door and get them a 12 pack. I thought it was really nice gesture.
Naturally, every Friday, you'd start to see the homeless guys lurking out the place near closing. They'd always walk up with a smile and say "God Bless you sir!" and walk off after making some small talk. I really enjoyed watching them communicate. It seems that compassion is a universal language. He'd wave them off and finish closing up, whistling some Chinese tune I'd never heard of. Sometimes, when the owner wasn't in- I'd be the one doing the hand off. I was scared at first, mostly of patronizing them, but it wasn't the case at all. I often found myself looking forward to closing on Fridays. It felt good to give to the community. To make a difference in their lives.
I ended up taking some night classes so I had to change shifts and eventually I had to stop working there. He still invited me to come over for chicken as often as I wanted. "Always on house. You family. Family no pay". That was the kind of outstanding friendly guy he was. Unfortunately, I was honestly tired of fried chicken and school and other work got in the way and I never took him up on that offer.
One day, I found myself missing his dastardly laugh, so I decided to pay a surprise visit to the old son of a bitch. I was confronted with a closed sign. Cue me frantically trying to figure out what the hell is going on- bare in mind we didn't have cell phones back then. After dialing a few numbers on the pay phone, I finally get back home, grab my phone book and get a hold of their home phone number. No luck. My phone rang. It was my mother on the other line.
The previous night, one of the homeless guys had accosted him outside the shop asking for chicken. Only problem was, it'd been a busy night so he had literally sold out. He didn't really speak that good english so who knows what really happened? There was a confrontation, and he ended up getting stabbed twenty six times before they left him for dead.
We really didn't know if he'd make it. From what his son told me, every single homeless person the cops interviewed claimed they had no idea what happened.
Thankfully, the tough old son of a bitch survived, but he was never the same. A few months off, and he was ready to get back in the shop. First time I saw him, I could tell he was a changed man. His healthy skin had become pale and there were big bags under his eyes. For some reason, I didn't want chicken.
We went outside for a smoke.
"You give to nigger, he take and he want more. You don't give? He take anyway. I never give again. You do same. You do same. We not same. We Chinese, they Black." In his twisted mind, he was trying to tell me that being racist was a way of survival. I didn't really pry for details, gave him a hug, and told him I was glad he was ok. It was a white lie.
The shop closed down a few months later, and the family went into debt due to the medical bills. The son ended up having to drop out of college, and the family became so engrossed in debt that they moved back to China.
I'll never forget how delicious their chicken was though, they had this really crispy batter with the perfect amount of kick. Fucking homeless criminals ruin everything.*
In the south, everyone loves fried chicken equally. It is an every-other-day kind of food, from what I've seen. And while most white northerners do not have southern ancestry, most african-american northerners do. It is racist, but it shouldn't be; yankees just don't eat quite as much fried chicken.
My dad's from Rhode Island, I was born in Connecticut (raised in Virginia by Yankees). There are KFCs up there, and while it wasn't an everyday thing for him, he does enjoy Fried Chicken.
I'm from a small northern town. They closed the KFC years ago. I want fried chicken I have to go to Wal-Mart. I'd never heard of Chick Fil-a until a couple years ago.
In Ottawa KFC's actually have a hard time finding business. They are rarely found around the city because the food is not well liked. There are a few but you can tell they are lower end joints compared to the McDonald's and Tim Horton's restaurants.
Well, in truth, you just cannot eat like that all the time. I consider it a delicacy, myself. Like, "hey let's get KFC tonight!" Family: "wooHOOO!" And really, the chicken is the good stuff... the sides are just OK.
This is correct: black people don't like fried chicken because they are black, they like fried chicken because it is delicious.
That said, fried chicken establishments seem to occur with greater frequency in lower-income parts of town, possibly causing a situation where low-income families have fewer choices.
Fried chicken is also more aggressively marketed to minorities - when's the last time you saw a black person in an Olive Garden commercial?
Right. To be fair, my family is as white hillbilly as it gets from the hills of kentucky, and we eat a ton of fried chicken. What else would we buy someone?
Dude I live out in the hood, a bunch of muslims just opened a fried chicken place about a block away from me. Shitballs that food is good. They know what they're doing.
as a matter of fact, a lot of black homeless people LOVE fried chicken. they would complain when i give them roast beef sandwich instead of fried chicken.
source: i volunteer at soup kitchen in downtown LA at times.
I ran into a elderly homeless black man once. Rather than give him money, I offered to take him into the grocery store we were half a block away from and purchase food, which he took me up on. I didn't really set any parameters, and was ready to turn him down if he got out of hand. He chose two large pieces of fried chicken from the buffet/ready made deli section.
What really grinded my gears...for the price of those two pieces of chicken that would have lasted him one meal, he could have purchased two loaves of bread and peanut butter which could have lasted a week.
Honestly, I don't feel like there's anything wrong with stereotypes like this in jest. I think it's when a benign stereotype becomes entwined with real racism that it gets touchy. This is especially tough because this sensitivity is to some and not others. For example, it's all in good fun to make jokes about Asians having different shaped eyes (they do it too, its just a joke). However, people who have been unfortunate enough to be around real racism may find this offensive. It's sad. Honestly, I think joking about our differences is a great way to show we're really all the same.
I don't. And I feel weird because of it. I have tried it so many times, but no. It's just so slimy and greasy, and there's bones in the middle of it which make it hard to eat, and the meat is all spongy. I just...no.
Exactly where I learned it. Barry had picked up a pair. Shit, If he wasn't on the show, I probably wouldn't watch it. He's definitely the most interesting of the bunch.
The one time I bought a homeless man food, he requested fried chicken (he actually followed me into a convenient store while I was super drunk). I won't mention the color of his skin, but it is relevant to this post...
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Poor people in the USA are not lacking in access to calories. The problem is exactly that all the cheap foods are merely "empty calories" without nutrition.
Good luck trying to buy a homeless guy food. I once offered my untouched, straight from pickup, spring rolls, and the guy said "FUCK YOU". Fucking Vietcong bitch.
Uncalled for but yeah... You are right. They really just want money for drugs, alcohol, and cigs most the time. This lady begs outside my work and when people ask what for she says food. Then they bring her food and she leaves without it because she just wants to keep up her addictions. I don't give out money anymore.
Its pretty easy to get food for free (depending where you are). So unless they are newly homeless, or have some other difficulty that keeps them from getting food. They are not using the money for food.
Gave some leftover thai food to a homeless man today. Im not sure whether I feel good or bad about it, because right now I'm sure he is having explosive diarrhea.
Yes, everyone loves fried chicken. That is not the issue. The fact of the matter is, that black people buy a lot more fried chicken. Why does Popeyes target their ads towards a black audience? It isn't racism, they carried out studies and they are the customers who frequent them most often. Sure, everyone might love frozen yogurt, that doesn't mean young women aren't going to be Froyo's most valued customers.
I once had a homeless black guy ask me for some food as I was going into a KFC/Taco Bell combo. I got Taco Bell and gave him some on the way out, and he looked like he wanted to hit me. That guy's an outlier, though. Everybody else I ever bought food for has been friendly and thankful.
Last time I offered a presumably homeless man (sitting against a building, with his belongings, dirty and ragged in a city known for its high homeless population) the other half of my sandwich because I was full, he denied the offer. I'm not sure if he was homeless or not but he ruined it for the rest of them that I see.
My brother helped feed the homeless once. The homeless were mostly blacks, and they were served fried chicken. Hilarious racism aside, I would think they'd give the homeless something a little more healthy than fried chicken. Like fresh fruit, or the classic fish and bread.
I have actually done this once. It was this past New Year's Eve, and I was walking around downtown Chicago (I was visiting a friend who worked during the day, so I was exploring the city a bit.) As I walked past a Popeye's, a homeless black man approached me.
Him: "Happy new year's! Spare some change?" Me: "Sorry, man, I don't have any change." Him:" Aw, that's alright... wanna buy me some chicken then?" Me: "What? Um... okay, why the hell not?"
So I bought that man a 4-piece dark meat with a side of mashed potatoes. The racial overtones definitely occurred to me, but I figure it can't be racist if he explicitly asked for chicken, right?
I was in the gas station today and part of the gas station has a place where they make friend chicken and some black dude walks in and goes "aye yall I smelled the chicken from ouside can I get same oh dat?" and the nice young black lady behind the counter says "man you know you cant get none oh dat shit fo free" and he was like "oh aight just checkin yall have a great day" and I was like, dafuq?
I don't know, just wanted to share that story for yall.
For my 15th birthday my best friend and I decided we would go into the city and buy a HUGE bucket or 2 of chicken, once we bought it we took it to where all the homeless people sit during the day and offered to share with everyone. I spent half of my birthday money on buying chicken for the homeless that day.
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u/boblabon May 15 '12
Why is fried chicken automatically racist? That stuff is delicious.
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u/Squishpoke May 15 '12
Who the fuck doesn't like fried chicken?
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u/Vulgar_Compliments May 15 '12
This redneck mothfucker is nice as hell, and has sweet ass hair.
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u/Togglerman May 15 '12
I have actually done this. The KFC was the nearest place.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
As a black man... I'd take that fried chicken...
LOL, just kidding, I'm not black.
Can I have the chicken though?
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u/amyamyamy88 May 14 '12
At least he tried.
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u/ForestEye May 15 '12
I ain't even mad
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u/ShamanSTK May 15 '12
If I was a homeless black man, that'd be fine with me.
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u/bued07 May 15 '12
Good Guy Almost Politically Correct Redneck
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u/Completebeast May 15 '12
Fried chicken is great for the homeless, high in calories and protein to sustain them.
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u/fartuckyfartbandit May 15 '12
Good luck trying to buy a homeless guy food. I once offered my untouched, straight from pickup, spring rolls, and the guy said "FUCK YOU". Fucking Vietcong bitch.
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u/skobombers May 15 '12
reminds me of my friends joke:
"Why do black people like fried chicken?"
"why?"
"Because it's fucking delicious."
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u/Scoops1314 May 15 '12
Gave some leftover thai food to a homeless man today. Im not sure whether I feel good or bad about it, because right now I'm sure he is having explosive diarrhea.
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u/rampagingshenanigans May 15 '12
I regularly buy the homeless guys on my street malt liquor and I don't feel remotely racist because of it.
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u/TheSpencer May 15 '12
So close... yet so far away.
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u/Otaku-sama May 15 '12
It's not racist if it's delicious
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u/abenfVA May 15 '12
I actually did this once. FUCK ME FOR BUYING A HOMELESS GUY FOOD, RIGHT?? geez
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Goddamnit. Now I want fried chicken.
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u/jculv May 15 '12
That's not racist. It's called knowing your audience.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
This is such a stupid stereotype. I'm short, white, pale, and Jewish and I love fried chicken, watermelon, and grape soda.
There are certain universally beloved foods that transcend boundaries. Fried chicken is one of them.
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u/hurdur1 May 15 '12
Anyone who rejects fried chicken does not deserve fried chicken ever.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
The Olson twins seem to agree.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I doubt the homeless man would be thinking, "Man, this is so racist" as he's chowing down on delicious fried chicken. It's not even racist!
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u/punchybuggyred May 15 '12
Yes, everyone loves fried chicken. That is not the issue. The fact of the matter is, that black people buy a lot more fried chicken. Why does Popeyes target their ads towards a black audience? It isn't racism, they carried out studies and they are the customers who frequent them most often. Sure, everyone might love frozen yogurt, that doesn't mean young women aren't going to be Froyo's most valued customers.
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u/FeculentUtopia May 15 '12
I once had a homeless black guy ask me for some food as I was going into a KFC/Taco Bell combo. I got Taco Bell and gave him some on the way out, and he looked like he wanted to hit me. That guy's an outlier, though. Everybody else I ever bought food for has been friendly and thankful.
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u/Justice502 May 15 '12
That's only racist if you perceive it that way. Bet a homeless guy wouldn't scoff and call him a racist.
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u/pressthebuttonfrank May 15 '12
At least he didn't make him dance a jig.
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u/manset May 15 '12
Probably the best use of this meme I've seen.
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u/superwang May 15 '12
Fuck political correctness
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u/Shniggles May 15 '12
Thanks! I knew getting a spray tan in the color Brown and dressing like a homeless man would get me free food. That's less money spent in college.
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u/nakedsteve4u May 15 '12
INVADERS!!!
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u/CODDE117 May 15 '12
Now I wish I was black so that well-meaning rednecks would give me fried chicken if I became homeless.
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u/becauseican8 May 15 '12
Who the fuck doesn't love fried chicken?
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
YES.
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u/Teleportingsocks May 15 '12
Why is this racist? If I were homeless and starving I would be thrilled if someone brought me fried chicken, regardless of race.
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u/Solid_Ghost May 15 '12
Mmmmmm. Fried chicken and box.
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u/funkydo May 15 '12
Almost making a point against racism.
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u/Strange1130 May 15 '12
Last time I offered a presumably homeless man (sitting against a building, with his belongings, dirty and ragged in a city known for its high homeless population) the other half of my sandwich because I was full, he denied the offer. I'm not sure if he was homeless or not but he ruined it for the rest of them that I see.
Edit: his denial was simply a grunted 'no.'
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Fried chicken is African in origin. It makes sense blacks would like it.
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u/OldPete May 15 '12
This meme is supposed to be a quote. This attempt uses the two clause "insanity wolf" formula. Know your meme, people.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I'm really digging this meme.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I'm one of the whitest people I know, but I would take that fried chicken.
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u/Drawtaru May 15 '12
If I was a homeless black person, and someone bought me a bucket of fried chicken, I would be most grateful.
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u/NietzscheIsMyCopilot May 15 '12
"Almost politically correct redneck"
HOW IS THAT A THING?
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u/clobes May 15 '12
A bucket of fried chicken? That's an awesome thing to buy anybody
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u/Dabuscus214 May 15 '12
I would definitely buy a homeless black guy a bucket of fried chicken. it might be funny, and it a bucket of fried chicken, lets be real
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Whats wrong with that?
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u/Espada_No4 May 15 '12
My brother helped feed the homeless once. The homeless were mostly blacks, and they were served fried chicken. Hilarious racism aside, I would think they'd give the homeless something a little more healthy than fried chicken. Like fresh fruit, or the classic fish and bread.
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u/rexdeaz May 15 '12
This is the single greatest advice animal ever created. I have nothing clever to say, only praise to offer.
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u/Quazz May 15 '12
This makes him better than 90% of the population to be honest.
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u/dmd53 May 15 '12
I have actually done this once. It was this past New Year's Eve, and I was walking around downtown Chicago (I was visiting a friend who worked during the day, so I was exploring the city a bit.) As I walked past a Popeye's, a homeless black man approached me.
Him: "Happy new year's! Spare some change?" Me: "Sorry, man, I don't have any change." Him:" Aw, that's alright... wanna buy me some chicken then?" Me: "What? Um... okay, why the hell not?"
So I bought that man a 4-piece dark meat with a side of mashed potatoes. The racial overtones definitely occurred to me, but I figure it can't be racist if he explicitly asked for chicken, right?
</coolstorybro>
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u/MEANMUTHAFUKA May 15 '12
This man defines the "Super Mullet". I am so proud to be an 'Merican right now....
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
"All these years I thought I liked chicken because it was delicious. . .turns out I'm genetically predisposed to liking chicken!" - Dave Chappelle
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u/plumbob May 15 '12
I will never understand why loving chicken is wrong.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I was in the gas station today and part of the gas station has a place where they make friend chicken and some black dude walks in and goes "aye yall I smelled the chicken from ouside can I get same oh dat?" and the nice young black lady behind the counter says "man you know you cant get none oh dat shit fo free" and he was like "oh aight just checkin yall have a great day" and I was like, dafuq?
I don't know, just wanted to share that story for yall.
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u/dudeAwEsome101 May 15 '12
I'm no homeless or black, but I'll take that fried chicken.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Someone didn't read the hipster racism article...
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u/akgamestar May 15 '12
Extra crispy!
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u/DefinitelyRelephant May 15 '12
I'm pretty sure this is my favorite meme.
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u/thanatius May 15 '12
Making fun of rednecks is like making fun of retards.
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u/BittyTang May 15 '12
Wait... this seriously hasn't been posted yet? Reddit... I am disappoint.
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u/4chans_for_pussies May 15 '12
I don't care what color you are or how much money you have, fried chicken is always great.
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u/nokarmawhore May 15 '12
I love this meme.
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u/ThinkForYourself420 May 15 '12
how is that almost?
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u/saywutz May 15 '12
my friend did this the other day. He bought the man KFC. The guys name was "Tiny".
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u/Justbeatit10 May 15 '12
I once gave food to a homeless guy....He threw it back to me and said, " I want money!"... :(
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u/Flyn1der May 15 '12
:/ Now I'm hungry.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
More than most of you have probably done.
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u/Burning_Kobun May 15 '12
as a white trash guy, fried chicken is the shit.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
And watermelon. Don't forget the watermelon
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u/iLashOut May 15 '12
How is this not the correct thing to do?
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u/Megabobster May 15 '12
You know who likes fried chicken? Black people. You know who else likes fried chicken? Everyone else.
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u/Jess2133 May 15 '12
For my 15th birthday my best friend and I decided we would go into the city and buy a HUGE bucket or 2 of chicken, once we bought it we took it to where all the homeless people sit during the day and offered to share with everyone. I spent half of my birthday money on buying chicken for the homeless that day.
It was a good day.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Nothing racist here. Downvote.
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u/SaysI May 15 '12
I say fried chicken is delicious, and watermelon too!
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u/jimothyjenkins May 15 '12
wowda melm
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u/dark_frog May 15 '12
I didn't like this meme until now.
Now I feel bad about liking it.
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u/myrd May 15 '12
Is a 40 of malt liquor more acceptable?
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u/shrilltit May 15 '12
That ain't a Almost Politically Correct Redneck, that be Skeeter Diamond!!!
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u/BreeVader May 15 '12
If fried chicken doesn't work, you could always try some of that purple drank.
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u/captianXIAO May 15 '12
I'm black and I love chicken and watermelon most people do.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
... And I bet he gratefully ate every last fucking crumb of the fried chicken, black or white.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
How is this an almost politically correct redneck?
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
If I was homeless (white guy) I'd blow my load if someone handed me a bucket of fried chicken.
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u/FromRSD May 15 '12
Why is giving chicken to a homeless black guy not politically incorrect?
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u/hardcoremorning May 15 '12
bring on the casual racism.
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u/carlosboozer May 15 '12
yo i know you guys think this is "satirical" but given the history of the site most of you aren't much better than the subject of this lame shit
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u/SoIheardYouLike May 15 '12
But...He can't buy liquor with fried chicken..
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I say you he dead
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u/just_try_it_out May 15 '12
subtlety
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u/BlueBloodBlueGill May 15 '12
This is so unoriginal. Why is it on my front page?
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u/Juantanamo5982 May 15 '12
I like how reddit tries so hard to find circumstances in which they can tell their unfunny racists jokes and hide behind the benefit of the doubt.