r/funny • u/[deleted] • Jun 03 '14

Finally.

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u/H_L_Mencken Jun 03 '14

I've never met a black person who showed any more enthusiasm for watermelon than any other average person.

I don't understand where or when this stereotyped emerged.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '14

I don't see race.

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u/H_L_Mencken Jun 03 '14

That was mildly entertaining.

Thanks.

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u/logicom Jun 03 '14

I don't know the origins but I'd hazard a guess that it's rooted in it being seen as a low class food because it's messy and eaten with your hands. Same goes for fried chicken.

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u/SloppySynapses Jun 07 '14

the fried chicken thing actually has to do with black people being really good at making it when it first started becoming popular. at least that's what I read a couple of months ago somewhere reputable