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What are watermelon people supposed to be?
Racist term for black Americans
Huh. Thanks. I have no clue how that even makes abstract sense. (bit I don't think I really care)
Iirc (don't quote me on this) during reconstruction after the Civil War many black Americans had little land (if any) and watermelon was an easy crop for limited land. Racist white people then associated the fruit with those they hate.
Black people like watermelon. It's a stereotype
Don't most people like watermelon?
Honestly I'm not a fan, but in America it is explicitly tied to racism for whatever reason
The fried chicken and watermelon thing is the stupidest thing in the world. Everyone loves these things. Every single culture in the entire world has its own fried chicken dish.