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[-] jdf038@mander.xyz 17 points 6 days ago

Racist term for black Americans

[-] SunshineJogger@feddit.org 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Huh. Thanks. I have no clue how that even makes abstract sense. (bit I don't think I really care)

[-] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 6 days ago

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.

[-] Soulg@ani.social 5 points 6 days ago

Black people like watermelon. It's a stereotype

[-] phlegmy@sh.itjust.works 10 points 6 days ago

Don't most people like watermelon?

[-] buttnugget@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago

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.

[-] Soulg@ani.social 1 points 5 days ago

Honestly I'm not a fan, but in America it is explicitly tied to racism for whatever reason

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