OT: The War on PB & J

[blake]

What did PB & J do to deserve this?

Peanut Butter And Jelly Racist? Portland School Principal Ties Sandwich To White Privilege

Peanut butter and jelly sandwich sparks controversy: Can we really ban nut products from schools?

[Anonymous]

Imagine how she feels about HOT DOGS!!!

A more sexist food does not exist.

Except for the fish sandwich…

And ribs. Definitely ribs.

The “politically correct” continue to provide rich fodder for late night comedians.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

Wouldn’t privileged white kids be eating a nice foie gras on a baguette? I always thought PB & J was about as middle class as it got.

Of course, privileged white kids in California wouldn’t be eating foie gras, since its been outlawed.

[scaredyclassic]

i think the portland educators’ point is not that pb and j are elite foods, but that the majority get to define what is american food, thereby excluding the burrito, the torta, whatever.. So like a crappy jelly and bread combo (basically a doughy sugar ball with some peanut matter smeared on it is “superior” in terms of its american pedigree to other crappy foods.

It’s an extremey lame issue.

however, hereis a super interesting not at all lame cultural food subject:

“spread” …. which is a communal meal shared by prisoners outside the normal food system in prison involving extensive creative food prep with commissary bought, smuggled and pilfered items.

totally fascinating.

I think this would be way more educational for portland students to read and discuss than the politics of burritos. From GASTRONOMICA, a University of California food culture mag of extremely high quality:

http://www.usprisonculture.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/prisonfood.pdf

[Anonymous]

[quote=squat250]i think the portland educators’ point is not that pb and j are elite foods, but that the majority get to define what is american food, thereby excluding the burrito, the torta, whatever.. So like a crappy jelly and bread combo (basically a doughy sugar ball with some peanut matter smeared on it is “superior” in terms of its american pedigree to other crappy foods.

It’s an extremey lame issue.

however, hereis a super interesting not at all lame cultural food subject:

“spread” …. which is a communal meal shared by prisoners outside the normal food system in prison involving extensive creative food prep with commissary bought, smuggled and pilfered items.

totally fascinating.

I think this would be way more educational for portland students to read and discuss than the politics of burritos. From GASTRONOMICA, a University of California food culture mag of extremely high quality:

http://www.usprisonculture.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/prisonfood.pdf%5B/quote%5D

And in Mexico, the majority get to define what is Mexican food. And in France the majority get to define what is French food. And in Japan…

[UCGal]

On the topic of the 2nd article

Food restrictions are a part of school these days… it becomes a topic at the beginning of each school year whether there are any nut allergens…. if so, no pb&j.
But it’s not just nuts…
My kids have attended Gateways summer school program… it’s a secular, educational enrichment program. It’s held on the campus of a private Jewish school (but not run by that school). So lunches can’t have any meat to comply with the kosher campus.
http://www.gatewaysschool.org/faq.php#lunch

This is just part of being considerate of others. You could ignore this… but that would be kinda assholish.

[sdduuuude]

Obviously, the Portland idiot, I mean principal, never
checked the authority on such things:

Full List of Stuff White People Like

It explicitly says “Expensive sandwiches” – item 63.

[Doofrat]

The editors at the Onion would have an easy time parodying that first article. Ctrl – C, Ctrl -V, head home for the day.

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