Flopper
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- Mar 23, 2010
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I doubt it but I don't thing a stereotype like this is fitting for black history month.White people eat just as much fried chicken and watermelon as blacks. The association of fried chicken and watermelon dates to a very racist movie, Birth of a Nation in 1915 in which blacks were portrayed as shiftless and lazy and showed them devouring fried chicken and watermelon. That image really solidified the way white people thought of black people. In thousands of cartoon, black people were pictured stuffing watermelon in their mouth or waving drumsticks. It's racial stereotyping meant to convey the message that blacks are all unsophisticated and lack the intelligence to eat anything other than food the most simplest food.
Black dude eating a watermelon. - YouTube
I don't think anyone wants to be inaccurately characterized like this and it's certainly not appropriate for black history month.
so you really think school kids know about a film that is 100 years old?