Not really...just stating the truth.
Fried chicken and watermelon has always been the subject of ridicule, since these foods have been negatively stereotyped as the typical foods of choice for Blacks. Black folks do possess an insatiable craving for fried chicken and watermelon. This craving was created beacuse it has been passed down generation after generation after generation.
During the centuries of slavery, White people allowed Blacks to raise chickens as livestock because it was inexpensive, and chickens were highly plentiful. Watermelons were also inexpensive and often yielded abundantly. Just one of these sweet and succulent melons could feed the entire family. So you see, the acquired taste for these foods are inherent! Hence the term "Soul Food"!
Still up to this day (as if you already didn''t know), Black people cherish a good fried chicken (yard buzzard) dinner! Depending on where you''re from, of course, a typical fried chicken dinner consists of: fried chicken seasoned to perfection (and I mean plenty of it), mashed potatoes with gravy, potato salad, collards, string beans, and hot, buttery homemade biscuits served with iced tea or lemonade. Now that, my friends, is good eatin'! During those hot, hazy, and lazy summer days, a chunk of cold, sweet, and juicy watermelon goes down especially well with a fried chicken dinner!
Don''t be fooled. White people savor a delicious fried chicken dinner too! We really savor going to a restaurant to smack our lips on a Soul Food fried chicken dinner that was specially cooked and catered by Black folks! Now, ain''t that the pot callin'' the kettle black!
