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Revelation34 posted...

So if a person doesn't like say Mexican food that means they're racist if they don't eat at a Mexican restaurant?

Hmmm... I'd say no since if they dislike Mexican food for whatever reason for something universal enough for them to associate it with the culture instead of a specific food category it would be reasonable for them to assume that any Mexican restaurant would only serve a small portion of food that they'd want to actually EAT.

No one wants to go out to eat but then be confined to a tiny section of the menu unless they specifically came for a specific item.

I do have my own question.

Let's say a person lives in a town with three Mexican restaurants. The rest of the food places, especially the ones selling themselves based on their culture (Greek, Indian, Chinese, etc), are of good or at least varied quality, however these three Mexican places are just terrible. Their staff is lazy and rude, their place is frequently dirty and poorly maintained, and their food is terrible. All three are of relatively similar quality overall while, say, the Indian places at least vary in regards to quality with bad places and good places.

Now, this hypothetical person tries eating at all three places and comes to realize that the Mexican places are all terrible. Not only do all three have lazy staff and dirty places but their food is bad. Since other places focusing on culture foods are at least varied, would it be unreasonable for him to assume that the reason these places sucked was because they were Mexican? Likewise, if he went to a different town but then refused to eat at a Mexican restaurant because his past experiences have taught him to expect rude staff, dirty establishments, and food that's bad, would he be racist for doing so?