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onedarksoul
06/19/20 3:09:02 PM
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for Juneteenth

Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Chicago have voiced outrage at the company after the facility offered employees an authentic meal of chicken and waffles in celebration of Juneteenth.
https://cnb.cx/2V2ufcX

Chicken and waffles are delicious.

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PatrickMahomes
06/19/20 3:09:45 PM
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They are delicious but this is incredibly stupid of them

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Master_Bass
06/19/20 3:11:26 PM
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Lmao, what a tone deaf choice. Whoever decided on this is racist or incredibly dumb.

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Doe
06/19/20 3:12:51 PM
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Unionize

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UnfairRepresent
06/19/20 3:13:18 PM
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Lol

This reminds me of that Charlie Brown "You're one of the good ones" image.

I know they didn't intend how it comes across but ... come on no one saw it?
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CruelBuffalo
06/19/20 3:15:26 PM
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Master_Bass posted...
Lmao, what a tone deaf choice. Whoever decided on this is racist or incredibly dumb.

It looks like it was being served by a local black owned business so I honestly fail to see the harm in acknowledging that the black community made chicken and waffles popular.
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Squall28
06/19/20 3:17:40 PM
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Amazon said the choice of venue and the poster were made by diverse local leadership, including the facilitys site leader, who is Black. The business is one of employees favorite restaurants, so they felt it was appropriate to show support on Juneteenth.

People can't just appreciate shit.

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Doe
06/19/20 3:18:05 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
I know they didn't intend how it comes across but ... come on no one saw it?
Never underestimate the profound ignorance in America. I was on an event planning council in university last semester, and among other things, nobody on the council had ever heard that Chick Fil A has homophobia problems (they wanted to serve it and we host the LGBT dorm)

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monkmith
06/19/20 3:19:06 PM
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so wait, was that restaurant racist then?

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Doe
06/19/20 3:19:10 PM
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CruelBuffalo posted...
It looks like it was being served by a local black owned business so I honestly fail to see the harm in acknowledging that the black community made chicken and waffles popular.
The problem is giving poor people Chicken & Waffles on Juneteenth instead of a living wage. It's inherently patronizing to pull that shit on exploited workers.

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Squall28
06/19/20 3:21:40 PM
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monkmith posted...
so wait, was that restaurant racist then?

It was black leadership choosing a black owned business that that employees there frequently visited, and offering free lunch.

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monkmith
06/19/20 3:21:51 PM
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Doe posted...
The problem is giving poor people Chicken & Waffles on Juneteenth instead of a living wage. It's inherently patronizing to pull that shit on exploited workers.
no, that's the problem you want it to be about. the knee jerk problem here is that they had chicken and waffles, completely ignoring it was bought from a small restaurant that probably just made several months profit...

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CyricZ
06/19/20 3:21:55 PM
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So knowing what we know about this, I'm wondering if the issue is in how it was communicated. If the focus was on supporting black-owned businesses, then fine, and the reaction isn't really justified.

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monkmith
06/19/20 3:23:38 PM
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CyricZ posted...
So knowing what we know about this, I'm wondering if the issue is in how it was communicated. If the focus was on supporting black-owned businesses, then fine, and the reaction isn't really justified.
this reaction is likely facebook/twitter driven. some dumbass saw it and decided to blow it up without any knowledge of the situation, much like everything else on facebook/twitter.

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Propane4Sale
06/19/20 3:23:40 PM
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I mean I love chicken and waffles for breakfast and don't believe there's anything wrong with it in non-context, but that's really really really REALLY fucking stupid of them to do this today lmfao.

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Odoylerules
06/19/20 3:24:34 PM
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PatrickMahomes posted...
They are delicious but this is incredibly stupid of them

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NeoShadowhen
06/19/20 3:25:36 PM
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I seem to recall this happening at a college a while back. A bunch of white students screamed about how it was racist against black people and the black students enjoyed the delicious chicken and waffles.
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The Trent
06/19/20 3:26:03 PM
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I'll happily take the chicken and waffles that these amazon workers turn down

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CruelBuffalo
06/19/20 3:26:15 PM
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Propane4Sale posted...
I mean I love chicken and waffles for breakfast and don't believe there's anything wrong with it in non-context, but that's really really really REALLY fucking stupid of them to do this today lmfao.

its stupid to have black leaders promote a black business serving food made popular by black Americans on a day celebrating black Americans being free from slavery?
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Romes187
06/19/20 3:26:24 PM
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I just hope we can all figure this situation out with Amazon in Chicago.

Let's keep putting our heads together on this one so we can determine how things ought to be as a group
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CruelBuffalo
06/19/20 3:27:42 PM
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Doe posted...
The problem is giving poor people Chicken & Waffles on Juneteenth instead of a living wage. It's inherently patronizing to pull that shit on exploited workers.

Thats a different fight and not the issue mentioned at hand
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Lanzol
06/19/20 3:27:55 PM
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The issue is that middle managers and above (the bourgeoisie) are getting meetings canceled and don't actually have to work while making 6 figures+ and the lowly proletariat wage slaves are getting some fried chicken and waffles cus it's a black holiday

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MabusIncarnate
06/19/20 3:28:15 PM
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I legitimately had no idea that this was a food that is racially stereotyped. I've heard of others for sure, but not chicken and waffles.

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thronedfire2
06/19/20 3:28:46 PM
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it's white people complaining isn't it

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The Trent
06/19/20 3:29:16 PM
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thronedfire2 posted...
it's white people complaining isn't it

usually

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Propane4Sale
06/19/20 3:30:11 PM
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CruelBuffalo posted...
Propane4Sale posted...

I mean I love chicken and waffles for breakfast and don't believe there's anything wrong with it in non-context, but that's really really really REALLY fucking stupid of them to do this today lmfao.

its stupid to have black leaders promote a black business serving food made popular by black Americans on a day celebrating black Americans being free from slavery?

No of course not. But they could've been given a day off altogether.

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Christian RULES
06/19/20 3:30:14 PM
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I dont get it. Why are people offended by free lunch?

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Squall28
06/19/20 3:30:18 PM
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NeoShadowhen posted...
I seem to recall this happening at a college a while back. A bunch of white students screamed about how it was racist against black people and the black students enjoyed the delicious chicken and waffles.

The black students probably voted for it lol. My second job was predominantly Indian, and everytime we have company paid food, it ended up being curry because it was based on a poll. Can you imagine what would happen if idiot twitterers got ahold of that? Company serves Indian people Curry. Racist!

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CyricZ
06/19/20 3:31:23 PM
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I also very much enjoy chicken and waffles. I have fond memories of a past lover and that was our comfort outing.

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CruelBuffalo
06/19/20 3:31:52 PM
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Propane4Sale posted...
No of course not. But they could've been given a day off altogether.

Energy should be spent to turn it into a Fed holiday so people will get it off or be paid holiday pay for working it.
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Lanzol
06/19/20 3:31:54 PM
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Christian RULES posted...
I dont get it. Why are people offended by free lunch?

These exploited wage slaves got a free meal why must they defy our God King Emperor Bezos
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Veggeta X
06/19/20 3:32:07 PM
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This is why we always get pizza. Everyone loves pizza.

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ZevLoveDOOM
06/19/20 3:32:18 PM
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possible racist connotations aside, it sounds delicious.

if there's two things i never turn down are chicken and waffles! >_>
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monkmith
06/19/20 3:34:25 PM
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Lanzol posted...
These exploited wage slaves got a free meal why must they defy our God King Emperor Bezos
did bezos send them the chicken? damn him, i bet he dressed up in black face to deliver it too!

...oh wait, it was just some random manager at the facility that has no fucking ability to increase wages or force a paid holiday?

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Propane4Sale
06/19/20 3:34:47 PM
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CruelBuffalo posted...
Propane4Sale posted...

No of course not. But they could've been given a day off altogether.

Energy should be spent to turn it into a Fed holiday so people will get it off or be paid holiday pay for working it.

It actually is a paid holiday in NY, California, and another state I don't know but not the rest of the country. Today might be a start to eventually make that happen nationwide someday.

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Malcrasternus
06/19/20 3:35:29 PM
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That does seem a bit tone deaf.

But think a-goddamn-gain if you think I'm turning down chicken and waffles.

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Lanzol
06/19/20 3:35:46 PM
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monkmith posted...
did bezos send them the chicken? damn him, i bet he dressed up in black face to deliver it too!

...oh wait, it was just some random manager at the facility that has no fucking ability to increase wages or force a paid holiday?

No but bezos is responsible for all the wage slaves he has working starvation wages
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eston
06/19/20 3:36:10 PM
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I get the kneejerk, because in the US we've all been programmed to react a certain way to chicken being related to black anything, but this isn't "fried chicken and watermelon" territory, chicken and waffles is a relatively newer thing that very much was popularized by black businesses and black patrons.

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Propane4Sale
06/19/20 3:36:57 PM
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Malcrasternus posted...
That does seem a bit tone deaf.

But think a-goddamn-gain if you think I'm turning down chicken and waffles.

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Lanzol
06/19/20 3:37:02 PM
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Like this is literally a 'let them eat cake' moment and I don't know how brain washed or ignorant you have to be to realize it
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Lanzol
06/19/20 3:39:10 PM
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Exploited wage slaves
People being lynched in the streets by police and civilians alike

But HEYYYY CHICKEN N WAFFLES
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s0nicfan
06/19/20 3:41:11 PM
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Real life: Black manager caters event for black employees with local black business that everyone loves.

Internet: look at all this RACISM!

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Squall28
06/19/20 3:43:47 PM
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Lanzol posted...
Exploited wage slaves
People being lynched in the streets by police and civilians alike

But HEYYYY CHICKEN N WAFFLES


They're not saying all your problems are solved because of chicken and waffles. It's meant to be a nice gesture. That's it.

If you are recovering some surgery and someone buys you a card, it doesn't mean they think the card solves all your problem or even helps you. It's just a nice thing to do.

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SapphireClassic
06/19/20 3:45:19 PM
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Juneteenth? What dhat?

Anyway, I love getting food at work.

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Gamerguymass
06/19/20 3:48:23 PM
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thronedfire2 posted...
it's white people complaining isn't it

It always is. Young college age middle class white far left Bernie supporters are usually always the ones to get offended on behalf of other groups. Never mind the fact that most of the time these groups aren't actually offended themselves nor did they ask anyone to get offended on their behalf. Like when they whined about "cultural appropriation" because Mario was wearing a poncho and sombrero in Super Mario Odyssey. Yet what did actual people from Mexico think? They loved it because Mario was wearing a poncho and sombrero.

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CyricZ
06/19/20 3:53:13 PM
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SapphireClassic posted...
Juneteenth? What dhat?
https://twitter.com/AntonishiaM/status/1273598713974456320

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AlephZero
06/19/20 4:12:40 PM
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should have stuck to unseasoned boiled chicken and canned peas

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Lordgold666
06/19/20 4:23:32 PM
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The Trent posted...
I'll happily take the chicken and waffles that these amazon workers turn down


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BudDupree48
06/19/20 4:30:36 PM
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l o l

Chicken and waffles are fucking fire

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SK8T3R215
06/19/20 4:32:36 PM
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Everyone just wants to be outraged constantly.

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