Well, in my neck of the woods (the Washington DC area) I haven't met a Black person who was up in arms about Paula Deen. Traveling down South you can look to the left and to the right and the whole Cracker mentality is as strong as ever. Up north is awful. I don't know which is more dangerous for Blacks, north or south! In race relations you have to find the common ground. What is the common ground ? The common ground is knowing who is who and who you are, and who they are. The big question is: "Who am I alive?"
Paula Deen never blurred her roots. When I deal with whites from those bloodlines I, or rather we've found common ground. You have to to live together. From common ground a change of heart can change people's worlds and worldview. Standing on polar opposites, arms crossed and scowling with hurt feelings brings no good food to the table!
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| Paula Deen by Frazer Harrison at Kitchen Aid Culinary Demonstrations in Miami, Fl. Feb. 23, 2014 |
Now, I cannot recall what Paula Deen said that got her to lose endorsements and her cooking show. But, many of you know why those things happened to her. Like Dog, the Bounty Hunter she charmed the country into believing in the good ol' boy Southern redneck, country style of living and cooking and its mythical swagger that is passed off as authentic Americana! People forgot about the Klan and hanging niggers and how rich whites pitied poor whites against Black folks and justified blowing the tops of mountains off in the Appalachian mountains! Race, slavery, crackerdom and killing in God's name and the name of progress are crucial to understanding American life, and American foreign policy, why the country has a Department of War and why the U.S. of A has been fighting wars since 1945 without a break!
There is a recent article stirring controversy about two black photographers who greeted Paula Deen one saying, ”We still love you. No matter what happens babe, black people still love you.” His black colleague chimes in, “You’re still welcomed in the hood.”
Comedian and talk show host, Steve Harvey announced Paula Deen will be working with his Black youth mentoring program. I don't know in what capacity she will assist, but it is a good way to mend brokenness, and begin to melt the ice of the heart. ~ Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 10.10.14
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