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Default Chef claims "ethnic" food aisles in supermarkets are "racist."

On Mon, 7 Oct 2019 12:23:33 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
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>On Monday, October 7, 2019 at 8:52:59 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On Monday, October 7, 2019 at 2:46:38 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
>> > On Monday, October 7, 2019 at 6:36:34 AM UTC-10, wrote:
>> > > Columnist Amy Alkon doesn't agree.
>> > >
>> > > "Oh, please.
>> > >
>> > > "They also put all the Passover food in one place, because people who buy gefilte fish will probably go for the matzo and horseradish sauce, too."
>> > >
>> > > (She's Jewish.)
>> > >
>> > > http://www.advicegoddess.com/archive....html#comments
>> > >
>> > > Almost 20 comments so far.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Lenona.
>> >
>> > My favorite aisle at Times Supermarket and Safeway is the Asian section. I like to linger over there. OTOH, an Asian on the mainland might feel a bit self-conscience perusing the ethnic aisle. Therein, is where Mr. Chang is coming from. White folks don't have this problem. Asians do.

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>> An Asian on the mainland would probably skip the ethnic aisle and go right
>> to the ethnic grocery store. Why buy the crappy La Choy stuff?
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton

>
>Asian-Americans probably like to go to American grocery stores because they're culturally American. They might feel a little funny in the ethnic aisle or may even avoid going past there because of their ethnicity/appearance. Who the heck buys La Choy?
>
>I ate at a retirement home last week. They serve American food there. That stuff is easy on the stomach!
>
>https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared...GMgc2UiBUD1Pka


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