BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Today is February 1. As everyone knows, it is the start of Black History Month. Amazingly, this has been going on since I was in Catholic grade school, 37 years ago. I probably didn’t get the irony of going to school with 1,000 other white kids spread across 8 grades, with not a black kid to be found, and us celebrating Black History Month. It always involved writing some sort of report about a famous black person. In a grade with 100 kids you would end up with 35 reports on Martin Luther King, 30 reports on Harriet Tubmann, 20 reports on George Washington Carver, and 15 reports on the dude that discovered plasma and then died in a car accident because the white hospital wouldn’t give a black dude plasma (I forget the dude’s name).

What month is White History Month? I’m pushing hard for Irish History Month. Kids could write about the inventor of irish whiskey, how to blow up an English Protestant, 1,000 uses for a potato, is there really an Irish curse, why does cabbage smell like shit.

In honor of Black History Month, I think we should post a tribute to a different black person every day of the month. I would like Smokey to lead off.  

Black Chef Defends “Racist” Lunch Menu

An African-American chef is fighting back against allegations of racism for her choice of a Soul Food lunch menu celebrating Black History Month. 

The controversy started last Thursday after a cellphone pic of the NBC commissary menu was taken by Jimmy Fallon Show drummer, Questlove. Titled “In Honor of Black History Month,” the lunch offered fried chicken, collard greens, and other delicacies associated with African-Americans. The Roots drummer tweeted the pic to his followers, implying that Human Resources should investigate the issue for possible racism. 

Racist? Racist? 

The pic was quickly re-twittered by thousands of Questlove’s followers and soon broke into the mainstream news. In a few hours, NBC took down the questionable sign and issued an apology. 

“The month of February is Black History Month,” explains NBC chef Leslie Calhoun, “so we [at the NBC commissary] have always been trying to get something [on the menu in celebration of the month].” After getting the ok from the Head Chef, a trial menu was tested last year with great success. 

This year, Calhoun was given the right to choose NBC’s lunch menu for Black History Month, and selected food that “people would enjoy eating, as well as what I would personally eat.” 

Calhoun is also worried that, after fighting for 8 years to get the right to pick the menu for Black History Month, the controversy may prevent her from doing so next year. 

 

Now that Calhoun has spoken out, Questlove has backed off his militant posturing. “i think I need a twitter break. i done started something. and now I must put out fire,” he twittered after the news broke.

 MISS BLACK HISTORY

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Snake
Snake

Admin, looks like you already submitted the first, your gorilla friend. I would like to start by submitting Rodney King. Can’t we all just get along here on TBP? I never seen a beat down like that before. Stay down Mother F#$&er. What a riot.

Robmu1
Robmu1

I demand reparations from both the United States and England for keeping the Irish down.

Clearly, we would have ruled the world….if it were not for beer and whiskey.

buchjoe
buchjoe

How do we know Jesus Christ was Irish?

He lived at home til he was 30
He hung out with 12 drinking buddies, and
His mother thought he was a god.

Smokey
Smokey

I predict this post has 200 comments before it’s through.

( 150 of them will probably be mine )

Centerfield
Centerfield

Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson…the two biggest black racists of modern day times. Leeches on society that have added no real value to anything. Wish I was in grade school today with my knowledge of these two clowns. I would write a report that would drop the jaws of the entire elementary school administration. LOL

newsjunkie
newsjunkie

Oooh, oooh, oooh, I got one. Don King!

“I can’t believe that having said what I said was interpreted as having been what I said when I said it, because I said it where I said it, when I said it, and who I said it to.”

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Back in PA Mike

I nominate Detroit congressman POS John Conyers and his jailed wife. From the POS’s website “he is unsurpassed at introducing and passing legislation that profoundly influence and improve the quality of life of his constituents, the state of Michigan and the nation as a whole.” Plus he thinks nationalized healthcare is Constitutional because it can be found in the Constitution ““Under several clauses. The good and welfare clause, and a couple others.”

LMAO

SSS

Admin

Ireland has some outstanding golf courses. Ballybunion is the Irish version of Pebble Beach. Tore me a new one, but it is breathtakingly beautiful. And my wife absolutely fell in love with Guiness draft beer. Viva Ireland.

Steve Hogan
Steve Hogan

Someone should do a bio on Hank Johnson, who worried about an island capsizing from the weight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNZczIgVXjg

There’s stupid, really stupid, and Hank Johnson.

newsjunkie
newsjunkie

More about Ireland…

If you have an Irish grandparent, you can apply for Irish citizenship. JQ, you may be interested.

Ireland is a lovely, friendly country. I know someone who was doing some geneology research on his family, contacted family members that he found in Ireland, and was invited there for a 2-week stay. Unfortunately, when he got there, after reviewing the paperwork, they discovered they were not related at all. The best part was that they insisted that he stay as their guest anyway. That’s my dad’s family, exactly the way they are. His parents were both from Ireland.

Irish Citizenship through Grandparents

Smokey
Smokey

Administrator,

My nomination for the Day 1 tribute to a black leader is Spike Lee. He is the most next-to-nothing waste of humanity the world has ever seen. He HATES whitey, he’s ugly, he’s short, and he’s a loudmouth.

Waiting patiently now for Sonic to eagerly jump on board with his tongue out so he can ream Spike’s asshole of all the delicious crusty fudge.

Have at it Sonic.

Reverse Engineer

When is Green History month? What about Blue History? Do only Primary Colors get a History month? How about Mauve Month and Puse Month? So many Colors! We will run out of Months! I suggest we just designate one month “Rainbow” Month and celebrate ALL COLORS that month, and give Crayons to everybody.

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Back in PA Mike

I demand reparations for Black History Month being the shortest month! Had to be some white, racist republicans behind that!!

Smokey
Smokey

RE,

How ’bout I use some paint to candy stripe my 11 1/2″ python and you can celebrate that ?

TeresaE
TeresaE

I nominate Kwame Kilpatrick and his drowing-in-corruption-and-stupidity mother, former-Representative Carolyn Cheeks-Kilpatrick.

The former Hip-Hop Mayor took four years of progress and set Detroit back to pre-riot times.

Now with less working and more city employees.

cahuitabeachbound
cahuitabeachbound

Let’s remember black inventors. A black man invented the traffic semaphore. This has aided blacks in carjackings. Also a black invented the elevator which helps blacks access the welfare office.

Smokey
Smokey

The two human beings who could most closely pass for insects, regarding their appearance:

(1) James Carville

(2) Spike Lee

StuckInNJ
StuckInNJ

Carville = bony faced slanty eyed fag = Locust

Lee = bony skinny black disease infested fag = Cockaroach

Covington
Covington

This was hillarious. Last night on a local news chanel here in Mexico City I saw a report on the life of Louis Farakahn. It about made me just blow beans. The guy was a christian turned Islamic. He said at one point “If the white man isn’t made the minority America will suffer.” And look how America is suffering now with a black man as president. I think this guys agenda was all about a personal gain using the religion platform to promote restitution for blacks. Why is it that blacks want people to fell sorry for them all the time?

Can I submit Barak Obama?

cahuitabeachbound
cahuitabeachbound

Do you know how a black mother knows her daughter is menstruating? Her son’s dick tastes funny.

Smokey
Smokey

Stuck,

The following story is not about race.

A millionaire walked into a barroom. He pulled up a seat at the bar next to a blond. He and the blond talked for a while and then the blond said, “Say, do you like handjobs?”
The millionaire said “I love handjobs.”
The blond said, “For three hundred dollars I’ll give you the best handjob you’ve ever had. ”
The millionaire said, “I may be rich, but I’m no fool. No handjob is worth three hundred dollars.”
The blond held out each hand.. “See these rings? I paid for all of them with money I made from giving handjobs. Believe me, it is worth three hundred dollars.”
The millionaire said, “What the hell, let’s do it.”
They walked out and got in the back of her Rolls Royce. After they were through, the millionaire said, “You were right. That was worth the money.”

They talked for a while when the blond said, “Say. Do you like blowjobs?”
The millionaire said, “Why yes, I love blowjobs.”
The blond said, “For a thousand dollars I’ll give you the best blowjob you’ve ever had.”
The millionaire said, “No blowjob is worth a thousand dollars.”
The blond said, “See this 1935 vintage Rolls Royce we’re in? I paid for it with money I made from giving blowjobs. Believe me, it’s worth the money.”
The millionaire says, “What the hell Let’s do it.”
When they were done the millionaire agreed it was worth the money.

The millionaire then said, “That was nice. But what I could really go for is a shot of your pussy.”
The blond pointed out the window of the Rolls, to the largest building in the entire city.
The blond said, “See that building?”
The millionaire said, “Yes. So?”
The blond said, “If I had a pussy, I’d own it.”

newsjunkie
newsjunkie

Smokey,
That’s the best joke I’ve heard in a long time.

Smokey
Smokey

newsjunkie—-That one was for the guys.

Matt
Matt

Admin,
I read a story about a bunch of kids called a “wolf-pack” that just beat up some kid in Philly. That smacks of MLK supporters celebrating Black Misery Month. I could be wrong, but when I used to tangle with yanneys it was always a pack mentality. What are you hearing about this incident?

llpoh
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How is that for some black history?

KaD
KaD

My best friend had a brother that worked in an orphanage. When black history month came around he suggested they do hispanic and indian and other kids heritages so they could feel better about themselves. He was blackballed for saying this and lost his job. He hung himself a few weeks later.

StuckInNJ
StuckInNJ

Jim, Fox carried it several times today. Here is both a brief story and a video. Absolutely fucking horrible behavior.

http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/02/01/teenage-bullies-video-attack-on-victim/

Sonic
Sonic

Smokey, I hate to disappoint you, but you are spot on when it comes to Spike Lee.

Cordially,
Sonic

Smokey
Smokey

Sonic,

Thanks for nothing. I wait all day for a flame war, and then you AGREE with me.

That’s okay. I’ll bide my time. You and I are destined to lock ass soon.

Until then.

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