Portland school sees racism in peanut butter and jelly sandwiches

[Revmitchell]

In an effort to combat perceived discrimination, one Portland school seems to have gone off the deep end by suggesting peanut butter and jelly sandwiches carry racist connotations, Twitchy reported Monday.

According to the Portland Tribune, Verenice Gutierrez, principal of Harvey Scott K-8 School, "picks up on the subtle language of racism" on a daily basis.

http://www.examiner.com/article/portland-school-sees-racism-peanut-butter-and-jelly-sandwiches

 

[Scarlett O.]

Can't we all just get along?!?!?

 

[OnlyaSinner]

Guess I've been outed as a racist, as I like PBJs. Nothing better on a cold day, especially one cold enough to freeze the contents of my lunchbox.

 

[Gina B]

All I can hear while reading that story is this peanut butter jelly song. LOL https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OIqxgYTW3oU

 

[Don]

Can't get the webpage to load. How is PB&J racist?

 

[Revmitchell]

Can't get the webpage to load. How is PB&J racist?

Here is another comment from the op:


"One commenter at the Tribune observed that the phrase "as American as apple pie" could also be seen as racist if "people of color don't eat it."

In other words if an activity is seen as a typically white person activity that "people of color" do not engage in then it can only come form white privilege and therefore is racist to impose such things on "people of color".

The teacher used a peanut butter and Jelly sandwhich as a teaching illustration which was quickly deemed racist.

 

[Revmitchell]

I think I will go make me a couple of PB&J's

 

[revmwc]

I think I will go make me a couple of PB&J's

What type of milk will you drink with it?

Regular or Strawberry

 

[Rolfe]

Wonder if they permit Oreos...

 

[Gib]

Wonder if they permit Oreos...

Or milk from these dairy cows

 

[Rolfe]

Or milk from these dairy cows

That would be gender-exploitative.

 

[Salty]

Would it be APC* to drink chocolate milk

Salty
CEOO**


* Anti- PC
** Certified Equal Opportunity Offender

 

[Rippon]

In an effort to combat perceived discrimination, one Portland school seems to have gone off the deep end by suggesting peanut butter and jelly sandwiches carry racist connotations, Twitchy reported Monday.

According to the Portland Tribune, Verenice Gutierrez, principal of Harvey Scott K-8 School, "picks up on the subtle language of racism" on a daily basis.

Well, when ziggin' and zaggin' have been deemed racist by a single individual and had to be removed from a bus in Pittsburgh I know that we have gone into the Twilight zone.