Paula Deen, Party Planner Extraordinaire

[Steve Contra]

http://gawker.com/paula-deen-says-of-course-she-uses-the-n-word-514272160

"The whole entire waiter staff was middle-aged black men, and they had on beautiful white jackets with a black bow tie.

I mean, it was really impressive. That restaurant represented a certain era in America…after the Civil War, during the Civil War, before the Civil War…It was not only black men, it was black women…I would say they were slaves."

The filer of the lawsuit, Lisa Jackson (the former general manager of a Savannah restaurant owned by Deen and her brother) claimed last year that the chef specifically expressed her desire for bevy of tap dancing "little n***ers" to send her brother off to married life with Southern flair.

“It’s just what they are — they’re jokes…most jokes are about Jewish people, rednecks, black folks…I can’t determine what offends another person.”

[Eric P]

happy juneteenth!

[Your Stalker]

she's just living out her bbc fantasy

[Phoenix Dark]

Just when I thought she couldn't possibly remind me of my aunt more.

[Joe Molotov]

Oh, that's how we joke! They don't even have a house.

[Steve Contra]

You do realize the Enquirer probably has better fact checking teams than...almost anybody, and they break stories more often than...almost anybody.

[Mandark]

The Enquirer broke the John Edwards story, among others.

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Anyway, the lawsuit and the allegations (including the "distinguished little tap-dancing gentlemen" quote) have been public record since last year.  The details coming from the Enquirer are just the stuff from her deposition.  And really, defending racist comments as being "just jokes" is the least surprising aspect of the whole story.

[Phoenix Dark]

expressed her desire for bevy of tap dancing "little n***ers" to send her brother off to married life with Southern flair.

I guess you could call it The Black Wedding.

[Great Rumbler]

A racist southerner? No way!

[Human Snorenado]

You should have seen the menu for that wedding, they had Klan Chowder

[Positive Touch]

twitter has been gutting this fucko all day

[Great Rumbler]

http://eater.com/archives/2013/06/19/the-best-and-worst-paulasbestdishes-tweets-mocking-paula-deen.php

Those last two.

[Joe Molotov]

[Great Rumbler]

OH. YES. I. DO.

[ferrarimanf355]

http://eater.com/archives/2013/06/19/the-best-and-worst-paulasbestdishes-tweets-mocking-paula-deen.php

Those last two.

They're all good. 

[treythemovie]

Now to be fair to Paula Deen, she's spent decades trying to kill white southerners with her cooking so this is just her showing her hatred of all races equally.

[Human Snorenado]

Apparently she just had a new book to sell, guys

[nudemacusers]

please make the eyes more terrifying and smooth out the wrinkles

[Beezy]

http://eater.com/archives/2013/06/19/the-best-and-worst-paulasbestdishes-tweets-mocking-paula-deen.php

Those last two.

They're all good. 

And the ones that black twitter made were waaaaay more brutal than these.

[The Sceneman]

Apparently she just had a new book to sell, guys

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the clear cutting of DiCaprio is masterful

[Stoney Mason]

Old southern white women is somewhat racist.

I for one am shocked.

[Steve Contra]

I saw Emmett Tilapia on black twitter

[Howard Alan Treesong]

I saw Emmett Tilapia on black twitter

[Steve Contra]

Also why has the term "black twitter" become so widely adopted?  Every black person I know on twitter uses it.

[Phoenix Dark]

Is black twitter a hashtag, or just black people on twitter? Most of my twitter stuff is political, business, movies, and music based. 

[Steve Contra]

http://eater.com/archives/2013/06/19/the-best-and-worst-paulasbestdishes-tweets-mocking-paula-deen.php

Those last two.

They're all good. 

And the ones that black twitter made were waaaaay more brutal than these.

See even in this thread.  Black twitter.

[Beezy]

Is black twitter a hashtag, or just black people on twitter? Most of my twitter stuff is political, business, movies, and music based. 

Black people on twitter. Usually the more ignorant or hood (wannabe) ones. Especially the ones from the niketalk forums.

[Dickie Dee]

A representative for Deen told the Associated Press, “She was born 60 years ago when America’s South had schools that were segregated, different bathrooms, different restaurants and Americans rode in different parts of the bus. This is not today.”

Don't blame her for being racist and out of touch, it's just that she's racist and out of touch.

[demi]

Just like our good friend Archie Bunker

[Himu]

[Phoenix Dark]

My mom is upset Deen got fired, and is taking her side

Personally I don't care either way. I found her comment more funny than offensive tbh, and it was 30 years ago...but still, I understand why Wal Mart/Food Network wouldn't want to be associated with that image.

I'm far more annoyed by Deen's "how come they say the n-word and don't get in trouble" defense. You don't see non-Polish people calling Polish people "polacks" nor can most straight people get away with calling a gay person a "cigarillo." I'm tired of people pretending like black people are the only people to turn a derogatory name into a term of endearment.

[Madrun Badrun]

And in case you missed this

[brawndolicious]

My mom is upset Deen got fired, and is taking her side

Personally I don't care either way. I found her comment more funny than offensive tbh, and it was 30 years ago...but still, I understand why Wal Mart/Food Network wouldn't want to be associated with that image.

I'm far more annoyed by Deen's "how come they say the n-word and don't get in trouble" defense. You don't see non-Polish people calling Polish people "polacks" nor can most straight people get away with calling a gay person a "cigarillo." I'm tired of people pretending like black people are the only people to turn a derogatory name into a term of endearment.

A lot of people may seem racist or sexist but just assume the lines for intending to be offensive are drawn differently.

In a way they are actually just non-racists who have trouble fitting in.

[Steve Contra]

I'm far more annoyed by Deen's "how come they say the n-word and don't get in trouble" defense. You don't see non-Polish people calling Polish people "polacks" nor can most straight people get away with calling a gay person a "cigarillo." I'm tired of people pretending like black people are the only people to turn a derogatory name into a term of endearment.

You are wrong, sir. "Pollacks" is not even the strongest slur that Polish people fling at each other. The worst one is "Polactwo" which is a hybrid between words "Poles" and "worms". "Polactwo" means the worst, it puts polish people on the same level as worms and other bugs.

And yes it is used only in Poland by other polish people.

And now people on the bore

[Robo]

It's a shame the way she's handling this.  White people haven't had a really good role model since Ty Cobb.

[parallax]

It's a shame the way she's handling this.  White people haven't had a really good role model since Ty Cobb.

 

[demi]

I'd watch it

[Phoenix Dark]

Interracial?
 

[helios]

Interracial?
 

Only if they fuck her with sticks of butter

[etiolate]

Paula Deen: Up the Butter

[Positive Touch]

  bravo good sir

[Phoenix Dark]

Two Girls Three And a Half Cups

[Great Rumbler]

"I put on my apron and chef toque..."