This is a podcast by 2 cousins that decided to record our conversations on racism and discrimination and share it with the world.

In this third episode - recorded at the end of 2020 - we discuss one of our favorite topics: FOOD! But even in great things like food, unfortunately, racism likes to rear its ugly head. We discuss how school cafeterias can be cesspools for racism, what food deserts are, why you SHOULD put MSG in your food, the horrible history of tipping, and why older Black folks like butter pecan ice cream so much.

Links

Immigrants and School Cafeterias

• https://www.cbc.ca/radio/outintheopen/public-shaming-1.4132574/how-bringing-culturally-specific-lunches-to-school-can-leave-kids-feeling-ashamed-and-different-1.4132813
• https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/my-son-was-mocked-his-stinky-ethnic-lunch-then-we-ncna822711
• http://affinitymagazine.us/2017/12/28/many-jewish-and-muslim-students-are-not-able-to-eat-school-lunch/

Food Deserts

• https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/what-are-food-deserts#definition

MSG

• The Search for General Tso (2014) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3576038/
• https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/expert-answers/monosodium-glutamate/faq-20058196#:~:text=Monosodium%20glutamate%20(MSG)%20is%20a,but%20its%20use%20remains%20controversial.
• https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-msg-got-a-bad-rap-flawed-science-and-xenophobia/
• https://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/eat-run/articles/2018-10-10/scientists-have-known-msg-is-safe-for-decades-why-dont-most-americans

Post-Slavery Food/Industry

• https://twitter.com/TureBaldwin/status/1319277147102482433?s=20
• https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/04/black-people-vanilla-ice-cream-jim-crow-independence-day
• https://time.com/5404475/history-tipping-american-restaurants-civil-war/
• https://twitter.com/iwangtodie/status/1331396099781824512?s=20
• https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/12/how-watermelons-became-a-racist-trope/383529/