A racist restaurant in Asia??

[Don Drama]

I can't believe, just see it in your own eyes...

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[Koah]

It is always good to provide context. Even from 3 years ago.

It is a photograph of a restaurant in the Philippines called Flavors
of Negros. The actor’s American fans cried foul calling the
restaurant racist and insensitive. What they don’t know is that it’s
only racist because they’ve interpreted the restaurant’s name
using their own cultural context, instead of trying to find out what
it means for Filipinos. Hate to break it to Americans, but Negros
is an island in the Philippines. So it’s like saying “Flavors of New
York” or “Flavors of Los Angeles.” “Negro” does mean black in
Filipino, and the island was named by the Philippines’ Spanish
colonial masters as “Negros” because it was initially inhabited by
darker-skinned people. Nowadays however, “Negros” is simply
the name of the island. There’s no malice. The people are actually
proud of their hometown, and this restaurant obviously thinks
that the flavors of the island’s cuisine are things that should be
celebrated.

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[DoubleKamui]

It is always good to provide context. Even from 3 years ago.



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It's a good thing you posted this otherwise there would be a shitstorm over here by now.

 

[Koah]

It's a good thing you posted this otherwise there would be a shitstorm over here by now.

With Kishi's Maury episode and the already tense race/***/religion discussion prominent in the GD, it's one less shitstorm avoided.

 

[Angelic.]

nice try lol
whats on the menu?

 

[Power Bottom]

Maybe not.

 

[Queen of Saigon]

I'm pretty sure their food and aesthetic pertains to its source of origin, basically their homeland.

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