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In the words of Dave Chappelle, “If you don’t like chicken and watermelon, something is wrong with you.”

Sergio Garcia made headlines this morning when he made a racist joke about Tiger Woods. Now I’m not against a racist joke; in fact, Louis CK and Dave Chappelle are two of my favorite comedians. But if you’re going to make a racist joke, at least make it a good one! 

Sergio said Tiger Woods can eat at his house every night, and “We will serve fried chicken.” Not only is this joke old and tired, it’s already been hurled at Tiger Woods. 

Remember when a guy named Fuzzy told reporters that the Masters would serve Tiger fried chicken and collard greens? Well if not, here’s the 17 second video: 

Sergio… Scratch that, the entire PGA and people in general, it’s time for the lame racist crap to stop. 

Let me explain something you. For one, chicken is not exclusive to blacks. We don’t own the patent on chicken, we didn’t create the chicken and we are not genetically inclined to love chicken. Chicken is for everyone. 

So is watermelon, collard greens, Kool-Aid, and quarter waters. Although I think white people call them “Hug drinks.” 

Saying black people like chicken is not funny. Not all black people even like chicken; actually I have a bunch of friends who never eat chicken. My boy Pete is allergic to chicken; my friends Christina and Ajon are black vegetarians. I’d much rather eat fish than eat chicken. 

Now to Sergio’s credit he apologized, but it’s too little too late. Society is going to make an example out of him, but let’s hope that we all learn something.

The news needs to stop perpetuating stereotypes by finding the most ignorant person possible to give an eyewitness account. The media needs to stop finding ONLY black people to talk about chicken…like this report of a Popeye’s running out of the good stuff: 

You’re telling me that out of all the customers to come get chicken, no white people pulled up to place an order?! 

I shouldn’t feel ashamed to eat chicken or watermelon in public because I care about what someone might think. ‘There goes those blacks and their chicken again.’

 

Let’s cut it out. Cut it out so one day I can sit in the hotel lobby of the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills and eat a plate of fried chicken right in the middle of everyone checking into their room…and no one will say anything. Imagine? 

In fact, someone might actually ask me for a piece and we will sit down eating chicken together in harmony for the betterment of the world.  

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