We Not Callin' Breh's c00ns For Not Liking Grape Soda

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I really don't like soda, but I do indulge. It's usually a ginger ale type, y'know like Canada Dry and some of their fruity variations.

I'm more of a sparkling water person when it comes to having a carbonated drink because it's a healthier alternative to soda when I'm in the mood for something that bubbles.

I will say that I don't consider a Black person a c00n for simply liking a soda or eating a certain type of meal. For those wondering where cacs got the stereotype of Black people and grape soda or pretty much any grape-flavored beverage that has more to do with than just the taste itself but a history.

It started during the Jim Crow era; there's more history as to why the flavor became popular within Black American culture, and it shares a similar history as to why, some of you may not be aware, butter pecan ice cream, for example, is historically popular in the Black community more than others, especially among elders from those eras.

Kinda unrelated, but the watermelon stereotype, for example, arose when Black Americans gained emancipation and self-sufficiency due to former slaves growing watermelon crops and becoming wealthy, which angered White people but White southerners in particular, which led to them creating the disparaging stereotype surrounding the history of the watermelon in Black culture that has unfortunately lasted for decades and generations.


“After the American Civil War, in several areas of the South, former slaves grew watermelon on their own land as a cash crop to sell. Thus, for African Americans, watermelons were a symbol of liberation and self-reliance. However, for many in the majority white culture, watermelons embodied and threatened a loss of dominance. Southern White resentment against African Americans led to a politically potent cultural caricature, using the watermelon to disparage African Americans as childish and unclean, among other negative attributes.”

I post this example to give you a little knowledge of how stereotypes made about Black people are not always as simple as they seem on the surface; many are rooted in jealousy, resentment, and hatred to discredit any advancements or achievements made by Black Americans.
 
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