"Black hole" is racist

[duff88]

http://cityhallblog.dallasnews.com/a...-turns-ra.html

County commissioners were discussing problems with the central collections office that is used to process traffic ticket payments and handle other paperwork normally done by the JP Courts.

Commissioner Kenneth Mayfield, who is white, said it seemed that central collections "has become a black hole" because paperwork reportedly has become lost in the office.

Commissioner John Wiley Price, who is black, interrupted him with a loud "Excuse me!" He then corrected his colleague, saying the office has become a "white hole."

That prompted Judge Thomas Jones, who is black, to demand an apology from Mayfield for his racially insensitive analogy.

I hate stupid people!

[Drake]

Heh. Idiots.

[DanGarion]

But black people aren't even BLACK.

[sterlingice]

Even better is that not only did the first guy not know. But the second proceeded to push the issue because he didn't know what a black hole was either -_-

SI

[DrAFTjunkie]

Originally Posted by dangarion

But black people aren't even BLACK.

And white people aren't white.

[DaddyTorgo]

what about if I like my coffee black?

[path12]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

what about if I like my coffee black?

Racist.

[Lorena]

Originally Posted by path12

Racist.

No, it means he has caffeine fever.

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by path12

Racist.

is it racist if he likes it black?

[DaddyTorgo]

what about blackened tilapia?

[Lorena]

Originally Posted by Lathum

is it racist if he likes it black?

Is it racist if he chooses "sugar in the raw" as opposed to regular table sugar?

[Groundhog]

I wonder what Jesse Helms called black holes.

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

what about blackened tilapia?

Thats blackening spice on whitefish, it's the seafood version of black dicks in white chicks

[BYU 14]

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo
what about if I like my coffee black?

Originally Posted by path12

Racist.

I like my Coffee black too..

........My wife takes cream in hers though.

[Lorena]

lol

[Sgran]

you guys are just a bunch of whiteholes!

[QuikSand]

Asswhites.

[Poli]

I've always been offended when someone "curses like a sailor."

[FrogMan]

couldn't he have called it a canadian hole and saved himself some trouble?

FM

[Joe]

What a niggardly response.

[duckman]

I like my women like I like my coffee......HOT AND BLACK!

[MikeVic]

Just call me COFFEE BLACK.

[Poli]

Marmel?

[Poli]

Didn't realize Marmel was back. Sweet.

[sachmo71]

Originally Posted by duff88

http://cityhallblog.dallasnews.com/a...-turns-ra.html



I hate stupid people!

Over-reacting to these situations is now the norm. Take the Colonization guy as an example...he felt justified by his indignation to post an article about how offended he was about the subject matter of a game he has never played. And because of the subject matter, he felt that his position was impenetrable, no matter how misguided he was.

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by Joe

What a niggardly response.

best. response. ever.

[Dr. Sak]

Black hole was my pet name for Pumpy.

[Poli]

Originally Posted by bsak16

Black hole was my pet name for Pumpy.

I thought you told me it was "Bsak whole".

[Dr. Sak]

Originally Posted by Poli

I thought you told me it was "Bsak whole".

That's racist.

[Poli]

Actually, my name is probably offensive to these guys:

[Rizon]

Funny, at Raiders games, I never saw any black people in the Black Hole.

[Ksyrup]

"Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price is sticking to his comments that the term "black hole," which a colleague used, is racist. Price also says language such as "angel food cake" and "devil's food cake" is also racially insensitive."



You know, to be perfectly honest, I had never thought of the issue of white cake being angel and black cake being devil until this guy mentioned it. What a buffoon. But hey, thanks for making me aware of the racial context of desserts!

[oliegirl]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

"Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price is sticking to his comments that the term "black hole," which a colleague used, is racist. Price also says language such as "angel food cake" and "devil's food cake" is also racially insensitive."



You know, to be perfectly honest, I had never thought of the issue of white cake being angel and black cake being devil until this guy mentioned it. What a buffoon. But hey, thanks for making me aware of the racial context of desserts!

Well according to that logic, since white represents all things good and angelic; then since red is the color of the devil, then anything red is satanic. Right? So the government is trying to spread satanism through stop signs and red lights...so they are both racist and satanic! Who knew!!!!

[Dr. Sak]

KETCHUP IS THE DEVIL'S BLOOD!

[BrianD]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

"Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price is sticking to his comments that the term "black hole," which a colleague used, is racist. Price also says language such as "angel food cake" and "devil's food cake" is also racially insensitive."

Anybody know the origins of the names for the two cakes? The statement seems quite nutty, but there might be ever-so-slightly more justification for this than for the black hole comment.

[oliegirl]

From Wiki:

Devil's food cake is a rich, chocolate layer cake. Devil's food cake is aptly considered a counterpart to angel cake, that is the two cake types are very different: aside from being chocolate-flavored, devil's food cake incorporates butter (or a substitute) and far less egg. Both cakes were introduced in the United States in the 20th century. The recipe for this cake was first printed in 1905. Devil's-food cake is a type of butter cake. Unlike chocolate cakes using only cocoa, though, the inclusion of melted chocolate gives devil's food cake a higher fat content. Real chocolate is typically what distinguishes a 'devil's food cake' from a chocolate cake. The cake is usually paired with a rich chocolate frosting.

A similar cake, the red velvet cake is closely linked to a devil's food cake. Both were popular around the same time and held ties to the devil, one for color and the other indulgence.

When used in cakes, baking soda causes reddening of cocoa powder when baked, hence the name Devil's Food Cake.

I think it's more of a light/dark - good/evil thing that a racial thing. Seems to be more based in religion than in race/culture.

[Joe]

Originally Posted by BrianD

Anybody know the origins of the names for the two cakes? The statement seems quite nutty, but there might be ever-so-slightly more justification for this than for the black hole comment.

Definition of deviled - A term describing food that is dark, rich, chocolate, spicily piquant or stimulating it is "deviled." The term "deviled" for spicy foods dates back to the 18th century. Deviled dishes were popular throughout the 19th and into the 20th centuries, especially for seafood dishes. According to the Oxford Companion to Food:

Devil--a culinary term which . . . first appeared as a noun in the 18th century, and then in the early 19th century as a verb meaning to cook something with fiery hot spices or condiments. . . . The term was presumably adopted because of the connection between the devil and the excessive heat in Hell. . . . Boswell, Dr Johnson's biographer, frequently refers to partaking of a dish of "devilled bones" for supper, which suggests an earlier use. . . Deviled dishes were very popular throughout the nineteenth and into the twentieth centuries, especially for seafood preparations and some appetizers.

Devil's Food Cake is also know as Red Velvet Cake, Red Devil’s Cake, Waldorf Astoria Cake, and $100 Dollar Cake.
A beautiful mild chocolate flavor cake that is startlingly red. The cake is traditionally complemented with a thick white frosting with different regions of the country using different types of frosting. The cake gets this bright red color from the large amount of red food dye used in the preparation. A light-textured chocolate layer-type cake with a deep reddish brown color. Devils food cake is usually thought of in terms of dark chocolate, but originally it was red. Today cooks, using modern processed cocoa, sometimes add a touch of red food coloring to bring back the authentic color. This cake is particularly popular in New Orleans.

This cake probably goes back in history and existed in the southern states where the cake was originally made from beets and cocoa.

1902 - Devil's food cake was the favorite dessert of the early 1900s. In 1902, the recipe first appeared in an American cookbook called Mrs. Rorer's New Cook Book by Sarah Tyson Rorer. By 1913, recipes began appearing in cookbooks across America.

1950s - Some people think that this cake originated in the 1950s at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. The restaurant archives can’t produce any evidence or records of this, but because this version is so popular, the restaurant likes to take credit for it.

1940s - In the 1940s, a rumor was spread that a customer asked for a copy of the recipe and was given a bill in the amount of $100. According to the rumor, the angry customer, apparently with revenge in mind, then began circulating the recipe along with her story. As with most urban legends, they seem to have a life of their own, creeping through a society one person at a time.

1970s - In the 1970s, the cakes’ popularity faded when red dye was linked to cancer.

[sachmo71]

btw...John Wiley Price has a reputation for these sorts of antics.

[MacroGuru]

Originally Posted by BYU 14

Quote:



I like my Coffee black too..

........My wife takes cream in hers though.

Alright.....you must warn when you say stuff like this, I was drinking when read this one....almost ruined my laptop....

[Sun Tzu]

I prefer egg white only omlettes...doncha know.

[DrAFTjunkie]

Ridiculous.

[rkmsuf]

So we have white pages and yellow pages. You think it's a coincidence we don't have black pages? I think not.

[Dr. Sak]

"don't be ridiculous"

[oliegirl]

This thread is making me want to go back a Red Velvet Cake, and then of course, worship the devil while I eat it

Mmm...cream cheese icing.

[Sun Tzu]

I was hoping someone would post a picture of balki in this thread.

[Toddzilla]

[MikeVic]

Who was the other guy? Balki and someone from Perfect Strangers.

[Butter]

Larry.

[Antmeister]

For some reason, I thought that this was referring to the movie "The Black Hole" and I was trying to figure out what was racist about that movie.

[sabotai]

Originally Posted by oliegirl

Well according to that logic, since white represents all things good and angelic; then since red is the color of the devil, then anything red is satanic. Right? So the government is trying to spread satanism through stop signs and red lights...so they are both racist and satanic! Who knew!!!!

Red is satanic. Red wine is satanic. Red wine is used to represent the blood of Christ. Oh shit! Jesus Christ was an agent of the devil!