When your baby throws up curried carrots, he's racist

Well then, I'll make sure my baby is by the age of 6 months a full-fledged member of the KKK, and we'll start right away by hanging a black cat to a tree tonight. Amazing father and son moments ahead.

...366 pages? Really, you need 366 pages for something like this?

Ow, my brain hurts.

A 366 page guide?! So disliking something automatically equates racism. Seriously, fuck this life.

When that little fuck cries on an airplane, I'll scream "RACIST" and let the passengers take care of the rest.

I'm not a huge fan of darkness and shadows. Oh shit...

Dave's been really keen on going to this new Ethiopian restaurant down the street from our place for months now and I keep saying no when he suggests it.

Am I secretly racist? If so, can I blame my parents, just for fun?

Zooey: yes, and yes.

So by this logic because I don't like most "jewish" foods and by being jewish I'm racist against myself? Once again, fuck this life.

Hocken, I've had just about enough of your anti-Semitism. It's really disgusting and way out of line.

Ya know heaven forbid a lapsed-heeb such as myself would rather prefer Zankou chicken over the bland as hell Matza Ball soup. Heaven forbid!

Don't feel bad about it. I too would never go to a restaurant whose culinary specialty is the uncooked grain of rice dipped in dirt served with a side of flies.

(Ethiopian food is actually good by the way)

Oh, well, there's your problem! You've never had my Good Irish Girl/Jewish Camp Follower Not Held Back by Centuries of Eastern European Culinary Tradition Matzah Ball Soup. All vegetarian, homemade stock, dill in the matzah balls. Delish. I also make a mean Let's See What I've Got in the Cupboard Hamantaschen. But it's probably too late for a fascist like you.

Irish/Jewish, man that's a lot of guilt right there


Ach Tung, baby.

While I have to mount a defense of Jewish-American standbys like matza ball soup and pastrami on rye, this book could vastly expand your appreciation of your culinary roots. Lots of traditional Jewish food from all over the world (lots of middle-eastern stuff) - we've made a ton of these dishes, and I think only one or two weren't good. Definitely not the kind of stuff you'd find at your average kosher deli, though.

Sounds very interesting, I'm not really big on cook books because of a couple of reason. First being I don't usually have the equipment to cook the stuff or portion sizes for which I'm then stuck with leftofers for three four days.

Oh and don't get me wrong, I love a good corned-beef sammich as much as the next guy.

Your sperm is racist and your testes are sexist.

Is it too cliched to pull out this old gem?

Only if coupled with "BOOM!....Head shot!"

Remember kids it only kosher if you have a Rabi blessed it!

Also dues it mean I am racist if I only hate Tomatoes that are raw?

You know, this is something that's annoyed me frequently in the past. Whenever the media reports on scientific findings, they tend to focus (as with everything else) on the most sensationalistic parts, and make it sound like the report was issued about that one aspect. When in fact they're cherry-picking one outrageous factoid from a detailed study...either something that will make everyone start in surprise, or else confirms something that everyone seemingly knows. Then they casually mention the page count or the amount of work that went into the study, and everyone goes, "Those stupid scientists! What a waste of time!"

I seriously, seriously doubt that this is a 366-page report about toddler racism. In fact, I doubt even that fact was presented in the report the way this article makes it sound. It's just sensationalism, combined with the classic "See, you have more common sense than those smarty-pants researchers!" subtext the media is constantly trying to push.

On the other hand, sociology can be a bit dodgy as a science, so who knows. The principle remains the same, though.

Little kids know dick about the social, political or racial context of what you feed them. They just know if it tastes good or not.

I've hated bananas since infancy. Maybe that means I'm not related to apes. Someone call Kirk Cameron!

Well, the report was titled "Young Children and Racial Justice", but I think you're right, all things.

Something like Big Jim's comment misses the point, I think. If I had to guess, a child rejecting foods that are different wouldn't indicate a prejudice against any particular ethnic group, but could illustrate that the child's inclination is to reject, rather than embrace, something that is outside their normal sphere. In that circumstance, it wouldn't be about making kids eat curry, but to try and teach them that foreign things should be given a fair chance, and can be exciting. As always, education is the answer, even if this ended up being a completely bogus "warning sign".

I don't like eating fish. Who does this make me racist to? Atlanteans?

Seriously, stupid stuff like that only serve to trivialize the discussion about racism. The first thing people who say that racism isn't anymore a problem do is point to reports like this one.

And itchy, no doubt.

If it's Namorita, I get first dibs on fishwoman sex.

You're a traitor to your race, fish-lover. I'd watch my back if I were you.

Depends. Are you talking about not wanting to try different foods at all, or being willing to try them and not liking them? In the latter case it's harder to see any connection, frankly.

Kids try foods at their homes and say they don't like it, only to find out they do in a different setting. Sometimes their palette is changing, but other times it's their mindset.

It may seem ridiculous, and I'm just playing devil's advocate here, but if we change it from food to some other aspect of culture, maybe there's a correlation there. A kid might make fun of a foreign style of clothing, music, or whatever, and it doesn't mean they hate that ethnic group any more than if they spit out their cuisine; it's just something that seems odd. But I know if my kid laughed at a Mariachi band playing in the street, for example, I would explain to her why it's not polite, and to not immediately reject it. Sometimes that's all kids need. It doesn't mean your kid has to learn to love Mexican street music, just that it's better to meet it with an open mind than a closed one. Changing that approach to things could most certainly limit intolerance down the line.

Whether or not rejecting ethnic food is actually an indication your kid might be more likely to be intolerant, I have no idea. But if that's what this study is saying, I can sort of see how it might make sense. It's not the same thing as: "Scientists say if you hate Chinese food, you probably hate the Chinese!"

Children have highly sensitive tastebuds post infancy and are likely to reject strong flavors. As we age tastebuds lose their strength and strong flavors become palatable. This can be seen, for example, in the child who hates asparagus but grows to love it as a teenager or adult. This is all that seems to be occuring by the data presented in that article.

Well I hate spaghetti and niggers, but I don't think that makes me racist.

Ah, reminds me of a line from a Kids in the Hall sketch: "I love Italian food...which is ironic because I can't stand those dirty wops!"

Don't think I've seen that one.

But seriously I think it's ridiculous that anybody can think a baby might be racist because of food choices.I've never liked mushrooms, I don't think I ever will.That doesn't mean I hate princess peach or her subjects.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe0H6QVgKiQ

Does anyone know exactly when Kevin McDonald had the sex change and started performing as Rachel Dratch?

My older kid generally hates my cooking. He must hate America.

Thanks for pointing that out (and for your earlier defense).

As a scientist, media reports on science (and public reactions) bother me to no end.

Even on a site like CHUD where people seem a bit more informed we see the same thing happening, and like you alluded to above, it isn't the reader's fault that the media can't report scientific findings correctly.

At the same time, it is good to encourage the public to seek out the answers themselves when possible if it is an issue that concerns them.

I remember a couple other instances of things like this happening on CHUD involving the earthquake predictions in California and something about what attracts women to men (that one was a little while ago).

In both of those, the media picked up on some tiny piece of information (that the original scientists would find laughable) and completely missed the point of the research project itself.

Not that all research is great... but look into the actual scientific articles before becoming too ciritical of the supposed results as reported by the media.

But what if we just want to use the provided nugget for comic riffs?