Voices: 'Lunch Box Moment' | NBC Asian America
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- Опубликовано: 2 май 2016
- Have you ever had a "lunch box moment"?
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Voices: 'Lunch Box Moment' | NBC Asian America
Ahahaha watch the same kids that "ew"-ed our lunches are now claiming to now "discover" our "new" cuisines at the hippest restaurants in town.
Uh, no.
i've had 'lunch box moments' in which kids would ask me 'what's that?' in mild disgust but i also knew it was simple curiosity. many times, I'd honestly reply with "you've never seen chicken before? it's just covered in this weird sauce. it's good. wanna try?" sometimes they resort back to 'that smells weird. it looks like poo', sometimes, they ask to try some.
kids say 'ew' to anything remotely slimy and foreign. if they've never been exposed to it before, chances are, they don't want to be. it's not the best reaction but it's natural.
Whatever food your mom packs you or even if she gives you money for food, she loves you. The sad thing is that just the mere fact that you bring a lunch is stigmatized. I was even made fun of, in college of all places, because of my food's smell.
Well, what was it?
This is so true and relatable.
Never had a lunchbox moment. I always ate school food throughout my childhood.
love this
This happen to me too.
I love my mom's food. as a kid, I sampled it out to all my classmates...then I sold it to the highest bidder. #win
I think it's like that for most kids... That 'lunchbox moment'
+Olivia Arenas True.
I'm japanese and my mum packs a normal japanese bento for me and the kids would always say stuff like this
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My mom is from Iran, my dad is from El Salvador, and I'm not gonna lie, the food can be good, but a lot of "ethnic" food just doesn't hold up well in a lunch box. Makes it smell.
Guess his parents are korean i know 멸치!!
I was poor enough to get free lunch...
Who's the last Asian girl? She's very much my type
So sad, their feelings where hurt because of food raceism. #identitypolitics
+Isadora Toledo
If I am getting you right, your argument is: Food = culture & heritage, therefore mocking food is racism.
I think that is a big leap to make. I would also say that this is just kids having a natural reaction to what must seem form their perspective like some weird ass food. I just do not think this has anything to do about race, because a kid would get mocked for having unusual lunch food by his or her peers, because of the food, not because of race. If a white kid pulls out some blood pudding or cabbage soup for school lunch I am sure that kid would get comments too.
About comments like the ones you mention, I think they are stereotypes with a breadcrumb of truth. I also believe these kind of stereotypes exist about every race, people and culture in different parts of the world and that they are not exclusive to anybody.
You say that there is a constant idea that people of color are viewed by nature as inferior. I really do not know how to respond to this, because this is not my perception of the world. How do you know this? What evidence do you have?
Also I think growing up is partly learning to cope with social pressure and the fact that not everyone gets you or approve of what you do. Being mocked for having strange food is not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, and if the kids cannot even take that small amount of pressure, I do not see how they are going to cope with the harder challenges in life. Instead, I would view such a situation as an opportunity to for the kids to grow.
Thank goodness there's a White man in the comments to tell minorities what issues _actually_ matter /s
I don't think that's a big leap to make at all. While food itself isn't the ultimate representation of culture and heritage, it is an aspect of that just like clothing or tradition. And regardless of intent or not, in mocking an extension of heritage/culture, you are mocking the heritage/culture itself.
The reaction may come from a response to something that is "different" or "other", but you have to understand that that is what is at the root of the problem here: Asian-Americans are being categorized as inherently "other" or "different." The difference between a white person bringing blood pudding or cabbage soup to school lunch is that even IF they are being criticized for being different, it isn't on account of race. The "lunch box moments" come from a reaction to strange food that is essentially bred from a reaction to "strange people," or like I've said, Asian-Americans being categorized as other.
I don't understand why you're bringing up that stereotypes exist for every type of person (which is definitely true) because I never stated that stereotypes are exclusive to Asian-Americans. I cited them as an example through which comments and references to food are used to further those stereotypes.
The existence of a view that people of colour are by nature, inferior, is one that is supported and has been perpetuated legally and historically. All we need to look at are centuries of imperialism (European countries colonizing and enslaving POC nations because they are inferior: see - White Man's Burden), slavery, and laws barring people of colour from voting.
And while you could argue that that was then and this is now, the fact remains that beliefs like this are still perpetuated in small ways through microaggressions and present-day forms of racism. Essentially every POC has their own experiences with this. Again, you could argue that racist microaggressions aren't a sign of a belief that POC are inferior - but then you'd have to ask yourself, why does these views exist in the first place?
Being able to cope social pressure isn't an issue here. I'm not arguing for how people should cope with these lunchbox moments, simply that they exist and that they are more complex than "food racism" like you implied in your initial comment.
House of Cards is garbage.
What were you expect? They were just little kids back then.
i thought they eat math homework
Hey let's find new dumb things to feel offended about!
How about this? Kids are generally known for saying rude things and lacking manners. Kids and adults have criticized me for all kinds of things growing up, and as an adult: my short stature, my extremely pale skin, my hair color, my good grades, you name it. If you're different you'll face adversity, let it shape you for good instead of letting it crush you into a victim. Put this into your kids people, instead of teaching them to be thin skinned and unable to deal with everyday life.
They're not claiming to be victims. They are sharing experiences and drawing strength from their cultural community about their exoeriences. If this makes you uncomfortable, then don't watrch it, and by all means don't post on it.