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"Black people don't like Mayonnaise!" Huh?

posted 21 years ago by antiotter
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I thought I had heard every racial stereotype known to man, but since when do black people hate mayonnaise? I originally saw this with a nearly all black audience in Maryland, and nobody laughed during the mayonnaise jokes. I even heard a few "say whats?" at the mayo jokes.

I asked a couple of black guys I worked with about it. They had no clue either. Quote from one who had seen it: "You ever been to a bbq run by a brother? There some potato salad eating fools at those! I didn't get the mayo jokes either. In fact I'm glad you asked, because I was wondering if maybe white people thought we don't eat mayo."

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[–] all_movies_suck 20 years ago

I thought maybe the writers were poking fun at stereotypes with the mayonnaise thing, like they were trying to come up with a really off-the-wall stereotype out of thin air just to show how stupid stereotypes can be and how they often have no truth to 'em... still, it was a funny joke, whether grounded in "reality" or not.

And I'm white and hate mayonnaise, for the record. There's this really good fake mayonnaise made outta soy with chipotle flavoring that's really good... I don't know if that counts though. Heh.

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[–] lilarfarf2000 20 years ago

By saying that you are just saying that white people ar perfect by giving all those examples.

[–] fotune_000 20 years ago

It says you're black! You just didn't know it...

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[–] AnakinVader1138 20 years ago

I'm white and I hate mayonnaise and all mayonnaise products with a passion but I looooooove hot sauce. I put it on everything that I'd put mayonnaise on. I thought this movie was brilliant. "George Washington Carver made the first computer! Out of a peanut! A PEA-NUT!".

Yes, I am a fanboy and there is nothing you can do about it.

[–] MrBlondNYC 20 years ago

Mayo is associated with WASPs. For example, in Woody Allen's movie "Crimes and Misdemeanors" he plays a Jew who wants to convert to Christianity. You see that he buys a Bible, a crucifix and a big jar of mayo! Apparently, mayo is real big in Europe and the settlers brought that custom with them. But remember these jokes don't speak for all people of a certain race.

I gotta read "My Pet Goat". Apparently, you just can't put it down.

[–] Silas_Tomaeus 19 years ago

Mayo is associated with WASP's? This is kind of odd since from what I have read, mayo was created in the Balearic island of Mallorca in Spain.

[–] MrBlondNYC 19 years ago

Hey, I didn't invent the stereotype. And Spain is in Europe is it not? The rich flavor of that mayo spread throughout Europe like it does on my tuna sandwich and supposedly European WASP immigrants brought it to America.

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[–] Silas_Tomaeus 19 years ago

Well, I would rather think it was brought as a gourmet item, not as a traditional food enjoyed by the masses of European immigrants. I know that the Belgians in particular love to put them on their Belgian Fries, which are double fried.

[–] crysjumar 10 years ago

The rich flavor of that mayo spread throughout Europe like it does on my tuna sandwich
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dude that isht was genuinely funny!

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[–] aarean79 16 years ago

It was actually in the city of Mahon (mahonesa) were it was created, that is the balearic island of Menorca, Spain

[–] JoeyC134 20 years ago

I'm black and I eat mayonaise but I get disgusted if I just see a glob of it sitting there. I also know a lot of black people who don't eat mayonaise. I don't think the movie should've maid a big deal out of that stereotype.

[–] marina0128 20 years ago

i always thought black ppl hated mayo since i went to burger king wit all black ppl and they didnt put mayo on my chicken sandwich and i told the cashier person and he told me no1 eat mayonaise

[–] Dr_RoButtnik 20 years ago

Nah, I think it's more making fun of white people liking mayonnaise then black people hating it. Or maybe like the person who started this thread it's a Maryland thing. I work at a deli outside of DC and black people often order extra mayonnaise.

[–] Dr_RoButtnik 20 years ago

but the sh!t with the orange soda dispenser in his car was funny as all hell.

[–] wicker-mann 20 years ago

I can put this one to bed once and for all. I saw a black man in my local chippy order his chips to be slathered in mayo. It made me feel like blowing chunks. And I am white. Therefore my theory is that the whole 'Undercover Brother' mayo thing is in intended in the sense of the rest of the movie, either a joke a sarcasm or a serious metaphor just for its intended audience. You take it too serious, maybe go watch something else. I suggest Solaris that bored the tits off me.

[–] rayh848 19 years ago

The Mayo thing is a stereotype that really few people know about. Also, I think its a regional thing cause in Cali theres a lot of black people who jus eat miracle whip not mayonasse. My brother and I was cracking up when we heard that.

[–] KebertXela195 19 years ago

Yeah you might be right. My father is from Cali and he only eats Mircle Whip (yuck!) It taste too sweet to me. My mother, sister, and me all prefer real mayonnaise and we were all raised in ATL. Not to mention a lot of my cousins like real mayo too.

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[–] phil11b 18 years ago

mayo is not "liquified pig lard" it is made from vegetable oil and eggs

&quot;Black people don't like Mayonnaise!&quot; Huh?

"Black people don't like Mayonnaise!" Huh?