Friiiiiiiiiiiiiiiied Chicken

Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank inelegantly explains a major impediment to a potential Michael Vick comeback.



Obviously, people are now labeling Blank as a racist for this remark. But perhaps he knows Vick well and Vick does have a weakness for fried chicken, he should not be allowed to say so? Also, when did ascribing a fondness for a particular food become racist? Racism really means hatred for a group of people. There's nothing remotely hateful about saying black people like fried chicken. It's a stereotype, and probably an accurate one, but it shouldn't offend anyone. We have Italian restaurants and Mexican restaurants and kosher delis, and those foods are associated with certain ethnic groups, and there's nothing wrong with that. Black people have a lot more important things to worry about than whether or not Michael Vick likes fried chicken.