Students Complain African Themed Dinner Was Racist

[naomi24]

//A Cambridge University African themed dinner has been branded racist because the invite used language from the Lion King and was held in a hall 'filled with portraits of white people'.//

//The university has come under fire over a controversial themed May Ball and has joined a long list of cultural appropriation accusations at the university this year. In March, it was reported that Pembroke College cancelled their Around The World in 80 Days party, which was met with complaints from students who said that the that the decision 'could encourage cultural appropriation' while other students said it 'restricts freedom of expression.' //

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3584688/Cambridge-University-race-row-students-complain-African-dinner-racist-using-Lion-King-language-reducing-entire-continent-three-courses.html

Whatever happened to innocent fun? What a sour, dour, joyless, miserable bunch!

[jackthehat]

Hakuna Matata is Swahili for "No Problem".......not "Hello" which is "Jambo".

So, referring to a language spoken by 150million+ people as something from 'The Lion King' shows a profound lack of understanding of African Culture.

But students *do* like to have something to kick against and this dinner seems to be the target this week.......

I wonder what nonsense will be next on the list?

[DTCwordfan]

Most African food (south of the Sahara) I can not stand.....

[jno]

never had a nice braai, DTC? ("How do you like your meat, medium-rare, rare or endangered?")

[DTCwordfan]

lol, jno, it's all the plantain and bananas and my views on those horror fruits are well-known.

[naomi24]

//I wonder what nonsense will be next on the list? //

Who knows? But doubtless the killjoys will find something to be miserable about.

[sp1814]

naomi24

People have been complaining about the 'crazy is the new black' line at Eurovision.

[aelmpvw]

^ i have no idea what that means

[aelmpvw]

that was to s1814

[naomi24]

aelmpvw, I don't know what it means either.

[Svejk]

Some kind of deflection?

[sp1814]

aelmpvw

Yep...I wasn't sure about it when it was reported.

One of the presenters donned a straight jacket, and the other one jokingly said that 'crazy is the new black', which resulted in people complaining that it trivialised mental illness.

Svejk - not a deflection. naomi24 asked, "I wonder what nonsense will be next", so I answered.

You get that, right?

[Svejk]

Don't get so aggressive. You frighten me.

[Mamyalynne]

Only three courses? That's not dinner - it's a snack.

[naomi24]

sp, I don't see what someone trivialising mental illness has to do with this thread - and jackthehat said "I wonder what nonsense will be next on the list?" - not me.

[sp1814]

Ah - thought it was you.

But still - that really was the next bit of nonsense.

[sp1814]

Svejk

Aggressive?

Hmmm...

[viv41]

Totally idiotic !

[david small]

As long as the Oxegen of publicity is providing attention, this type of nonsense is predictable.