Persecuted for Eating a Certain Way
 

http://www.westislandchronicle.com/p...noArticle=6063

That's pretty ridiculous if you ask me. Too bad the kid wants to eat with utensils. God forbid he becomes too neat. Has anyone experienced this kind of prejudice before?

I'm sure they read our news stories about finding fingers in Wendy's chili and are similarly shocked. Or appetized, who knows.

What I don't get is how eating with a spoon and a fork is disgusting.

Anyway, he should just learn how to eat like everyone else while at school. But at the same time, he shouldn't be punished for it. Although if the students dislike it, he will be ridiculed for it regardless, so I think in this case it's better to conform.

I like how my local newspaper made it to a thread in GFF. Welcome to Francophone Quebec folks.

Just a note - nobody ever had a problem with how the Filipinos at my high school ate. I hope this principal gets fired.

That is pretty ridiculous.

evergreen, how did you find out about this? You're not from the West Island are you?

Just the internet. I'LL HUNT PREJUDICE WHEREVER IT MAY BE.

Wait.

I don't understand.

WHAT is disgusting about using a fork and a spoon to eat one's food. I mean, maybe, maybe if you're at a high-class fancy place, and you eat with the wrong salad fork, the uppity fucks would look at you in a certain way.

But I don't see what the problem is with using 2 utensils instead of one. Would they prefer that he use his FINGER in lieu of the spoon? Because I would eat with my fucking HANDS just to piss the assholes off.

Sass, they're racist. That's the problem.

So, what you're saying is they made up a reason to yell at the kid?

That seems kind of pansified to me. Is this the Canadian way?

Someone should sit that lunch program monitor down and shove all sorts of mushy/pasty food all over her face using their hands. WTF! The kid's being tidy and you punish him for it?

They should use utensils.

Eating with a spoon and fork isn't disgusting, but it's definitely inefficient. There should be no reason you can't eat with a single utensil.

From the way I read it, they seemed to think that the Filipino way of eating was backwards or something, and that they weren't eating in the "civilized" western way.

That's like saying writing with your left hand is lacking. It depends on the person. You can scoop stuff up with the other utensil. Without a second utensil, you could try to scoop up your rice or whatever and end up pushing it off the plate... OFF THE PLAAAAAATE.

People persecute me because I like to eat with my mouth open.

I really don't understand it =/.

That said, that article is pretty sad. God forbid he eat like a civilized human being.

EDIT - > That's exactly how I eat, except for the fact that I normally use my fingers instead of the fork.

There's a simple explanation for this.

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Color me CONFUSED.

To them, the "civilized" way of eating is with a single spoon or fork. I personally haven't seen anybody eat with both either. The only time I can think of where two utensils are actually necessary are for things like steak, since you need a knife and fork. But again, it's obvious the issue here wasn't about the way he ate, it's about the racism of the principal and/or school.

Also, being asked not to eat with your mouth open is completely understandable...it's noisy and extremely distracting. And nobody likes see-food. Unless you've got a cold, or there's some other special circumstance that prevents you from breathing through your nose, there's no reason not to eat with your mouth closed.

Although, I think you're going to persecuted no matter what if you scoop food into your spoon with your FINGERS.

Yeah, but I generally have a hard time understanding why I should change by eating habits just because somebody is offended. God forbid anything so terrible should happen that someone else would get OFFENDED.

But yes I see where you are coming from :p I just relish in having bad table manners. My mother gave up on me years ago :).

Was he eating pasta? That generally is one of the few instances where you would eat simultaneously with a spoon and fork. Personally, I only use one utensil at a time for most instances, and I could care less how one uses theirs as long as it is used correctly.

Silly Quebecois and their prissy table manners. Next thing they'll scold you for not lifting your little finger when drinking.

Now unless he's licking the plate like a dog, unbuckling his belt a few notches to let his out-stretched stomach rest easy, burping/farting excessively, picks his nose and flings snot/snot rockets, or scratches his balls, then wtf?

This may be stereotypical of black people, but I'm pulling the race card on this one.

You're black?

Silly Quebecs and their silly prejuidices. I mean comon, eating your food using both hands? Heresy!