Culture Jihad by Todd Starnes

Author:Todd Starnes
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi, epub
Publisher: Posthill Press
Published: 2019-09-11T05:00:00+00:00

NOW, WAIT A PEA-PICKIN’ MINUTE

In 2017, Hobby Lobby, the national arts and crafts chain, was embroiled in a raging controversy over whether cotton is racist.128

As absurd as it may sound, a Texas customer wrote a Facebook post blasting Hobby Lobby for selling raw cotton plants.

“Wrong on so many levels,” Daniell Rider declared as she described a vase filled with cotton bolls. “There is nothing decorative about raw cotton.”

“A commodity which was gained at the expense of African-American slaves,” she thundered. “A little sensitivity goes a long way. Please remove this ‘décor.’”

More than 200,000 people weighed in—and many agreed with her argument that cotton was a commodity gained at the expense of African-American slaves.

To be clear, the same could be said about peanuts and tobacco, but I don’t want to give the perpetually offended crowd any ideas.

Cotton is the fabric of our lives, harvested today by both black and white people.

Hobby Lobby did not comment on the faux controversy and, as of this writing, they were still selling cotton-themed decorations on their website.

Meanwhile, African-American students at Lipscomb University in Tennessee became enraged after they were invited to what they described as a racially offensive dinner party at the university president’s house.

The ungrateful urchins were angered after they were served collard greens, macaroni and cheese, and cornbread. But the university president’s most egregious offensive was to decorate the tables with cotton bolls.129

We can only hope the decorations were not purchased at Hobby Lobby.

The president of Lipscomb University issued a public apology after an untold number of African-American students were offended by a dinner table centerpiece made from stalks of cotton.

Yes, good readers—a group of college students was triggered by the fabric of our lives.

Randy Lowry, president of the Christian university based in Nashville, had invited African-American students to his home for dinner.

One student who attended the gathering posted a diatribe on Instagram, along with a photo of the “offensive” centerpiece.

“We were very offended,” the student wrote. “My friend … asked why there was cotton on the table as the centerpiece. His response was that he didn’t know, he seen it before we did, he kind of thought it was ‘fallish’, THEN he said, ‘it ISNT INHERENTLY BAD IF WERE ALL WEARING IT.’”

The students were also angered by the home-cooked meal they were served.

“The meals that were provided resembled many ‘black meals’ they had mac n cheese, collard greens, corn bread, etc.,” the student wrote.

President Lowry posted an apology on the university’s Facebook page.130

“The content of the centerpieces was offensive, and I could have handled the situation with more sensitivity,” he wrote. “I sincerely apologize for the discomfort, anger or disappointment we caused and solicit your forgiveness.”

Now, wait just one cotton-picking minute.

The university president graciously invited students to his home, had a home-cooked meal prepared in their honor, and lavished them with Southern hospitality.

Instead of a cordial “thank you,” the students pitched a public hissy fit.

What a bunch of ingrates.

I know there are many who are confused and amused by the number of Americans who were triggered by cotton and cornbread.

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