Chicken Po Boy. Cajun seasoned baked chicken, lettuce, tomato, remoulade sauce, on French bread

  • Skeezix
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    -44 months ago

    You probably didn’t get the memo, but “Po Boy” is now considered a term with somewhat racist overtones. It makes light of an accent historically used in the deep south by marginized people. These days the sandwich should be referred to as a poor boy or a french bread hoagie.

    • @TropicalDingdong
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      4 months ago

      Actually the name finds its origins in union organizing and worker solidarity.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Po'_boy

      Unless you can show me a source, I’m going to conclude that the only place its considered a racist term is between your ears, cus when I go to LA, its still a po’boy.

      • Skeezix
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        -44 months ago

        If you want to continue using the racist term go ahead, but please don’t use it around black people (like me).

        • @TropicalDingdong
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          24 months ago

          Just show me one source saying that its considered a racist term. Cus I’ve been to the French Market and gotten po’boys and you not knowing they got their name during a workers strike to feed “the poor boys on the line” might just be you being ahistorical. I’m open to any sources or articles. Any time now.