Rod T. Faulkner
Mar 18, 2024

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Food gentrification is real! Every time I hear people praise "hot chicken," my eyes roll. Black people have been adding hot sauce to their fried chicken since forever. Now white chefs have re-labeled it "hot chicken," which is now being served at pretentious restaurants for ridiculous prices. When I was in high school in the 80s, there was a Dairy Queen-like, Black-owned joint near campus that sold the BEST hamburgers and hand-cut fries. Fast-forward 30 odd years later, and now it's a white-owned, hoity-toity vegan breakfast restaurant that serves $20 faux egg-and-sausage biscuits to now white hipsters living in converted and renovated apartments costing $2500 and up per month. Thank you for pointing out how food and residential gentrification work together to further harm disadvantaged communities.

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Rod T. Faulkner
Rod T. Faulkner

Written by Rod T. Faulkner

Proud Blerd. I write about sci-fi, fantasy, and other areas of interest. Founder of EYE ON SCI-FI Podcast. https://bio.site/eyeonscifi Chocolate lover.

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