Appropriate, no? In light of recent revelations about and from the Queen of Greasy Southern Cooking, I do believe a new hat is in order.
Miss Deen's very own Pandora's Box has opened, and po' Miss Paula has been under some hot and heavy criticism for not only her use of the unspeakable word (begins with N and ends with R, say it to me and you won't get far) but also her planned-but-canned "Plantation Party" which would have had all the trappings of a genuine Old South traditional gathering, including the use of 'make-believe slaves' to serve her and her esteemed guests.
Wait...what??
We are in the 21st Century, right? And the Civil War (or 'Waoh of No'thern Aggression' as they refer to it in the 'Murr'kn South) ended in 1865, correct? So how is it possible that this kind of thinking is still so prevalent, not only in the south, but ALL over this evermore insane country?
Paula Deen's facebook page quickly filled up with encouraging and consoling notes (the negative comments are instantly deleted, so her camp is on HIGH alert) completely disregarding the real issue here, which is racism at its 'finest.' Not a word about her use of the ugliest word ever to exist, nor her brilliant idea to re-create the antebellum south for her Plantation Party...WTF?? I'll bet she found every single Confederate flag decoration in the world for that little shindig. Maybe she planned to give out bumper stickers as party favors: I'D RATHER BE SHOOTING YANKEES.
How a person who's achieved fame, fortune and evah so many devoted fans can create such a shit-storm for herself through sheer stupidity is beyond my ken. Those 'devoted fans' obviously could not care less if their heroine rides with the Ku Klux Klan at night, which leaves only one conclusion. They agree with her 100%. Many of those fans used the pathetic excuse that it's a generational thing, i.e., growing up in the 1950s-60s automatically made them prejudiced idiots. Is that so? Well, according to my calculations, that was a century after the Civil War. How long does it take before they get the message??
Now, Miss Paula did say that she once used the 'n-word' when she claims she was attacked by a black man. And if she were attacked by a serial killer, 99.9% of whom are 'white,' what would she call him??
I do declare that Miss Paula Deen may soon be joining another misguided mental case in the near future.
May she and Anita Bryant enjoy their breakfast of fresh orange juice and southern-friend crow with artery-clogging gravy every single day!
