Oprah to India: You still eat with your hands? o0

[SlaveNumber23]

Quick guys we have to boycott Oprah.

I almost never eat with my hands, I even eat pizza with a knife and fork, I have an obsession with having clean hands.

 

[MASTACHIEFPWN]

Why do so many Indians always want to study in England? Go to America - it's bigger and there is so much more stuff to do and see. England is a small island with a shit economy, a huge population and a cold weather.

I would much rather go to the states!

Its much easier for someone in India to come to England to study on the count of them being a former member of the British Empire and a Commonwealth member. Makes it a hell of a lot easier for them to get a visa ect to study here.

Plus not everyone thinks America is the centre of the world, other nations do realise that there are in fact other nations with education systems.

And to top it all off, American education is a joke compaired to the rest of the first world countries.

 

[I-Protest-I]

Oprahs a *****....
She got lucky and makes sure everyone knows it.
Her celebrity built upon shut in housewives of my country who see her as a god embarrasses me.
and thats all I have to say.

I eat with my hands... frequently? I eat a lot of sandwiches. Also, Oprah being an ignorant ***** isn't exactly news.

Wait . When did ophra become a *****? She gives a lot of money to poor people . She gives a lot of things to her fans . She helped so many people over the years . She has helped share inspiring stories ... Like why the Oprah hate? Is it because she's black?

OT: i'm 100% certain in my mind that it didn't happen like that , and people just trying to male Ophra look bad . She is and will always be an African-American Hero.

I find it insulting that you immediately ask whether they're racist when they spoke of privilege and nothing else.

OT: eating a sandwich and then a choc ice, go finger food!

 

[krazykidd]

Oprahs a *****....
She got lucky and makes sure everyone knows it.
Her celebrity built upon shut in housewives of my country who see her as a god embarrasses me.
and thats all I have to say.

I eat with my hands... frequently? I eat a lot of sandwiches. Also, Oprah being an ignorant ***** isn't exactly news.

Wait . When did ophra become a *****? She gives a lot of money to poor people . She gives a lot of things to her fans . She helped so many people over the years . She has helped share inspiring stories ... Like why the Oprah hate? Is it because she's black?

OT: i'm 100% certain in my mind that it didn't happen like that , and people just trying to male Ophra look bad . She is and will always be an African-American Hero.

I find it insulting that you immediately ask whether they're racist when they spoke of privilege and nothing else.

OT: eating a sandwich and then a choc ice, go finger food!

It was just a question like any other . A simple "no" would suffice .

 

[OpticalJunction]

What a *****. it's not surprising though, this is the same woman that gave us 'Dr Phil' :/

 

[FalloutJack]

Seriously? And what do you eat your hot dog with? A Rube Goldberg Machine, I imagine...

 

[James Joseph Emerald]

I've ranted before about how we don't need cutlery. Usually drunk, to my friends.

What food can't be eaten without cutlery?

Soup, rice, mashed potatoes, lentils, applesauce, ice cream, custard, pudding, mousse, jello, minced meat, beans, eggs, porridge, breakfast cereal, yoghurt... all things which would be much harder to eat without some kind of utensil.

God bless forks, spoons and the USA.

A third of the foodstuffs you have listed ARE eaten with HANDS.

Just as it takes a small amount of skill/co-ordination to use cutlery, you need to have some skill in order to cleanly eat with your hands.

Name 5.3333333333333333333333333333 then, which are just as easy to eat with your hands as with a spoon.

 

[Pzest]

I chalk this up to total ignorance of culture. In India, the different regional etiquettes and techniques for eating with hands reflect centuries old cultural and economic history.

One big reason people continue to eat with their hands in India is the desire to maximize their appreciation for food; feeling each dish's unique warmth, moisture, or stickiness (who doesn't like to feel sticky things sometimes?) is something your fingers can do better than your mouth.

It's especially satisfying when eating curry with rice. Rather than mix a whole curry with all your rice, you combine small amounts at a time, making a ball of rice and curry that has just the right rice/curry ratio so it'll neither crumble nor be all drippy. It takes a bit of learning for westerners, but the more you do it the more you realize it's so much more interesting than inhuman utensils.



TL;DR: using forks and spoons is like wearing a raincoat in the shower.

 

[The Unworthy Gentleman]

On topic: I eat pizza, burgers, sandwiches, croissants, naan + curry, celery, etc. with my hands and am perplexed by ppl who don't.

People who eat burgers with their hands are heretics and must be burned on the steak. Misspelling intended.

OT: So Oprah's a *****, who would've guessed that. I did. I've never seen her show or whatever else she does but she strikes me as a *****. Now I know for sure that she's a downright condescending *****. What a *****.

 

[pumuckl]

This reminds me of something; Back in the last American election, we in New Zealand were initially hearing about the fact that there might be a female president in the US for once. Then, Oprah appears on T.V. and informs us there's an African running too. We all quickly forgot about Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama was the new big interest. So whenever I hear about Oprah, I reminded of how the US voted for her in the election.

Yeah, I know, that's a hyperbole, but all I know is I would never had heard of Obama if it weren't for Oprah making headlines (perhaps a statement as to what makes news here...)

OT: If what was written in the article was true, then it seems she's just saying some spur of the moment idiocy. People say dumb things all the time. Thing I notice most of all is that every internet forum feels the need to crucify people for mistakes. Alls I knows is I could care less about Oprah has to say about India, whether it's true or not. Let's all just ignore her, publicity will only make her stronger. Hell, if you could get people watching and clamoring over you by saying something stupid (and were making money off of advertisements or viewers or what have you) wouldn't you act up?

Luckily you guys dont vote in our elections then

ot: Oprahs always been crazy. she even forced a pornstar to change because she was dressed too mature for what she was trying to show. then spent the rest of the show telling her she worked for pedophiles and she dressed like a little girl so pedophiles could get a kick out of it.

 

[Bobic]

Oprahs a *****....
She got lucky and makes sure everyone knows it.
Her celebrity built upon shut in housewives of my country who see her as a god embarrasses me.
and thats all I have to say.

I eat with my hands... frequently? I eat a lot of sandwiches. Also, Oprah being an ignorant ***** isn't exactly news.

Wait . When did ophra become a *****? She gives a lot of money to poor people . She gives a lot of things to her fans . She helped so many people over the years . She has helped share inspiring stories ... Like why the Oprah hate? Is it because she's black?

OT: i'm 100% certain in my mind that it didn't happen like that , and people just trying to male Ophra look bad . She is and will always be an African-American Hero.

I find it insulting that you immediately ask whether they're racist when they spoke of privilege and nothing else.

OT: eating a sandwich and then a choc ice, go finger food!

It was just a question like any other . A simple "no" would suffice .

Except it's not just a question like any other, it's a ridiculous, out of place, unnecessary assertion which drags the conversation into the dirt. You are literally the only person I have seen who is disconnected enough to use it unironically. Therefore the only logical conclusion is that you're joking. Sadly, it's not a funny joke. Try harder next time.

 

[krazykidd]

Oprahs a *****....
She got lucky and makes sure everyone knows it.
Her celebrity built upon shut in housewives of my country who see her as a god embarrasses me.
and thats all I have to say.

I eat with my hands... frequently? I eat a lot of sandwiches. Also, Oprah being an ignorant ***** isn't exactly news.

Wait . When did ophra become a *****? She gives a lot of money to poor people . She gives a lot of things to her fans . She helped so many people over the years . She has helped share inspiring stories ... Like why the Oprah hate? Is it because she's black?

OT: i'm 100% certain in my mind that it didn't happen like that , and people just trying to male Ophra look bad . She is and will always be an African-American Hero.

I find it insulting that you immediately ask whether they're racist when they spoke of privilege and nothing else.

OT: eating a sandwich and then a choc ice, go finger food!

It was just a question like any other . A simple "no" would suffice .

Except it's not just a question like any other, it's a ridiculous, out of place, unnecessary assertion which drags the conversation into the dirt. You are literally the only person I have seen who is disconnected enough to use it unironically. Therefore the only logical conclusion is that you're joking. Sadly, it's not a funny joke. Try harder next time.

Racism is no laughing matter. No joke . I was litterally asking if it was because she was black . As i said , a simple no would suffice .

 

[Ed130 The Vanguard]

I've ranted before about how we don't need cutlery. Usually drunk, to my friends.

What food can't be eaten without cutlery?

Soup, rice, mashed potatoes, lentils, applesauce, ice cream, custard, pudding, mousse, jello, minced meat, beans, eggs, porridge, breakfast cereal, yoghurt... all things which would be much harder to eat without some kind of utensil.

God bless forks, spoons and the USA.

A third of the foodstuffs you have listed ARE eaten with HANDS.

Just as it takes a small amount of skill/co-ordination to use cutlery, you need to have some skill in order to cleanly eat with your hands.

Name 5.3333333333333333333333333333 then, which are just as easy to eat with your hands as with a spoon.

Many of them are ingredients for curry but I'll list them.

RICE: that was the one that really got to me, trying to grab the last few grains of rice with the tines of your fork gets really annoying and spoons aren't much better. (not to mention its a staple in South East Asia who ALSO eat with their hands.)

Lentils, mince-meat, beans, eggs: all baseline ingredients for curries, but I decided to to challenge myself and produce food that WASN'T in a curry.

Eggs: Hard boiled, Hors d'oeuvre's, fried and served with a spicy tomato relish atop a rice base... Moving on.

Beans: Beans on toast.

Mince-meat: Fried with flavouring added (favourite is oyster sauce, goes great in sandwiches)

Lentils: Actuall I couldn't think of a non curry dish.

There 5.


I guess it needs repeating, "Just as it takes a small amount of skill/co-ordination to use cutlery, you need to have some skill in order to cleanly eat with your hands."

REcaptcha: skynet watches (someone has a sense of humour)

 

[Bobic]

Oprahs a *****....
She got lucky and makes sure everyone knows it.
Her celebrity built upon shut in housewives of my country who see her as a god embarrasses me.
and thats all I have to say.

I eat with my hands... frequently? I eat a lot of sandwiches. Also, Oprah being an ignorant ***** isn't exactly news.

Wait . When did ophra become a *****? She gives a lot of money to poor people . She gives a lot of things to her fans . She helped so many people over the years . She has helped share inspiring stories ... Like why the Oprah hate? Is it because she's black?

OT: i'm 100% certain in my mind that it didn't happen like that , and people just trying to male Ophra look bad . She is and will always be an African-American Hero.

I find it insulting that you immediately ask whether they're racist when they spoke of privilege and nothing else.

OT: eating a sandwich and then a choc ice, go finger food!

It was just a question like any other . A simple "no" would suffice .

Except it's not just a question like any other, it's a ridiculous, out of place, unnecessary assertion which drags the conversation into the dirt. You are literally the only person I have seen who is disconnected enough to use it unironically. Therefore the only logical conclusion is that you're joking. Sadly, it's not a funny joke. Try harder next time.

Racism is no laughing matter. No joke . I was litterally asking if it was because she was black . As i said , a simple no would suffice .

And doesn't it seem a little racist to assume, or even think it's such a strong possibility worth asking about, that people only dislike her because she's black. It couldn't be her demonstrable ignorance i.e. making a poverty stricken Indian man cry in front of his kids?

 

[Zeckt]

Honestly? when I eat alone and cook meat I especially love eating it with my hands. The whole steak, I enjoy it so much more! The juice leaks all over your fingers, its even more messy with steak sauce! Eating meat with people takes away so much of the enjoyment for me.