the racial controversy with thug kitchen, coded language and digital blackface

kombucha hour podcast

welcome back. crazy times were living in, right? in this week's episode of the podcast, hosted by tyrathetaurus, we dive into the controversy that surrounds a New York TImes Bestselling vegan cookbook "Thug Kitchen". Thug Kitchen has been a blog and a cookbook for a few years now and it has sparked conversations in PoC spaces and platforms. People of color have expressed anger and resentment towards the creators of Thug Kitchen due to their appropriation of black culture, slang and oppression. Towards 15:00, we discuss the back story of how Thug Kitchen was created. Around 44:41 we talk about how dehumanizing PoC feelings and emotions is common in white spaces and society and what coded language and phrases are. Last towards 46:34, we discuss exactly how I personally feel about the cookbook, the creators and the book's usage of black oppression, ebonics and AAVE. Grab a drink or two, and come be my friend for an hour?