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minus-squareflandish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down6·5 days ago“authentic” in terms of food and restaurant culture is just a dog whistle for “racist.” Like please. I’m not in Italy, it’s not “authentic” it’s just Italian food. Food is a universal language and words added like “authentic” are just plain bigoted.
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoMost people take ‘authentic’ to mean ‘similar to what you’d find in the country of origin’. There’s nothing racist about it, it’s about expectations.
minus-squareflandish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoexcept when people criticize “authenticity” based upon who is in the kitchen. as in op.
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoThere is a difference between criticism and jokes.
“authentic” in terms of food and restaurant culture is just a dog whistle for “racist.”
Like please. I’m not in Italy, it’s not “authentic” it’s just Italian food. Food is a universal language and words added like “authentic” are just plain bigoted.
Most people take ‘authentic’ to mean ‘similar to what you’d find in the country of origin’. There’s nothing racist about it, it’s about expectations.
except when people criticize “authenticity” based upon who is in the kitchen. as in op.
There is a difference between criticism and jokes.