All this time I thought I loved fried chicken because it was delicious. Turns out I'm genetically predisposed to loving chicken! (Stolen, can't remember which comedian said that)
I looked it up, itās a big chain insurance company franchise type thing, so Iām guessing corporate or whatever/however that works told him heād have to be closed on Juneteenth
Yeah, as an outsider looking in to American racism, making black stereotypes about fried chicken, watermelon, grape soda etc is ridiculous. Have you had those things? They're amazing.
We are in Pensacola and went to 5 Sisters Blues Cafe last night. Fried chicken, collard greens, black-eyed peas, and they even gave me a side of red beans and rice even though thatās a whole plate. Hands down the best food Iāve had in a LONG time. Even my daughters liked everything they tried and they are ārepressed suburban white girlsā.
I got really high last night and ended up eating 3 packets of ramen, 2 bags of popcorn, 2 boxes of Mike nā Ikes, and a huge bowl of cereal, which I regret unbelievably right now.
I grew up there. Can confirm. I lived in the very liberal, southern part of the state in a little beach town. The only black people were a handful of kids that a white family adopted.
I'll add that where this happened was wayyyyy up north in Maine, Shitkickerville, where there are like no black people. Southern Maine is completely different and isn't nearly as ignorant.
From the Millinocket wikipedia page: "The racial makeup of the town was 97.7% White, 0.2% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.5% of the population.
Maine had a colonial slave market as early as 1650. Enslaved people were brought by ship to York, Maine for the local market. By the 1754 census, there were approximately 154 enslaved men and women (about two men for every woman), in the District of Maine.
Why would anyone type it, print it, and stick it on their window? I know that thinking isn't really their strong point but why would you risk your business by doing that?
And I sloved the mystery of "what's up with black people and watermelons?" which my brother gave me yesterday asking this question - confused in European
As a southern white boy, I can tell him that the collared greens go better with ham or pork roast. With chicken, he can go with coleslaw or black eyed peas and corn bread.
This state is having an exceptionally difficult time with this holiday. I was all over the place since Wednesday and I heard people left and right pissing and moaning about it. "Guess I don't get paid this week 'cause some blacks got mad once." "What are you doing on Monday? Observing black jesus?" "I wonder when the blacks will riot again and get another holiday."
Imagine being the sort of person who thinks "the ending of slavery" is not an event worthy of a national holiday. You should not have to be black to acknowledge that it was a big fucking deal in the history of our country.
Itās easy to be mad at Juneteenth when youāre absolutely batshit crazy afraid of CRT, which would explain the very holiday that youāre so confused about.
This stuff happens so much that itās hard to get angry anymore. Iād be mad since before I was born. Itās pure ignorance. Fuck this person and their business.
Itās funny cuz itās like they just couldnāt help themselvesā¦. They couldāve left it at ā ~itās whatever ā¦.ā But ā¦. They just had to let people know theyāre racist
I've lived in Maine my whole life and it hasn't been till the last seven or eight years that people have just been nasty in general. Everything's politicized everything's a point of view and everything's White or black and it's just not how usually Things Are in Maine or at least not how they used to be it's sad. Mainers usually care more the functionality of something then its affiliation
As a POC living in Maine, I feel like there are two very different regions here: the midcoast area (plus its vicinity) and the rest of Maine (which is vast but less populated). White folks in and around the midcoast area are generally very friendly, open, and welcoming. However, Iāve had bad experiences in the north. So, I donāt set a foot outside of midcoast or southern Maine. Iām not at all surprised that this insurance agency is located in northern Maine.
That's the point of media and politics. Keep us divided and hating each other while they fuck us over and blame each other. Shits getting worse for all of us but we're too divided to hold the assholes accountable.
The Juneteenth federal holiday commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. More than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, on June 19, 1865 federal troops in Texas brought the news to those enslaved there that they were finally free.
A holiday in the U.S. celebrating the moment that enslaved people in Texas were told they had been free. This happened on June 19 1865, they were told almost three years after the emancipation proclamation.
I grew up in central Maine, actually not that far from Millinocket. This is unfortunately far more common than people think. In the past the racism there was much less open and more based on true ignorance, because of how few POC live there. But now itās just open malice.
There's a business in my area that is currently facing vitriol online and having other local businesses stop carrying their products because they did something similar. The owner went on a racist tirade on Facebook in regards to Juneteenth on their business page and now they're suffering. Oh no, not the consequences of their own actions!
Mfers be mad at us like we chose the color of our skin. Even if we had the option, they'll just find something else to pick at. It's whatever, gonna go enjoy my chicken
I am so tired of the absolute ugliness. Just mentally exhausted by it. Why are there so many people so filled with hate just because a personās skin has more melanin, or they follow a different religion, or they were raised different culturally, or they have a different sexualityā¦.I just donāt understand it. It makes my heart hurt that so many people are so full of hatred.
These people think life is a zero-sum game, where they can only feel superior by keeping others down. It's a smooth brain way of looking at stuff, that's for sure.
Wow, how disrespectful. It literally takes no energy to just say "we're closed, have a happy Juneteenth." Wtf. Is wrong with people these days and why are they so concerned with what others do with their lives?
Just a thought I've had itching in my mind. Why the fuck do we call it juneteenth? What a dumb name for an important holiday. We couldn't call it abolition day, or freedom day or whatever. Those are lazy examples, but miles better than juneteenth.
I'm not gonna complain about any holiday if it means a day off work. Nobody I know cares about the holiday anymore than President's Day, but they're not hating on it either. Some people can't see the positive in anything.
The stupidity of people never ceases to amaze me. Like it's one thing to have these clearly racist thoughts. It's another to post it on the front door of the business you seemingly own for everyone to see. Now any employees have to also bare the brunt of people rightfully coming in and being offended at the owners racism. And they will now possibly go out of business.
I did some work in this town of Millinocket. Itās a total shit hole, downtrodden old town thatās pissing economic futility. Iād bet that if 100 black people walked into this ins agent to get coverages heād jump up and down for joy. Letās hope his current clients walk away from this POS.
They probably meant that last part as an insult, but I'm a white guy who loves collard greens, red rice, Mac and cheese, BBQ, corn bread, rice and gravy, stewed cabbage, watermelon, and just about any "racial" food.
I am a progressive policy holder. I called progressive to let them know that I would be finding a different insurance provider if harry is still a progressive agent in a week. I got escalated to a supervisor (Annie) who had not heard of this incident but was very interested to hear of it. I can't imagine progressive likes this kind of publicity, and they can do more than leave a nasty review on their Yelp page. This racist motherfucker needs to be cancelled.
I work at a bank and we had signs up saying we'd be closed on Juneteenth. I had several people ask me what the holiday was and I did not get a single response to my explanation that wasn't racist.
Actually most of us barbecued our chicken and it with potato salad here in Texas for the holiday. Soooooo they need to brush up on their racism. Geesh!
The racist food insults always left me scratching my head. Fried chicken, collard greens and watermelon are fucking delicious no matter what culture youāre from.
Having lived in Massachusetts and Maine and having lived in the south, but being from California, I can tell you that New England is far far far more backward and racist than say Texas or Georgia. Photos we all saw growing up of the little black girl going to school in Alabama were taken 30 years before people from Boston were throwing rocks at school busses full of black children to prevent desegregation. Media, movies, press all misrepresent how racist New England and how chill the south is in comparison.
I never understood how liking good food was somehow a bad thing. I get that it's a racist statement- totally. It's just such a stupid thing to fixate on.
What the eff kind of business is this that they felt the need to be that much of a butthole? Unless it was a bank, library, or post office it likely wasnāt REQUIRED to close? What a dbag.
any day is good for fried chicken who the hell doesn't like fried chicken? yawn I'm so tired in this country of everything being a black vs White issue last time I checked I'm white and I bleed red just like African Americans do my God why do people have to see race why can't we just see people as people as human beings?
*slowly puts down plate of fried chicken & collard greens * Wait a second...
I'm sweating now.
All this time I thought I loved fried chicken because it was delicious. Turns out I'm genetically predisposed to loving chicken! (Stolen, can't remember which comedian said that)
I would love some fried chicken and collard greens right now
Its colored greens. You dont call them collard people Stanley.
We eat Mexican food on Cinco de Mayo, turkey and dressing on Thanksgiving, why not eat fried chicken and collards on Juneteenth?
Picks up watermelon instead....
Was there a half eaten toenail in it?
Unless this is a government or bank, no one made them close.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Maine/comments/vh1ko7/this_was_posted_in_the_window_of_a_millinocket/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
Maybe their employees didnāt show up and they were mad about it.
I looked it up, itās a big chain insurance company franchise type thing, so Iām guessing corporate or whatever/however that works told him heād have to be closed on Juneteenth
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Fried chicken and collard greens are delicious.
I agree, statement was rich with stereotypes but I wish my belly was full of Fried Chicken right now.
Yeah, as an outsider looking in to American racism, making black stereotypes about fried chicken, watermelon, grape soda etc is ridiculous. Have you had those things? They're amazing.
Those blacks always liking food that is good
Not when served with a stereotype.
"All this time, I thought I liked chicken because it was good. Turns out, I just am genetically predisposed to liking chicken!"
We are in Pensacola and went to 5 Sisters Blues Cafe last night. Fried chicken, collard greens, black-eyed peas, and they even gave me a side of red beans and rice even though thatās a whole plate. Hands down the best food Iāve had in a LONG time. Even my daughters liked everything they tried and they are ārepressed suburban white girlsā.
We were open today, I wish we were closed.
That's what I say everyday
Imagine being so racist youāre mad you had a day offā¦ā¦.
Same
I'm literally an employee for the state of Mississippi and had to work yesterday...
Not gonna lie, I haven't eaten today and now I am insanely hungry for fried chicken and collared greens.
Broooooo, I like when they got a HUGE collar, you know? Gimme them turtleneck greens, dawg.
Colored greens*. You don't call them "collared people", thats just offensive.
I got really high last night and ended up eating 3 packets of ramen, 2 bags of popcorn, 2 boxes of Mike nā Ikes, and a huge bowl of cereal, which I regret unbelievably right now.
Maine is the whitest state in the nation at 94.4% white, only 1.7% Black or African American.
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I grew up there. Can confirm. I lived in the very liberal, southern part of the state in a little beach town. The only black people were a handful of kids that a white family adopted.
There's more black bears than black people in Maine
I'll add that where this happened was wayyyyy up north in Maine, Shitkickerville, where there are like no black people. Southern Maine is completely different and isn't nearly as ignorant.
From the Millinocket wikipedia page: "The racial makeup of the town was 97.7% White, 0.2% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.5% of the population.
Maine had a colonial slave market as early as 1650. Enslaved people were brought by ship to York, Maine for the local market. By the 1754 census, there were approximately 154 enslaved men and women (about two men for every woman), in the District of Maine.
It cost them nothing at all to not say this
Why would anyone type it, print it, and stick it on their window? I know that thinking isn't really their strong point but why would you risk your business by doing that?
Seriously. Thatās what I was thinking. They went out of their way to hurt themselves
I feel like folks like this are not o ly fueled by hate and fear, but genuinely believe that everyone else agrees with them deep down.
So they can feel smug self-satisfaction when someone breaks their window because of their racist bullshit
Why would anyone do this? Because they have no respect for black people .
If they added watermelon, that would be the racist trifecta.
Donāt forget kool-aid
And I sloved the mystery of "what's up with black people and watermelons?" which my brother gave me yesterday asking this question - confused in European
I think you accidentally made the tread unintentionally racist. Not your comment, just all the follow ups
Let em show their true colors
Red, white and blue. Mostly white.
Not like it helps. Theyāll just get elected to some government position for sharing views like this.
Can someone explain this to me? I am not from the states.
Juneteenth (June 19) is a holiday that recently gained recognition across the states for the black slaves being freed.
I was today years old when I (in Japan) learned what Juneteenth was - just now, because I had no idea what this was about.
Dont worry, we are both (germany here) today days old to learn about it.
It's more than mildly infuriating, it's incredibly racist.
What does it mean???11
Yeah I had to Google it aswell
Itās only the 2nd year weāve done Juneteenth I think so most people donāt know.
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As a southern white boy, I can tell him that the collared greens go better with ham or pork roast. With chicken, he can go with coleslaw or black eyed peas and corn bread.
You had me at Corn Bread
The funniest part is they didn't even have to close
Oh theyāre PERMANENTLY closed now
It makes me wonder if they had any black employees that were requesting the day off which would make the sign they posted even more egregious.
How are you mad at black people all the way in Maineš¤£š¤£š¤£
Theyāre mad at people that barely even exist there lmao
The more homogenous an area is the more likely it is to be racist. I could dig up the papers to support it but I am too lazy.
This state is having an exceptionally difficult time with this holiday. I was all over the place since Wednesday and I heard people left and right pissing and moaning about it. "Guess I don't get paid this week 'cause some blacks got mad once." "What are you doing on Monday? Observing black jesus?" "I wonder when the blacks will riot again and get another holiday."
Grew up there. This sounds exactly right.
Imagine being the sort of person who thinks "the ending of slavery" is not an event worthy of a national holiday. You should not have to be black to acknowledge that it was a big fucking deal in the history of our country.
Itās easy to be mad at Juneteenth when youāre absolutely batshit crazy afraid of CRT, which would explain the very holiday that youāre so confused about.
Maine is such a pessimistic state and I hate it with a passion
the amount of racist coping and seething in that single sheet of paper is insane. what a bunch of assholes.
Lol seriously this isn't mildly infuriating it's plain racist
I'm not black and love fried chicken and collard greens. š¤·š»āāļø
I just now learned today that collard greens are one of the stereotypes and Iām likeā¦ the fuck?
This stuff happens so much that itās hard to get angry anymore. Iād be mad since before I was born. Itās pure ignorance. Fuck this person and their business.
Itās funny cuz itās like they just couldnāt help themselvesā¦. They couldāve left it at ā ~itās whatever ā¦.ā But ā¦. They just had to let people know theyāre racist
I donāt even see how this is a stereotype. Is there anyone who doesnāt enjoy fried chicken, greens, and (bonus round) grape drink?
I've lived in Maine my whole life and it hasn't been till the last seven or eight years that people have just been nasty in general. Everything's politicized everything's a point of view and everything's White or black and it's just not how usually Things Are in Maine or at least not how they used to be it's sad. Mainers usually care more the functionality of something then its affiliation
As a POC living in Maine, I feel like there are two very different regions here: the midcoast area (plus its vicinity) and the rest of Maine (which is vast but less populated). White folks in and around the midcoast area are generally very friendly, open, and welcoming. However, Iāve had bad experiences in the north. So, I donāt set a foot outside of midcoast or southern Maine. Iām not at all surprised that this insurance agency is located in northern Maine.
That's weird. I used to live in Maine, and I have fam from both sides of my family in Maine.
That's the point of media and politics. Keep us divided and hating each other while they fuck us over and blame each other. Shits getting worse for all of us but we're too divided to hold the assholes accountable.
I love fried chicken and collard greens
āAll this time I thought I loved chicken because it was delicious but it turns out Iām genetically predisposed to liking chicken!ā
What is juneteenth?
The Juneteenth federal holiday commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. More than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, on June 19, 1865 federal troops in Texas brought the news to those enslaved there that they were finally free.
A holiday in the U.S. celebrating the moment that enslaved people in Texas were told they had been free. This happened on June 19 1865, they were told almost three years after the emancipation proclamation.
Lol. I appreciate people who don't hide their dickishness.
This is actually a good point, that way we know who to keep away from.
I saw this juneteeth thing for the first time yesterday but what does it even mean
It's the celebration of the end of slavery, so it's actually a good holiday
I grew up in central Maine, actually not that far from Millinocket. This is unfortunately far more common than people think. In the past the racism there was much less open and more based on true ignorance, because of how few POC live there. But now itās just open malice.
There's a business in my area that is currently facing vitriol online and having other local businesses stop carrying their products because they did something similar. The owner went on a racist tirade on Facebook in regards to Juneteenth on their business page and now they're suffering. Oh no, not the consequences of their own actions!
Theyāre too stupid to realize that they will damage their business more that way than a single day off will do.
Oh my god is that font lucida console?
Lol!
Mfers be mad at us like we chose the color of our skin. Even if we had the option, they'll just find something else to pick at. It's whatever, gonna go enjoy my chicken
Exactly.
What an asshole
Harry E Reed Insurance
It says permanently closed on google, that them?
Australian here. What is Juneteenth and how is it racist?
It's the emancipation day for African American slaves in the United States and a big deal in the African American community. Here's
I mean I would have sent this to all the local news stations.
This screams "I want the day off, but I don't want my racist friends to think Im not racist too"
Personally I'd much rather celebrate the end of slavery than the end of tea tax.
I am so tired of the absolute ugliness. Just mentally exhausted by it. Why are there so many people so filled with hate just because a personās skin has more melanin, or they follow a different religion, or they were raised different culturally, or they have a different sexualityā¦.I just donāt understand it. It makes my heart hurt that so many people are so full of hatred.
These people think life is a zero-sum game, where they can only feel superior by keeping others down. It's a smooth brain way of looking at stuff, that's for sure.
I mean, thanks and I will, but that seems racist.
"seems"
Wow, how disrespectful. It literally takes no energy to just say "we're closed, have a happy Juneteenth." Wtf. Is wrong with people these days and why are they so concerned with what others do with their lives?
Or even just, āweāre closed for a federal holidayā like itās so easy to not even acknowledge Juneteenth without having to be racist.
I donāt think anybody forced them to be closed. This is senseless racism and the people of Reddit deserve to know the name of the place
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Itās over for them. Itās already being review bombed and is all over Facebook and other social media.
Who in the fuck doesn't like fried chicken tho???
Add this pic to their Yelp and Google pages.
Just a thought I've had itching in my mind. Why the fuck do we call it juneteenth? What a dumb name for an important holiday. We couldn't call it abolition day, or freedom day or whatever. Those are lazy examples, but miles better than juneteenth.
Fried chicken, collard greens and mashed potatoes with that white Southern gravy... black or white that's good shit.
I'm not gonna complain about any holiday if it means a day off work. Nobody I know cares about the holiday anymore than President's Day, but they're not hating on it either. Some people can't see the positive in anything.
The stupidity of people never ceases to amaze me. Like it's one thing to have these clearly racist thoughts. It's another to post it on the front door of the business you seemingly own for everyone to see. Now any employees have to also bare the brunt of people rightfully coming in and being offended at the owners racism. And they will now possibly go out of business.
I did some work in this town of Millinocket. Itās a total shit hole, downtrodden old town thatās pissing economic futility. Iād bet that if 100 black people walked into this ins agent to get coverages heād jump up and down for joy. Letās hope his current clients walk away from this POS.
name and shame
They probably meant that last part as an insult, but I'm a white guy who loves collard greens, red rice, Mac and cheese, BBQ, corn bread, rice and gravy, stewed cabbage, watermelon, and just about any "racial" food.
Shame that window is still intact
As a black man I find this funny š š¤£š¤£š¤£
āWeāre mad about a holiday celebrating the end of slaveryā -Assholes
Why, pray tell, did they leave off the watermelon? If they are going to be that horrendously racist - they should do it properly.
I am a progressive policy holder. I called progressive to let them know that I would be finding a different insurance provider if harry is still a progressive agent in a week. I got escalated to a supervisor (Annie) who had not heard of this incident but was very interested to hear of it. I can't imagine progressive likes this kind of publicity, and they can do more than leave a nasty review on their Yelp page. This racist motherfucker needs to be cancelled.
I wish I had fried chicken and collard greens.
why do people hide the identity of businesses that are like this?
To avoid having the post taken down, most subs have rules about that
May as well read, "Break Me".
Sounds about white.
Why is anything in Maine closed for Juneteenth? There is like 23 black people in Maine...
It's a federal holiday. But yeah, I'd think a small business could choose to acknowledge it or not if they wished without being weird about it.
Itās a state holiday for government workers at least
Why not show the business so local Maineinites/ Mainers/ Maineians/ Maineopodes/ whatever you call yourselves can avoid it ?
Manatees? Idk
Mainers
Maineiacs
Harry E Reed Insurance - currently at 1 star with the influx of reviews.
I work at a bank and we had signs up saying we'd be closed on Juneteenth. I had several people ask me what the holiday was and I did not get a single response to my explanation that wasn't racist.
Not sure if against the subreddit rules but wish we knew name of the racist owned business
Thatās one of the most fād signs Iāve ever read. The business name shouldāve been included. Why protect them?
Nice n easy way of broadcasting to everyone and the community that your business racist and ignorant and deserves no customers/clients.
Iām hoping we can get the name to blow them up. Itās not mildly infuriating itās racist.
Harry E Reed insurance in the town of Millinocket, ME.
Yeah, the racism. But can you imagine calling yourself an American and hating a holiday that's literally about freedom?
And they say itās the South thatās racist
I love the Juneteenth holiday.
exactly :) Summer holidays will always be welcomed.
I wonder what their sign says for MLK day
Oh hey my state is being discussed I wonder wh-
Fried chicken and collard greens are the bomb.
fried chicken and collard greens are both delicious and I do enjoy them
Donāt be shy. Share the business name
Actually most of us barbecued our chicken and it with potato salad here in Texas for the holiday. Soooooo they need to brush up on their racism. Geesh!
āIt celebrates the last of the enslaved being freed but itās whateverā
The most infuriating thing here is not being given the name of this fine establishment. For science š§«
I'm confused. What's mildly infuriating?
The racist food insults always left me scratching my head. Fried chicken, collard greens and watermelon are fucking delicious no matter what culture youāre from.
This had me laughing so hard, the fact people get butthurt over little jokes is so funny
Ok and whatās the problem?
I mean it sort of is a black only holiday... but who cares its a day off.
Name and shame. End them.
Hahaha, pure comedic gold!!!
Well they couldāve just stayed open and not hung the racist sign.
Jesus fucking Christ. Talk about racially motivated.
This is pretty damn funny. Now I'm hungry
I'm tired of hearing that there is not a race problem in this country.
Racists suck ass.
Enjoy this brick through your window you racist piece of shit.
Not saying I would do it, but if someone smashed their window with a rock Iād understand.
I don't understand... they closed for the day and yet it is someone else's fault?
Wow, of all the days to be a racist pos...
What is the business's name?
I think this actually belongs in
Enjoy your reduced customer base.
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Iām ok with this!
They are indifferent about a new holiday. Who cares?
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Having lived in Massachusetts and Maine and having lived in the south, but being from California, I can tell you that New England is far far far more backward and racist than say Texas or Georgia. Photos we all saw growing up of the little black girl going to school in Alabama were taken 30 years before people from Boston were throwing rocks at school busses full of black children to prevent desegregation. Media, movies, press all misrepresent how racist New England and how chill the south is in comparison.
Fried chicken and collard greens applies to pretty much anyone from the South
I never understood how liking good food was somehow a bad thing. I get that it's a racist statement- totally. It's just such a stupid thing to fixate on.
Tell me you're racist, without telling me you're racist.
Wouldn't it be ironic if a black person wrote that ?
I mean, if they're not a government facility there's no rule that says they have to be closed...
Please post the name. They deserve to be mocked
I'm white but I'd beat the shit out of whoever put that there.
What the eff kind of business is this that they felt the need to be that much of a butthole? Unless it was a bank, library, or post office it likely wasnāt REQUIRED to close? What a dbag.
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any day is good for fried chicken who the hell doesn't like fried chicken? yawn I'm so tired in this country of everything being a black vs White issue last time I checked I'm white and I bleed red just like African Americans do my God why do people have to see race why can't we just see people as people as human beings?
Can someone explain?I dont get the meaning āā¢ā
Translation:
If he's upset he had to close for one day he's going to be really pissed off when he has to close forever because he can't get business.