So the story out of Nashville is that the president of Libscomb Univesity had some black students over for dinner. Seems that the table was adorned with a cotton stalk arrangement on the table. My wife just put some cotton stalk and fall floral arrangements on our front door last week. So this is generally a statement of fall décor in the south. But the students became upset at the décor and went to social media. The president has since apologized for being insensitive. Oh and they served mac/cheese and collard greens which they considered was an attempt at "soul food" and this was also found offensive as well. You just can't make this stuff up but if there are doubters the link is below.
http://www.tennessean.com/story/new...ologizes-cotton-stalk-centerpieces/673419001/
Back to my wife's door décor...just thinking if this is the reason my UPS delivery has been delayed. They kept telling me it was due to the hurricanes tying up truck traffic but hey, maybe I've offended my delivery guy by having a cotton stalk on my door. So if we have an invading army carrying banana peels and cotton stalks they will terrorize about half the southern population. Making the rest of us easy pickings....er, maybe I should not have said picking as that may be offensive as well. You just have to laugh about all this or you'll go crazy with all the silliness.
http://www.tennessean.com/story/new...ologizes-cotton-stalk-centerpieces/673419001/
Back to my wife's door décor...just thinking if this is the reason my UPS delivery has been delayed. They kept telling me it was due to the hurricanes tying up truck traffic but hey, maybe I've offended my delivery guy by having a cotton stalk on my door. So if we have an invading army carrying banana peels and cotton stalks they will terrorize about half the southern population. Making the rest of us easy pickings....er, maybe I should not have said picking as that may be offensive as well. You just have to laugh about all this or you'll go crazy with all the silliness.