When I write for this site, I usually look to debunk woke myths or highlight examples of extremism we feel you should be aware of.
This one, however, is the most absurd story I’ve ever seen. MSNBC contributor Robyn Autry claimed on May 19 that the Red Lobster bankruptcy proceedings would “hit Black communities differently,” at least demonstrating an impressive ability in racializing anything. Partially justifying the claim by pointing out a correlation between Black people and their consumption of fish, Autry went on to highlight Bill Darden’s integrationist policy when he opened his first Red Lobster in 1968 (which, of course, was required by law due to passing of the Civil Rights Act four years earlier).
Effectively, the article goes on to highlight how Red Lobster is popular among Black and Latino Americans, and pins its success and failures to the economic prospects of Black Americans. According to the author, “Black consumers are among the most loyal. Sure, we like fish and a good deal — Red Lobster represented something like the strip mall version of the beloved fish fry — but we like being treated equally even more.”
It’s worth noting that if a white person wrote an identical argument he’d be accused of racism for unfairly stereotyping black people. But once again, the only standards on the left are double standards.
The article was more worthy of mockery than a read, and the reactions were hilarious:
Why it’s gots to be a red lobster???
Sounds like Red Lobster is barely keeping the head below water. They were hit with a left hook and eel’d over. laying flat as a Mackerel. Don’t call the Cod’s, they are going to need a Sturgeon to fix them now! This story is really about a bunch of Groupers who were the meanest, who ever came down the Pike. I say the story should be reeled back in and put on ice!!!! They really need a bigger boat to catch the interest of Bass players, and other Crappie story tellers just fishing for clicks, and baiting the rest of us to Seal the deal. Sea what i did there!