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From: Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
Subject: Re: Ban watermelon?
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2025 12:31:53 +1100
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On Fri, 28 Mar 2025 21:26:56 -0400, Dave Smith
<adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

>On 2025-03-28 9:09 p.m., Ed P wrote:
>> Another goofy one
>> https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/14-moments-america-tried-to-ban-something-totally-harmless/ss-AA1BQGJK?
>> 
>> The Watermelon in the 19th Century
>> 
>> In the 1800s, some communities in the U.S. tried to ban watermelon 
>> during the summer, viewing it as a “frivolous” fruit. The watermelon was 
>> associated with African American culture, and some racist groups sought 
>> to prevent its consumption by white families, believing it was somehow 
>> linked to laziness or a lack of refinement. This attempt to ban the 
>> fruit was rooted in deep racial prejudice and an effort to control what 
>> was considered acceptable. Despite the efforts, watermelon continued to 
>> be a beloved summer fruit for many Americans.
>> 
>
>I must have been born in the wrong country and in the wrong century.I 
>grew up in the 50s in a small town about 15 miles from Toronto.

So is it fair to say you have a small town mentality?

-- 
Bruce
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