NBC apologized for and removed a sign in a network cafeteria listing a special Black History Month menu that included fried chicken, collard greens and jalapeno cornbread.
An NBC employee here in New York broadcasted the network's cafeteria menu from earlier today over the Twitter waves. To celebrate Black History Month, they were offering up a delicious selection of fried chicken, collard greens, corn bread, black eyed peas, etc. But then two hours later the sign was mysteriously removed, leaving diners with a grilled chicken option. It's unclear what could have possibly prompted NBC to change course (, but we hear employees are excited for St. Patrick's Day, when the commissary will serve Irish Car Bombs.
The sign, posted at network headquarters in New York, was photographed and tweeted by Questlove — the drummer for jimmy falon 's house band, the roots , on Late Night — with an accompanying tweet saying, "Hmm HR?"
It looks like NBC wasn't pleased with the attention brought onThe drummer later followed with, "I think I need a twitter break. I done started something. and now I must put out fire."
NBC officially declined to comment, but Kevin Goldman, NBC's vice president of communications, : "The sign in the NBCU cafeteria has been removed. We apologize for anyone who was offended by it."
My opinion
NBC is a right wing hate machine. But seriously, lighten up, Wanda. When you go to an Italian restaurant, do you expect to see pasta dishes with tomato sauce? When you go to a Mexican restaurant, do you expect to see anything with beans? If certain foods become linked to certain people, is that necessarily a bad thing?
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