Haggis and kilts? No Yanks

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Wow, are we to the point that not eating one item on the menu is insulting.

Looked at from a different perspective, I think it was the attitude that was displayed by postings on various social networks, before the event, that offended some people. Was I offended? No. I think the guys involved-- like many professional sports figures-- showed a high degree of self-indulgent arrogance, that's all. I can't imagine, for one second, a member of this forum posting on a social networking site that they would be attending a Langston Hughes Dinner, but flat out weren't going to eat grits and okra. You might leave them on your plate, untouched, but I doubt you'd be rude enough to publicly complain about dinner, before it was served.

[rocscotjoe]

Looked at from a different perspective, I think it was the attitude that was displayed by postings on various social networks, before the event, that offended some people. Was I offended? No. I think the guys involved-- like many professional sports figures-- showed a high degree of self-indulgent arrogance, that's all. I can't imagine, for one second, a member of this forum posting on a social networking site that they would be attending a Langston Hughes Dinner, but flat out weren't going to eat grits and okra. You might leave them on your plate, untouched, but I doubt you'd be rude enough to publicly complain about dinner, before it was served.

Thank you...