It’s my duty to get on a soapbox here: I was
watching the Food Network, where this drink was
being featured on an episode, and I heard Giada
De Laurentiis actually say the word “LASSIE”
– like the dog! I almost threw my glass at the
TV.
I understand most “closet racists” are at home thinking, that’s not racist – she didn’t say the N word or ask someone to pick any cotton or shoot someone because they had a hoodie on. But you see, it IS racist in the sense that it is so culturally insensitive to not learn how to pronounce a word correctly. It actually takes Effort to be this ignorant. I’ll explain why:
It’s not that she couldn’t
pronounce it, it’s that it’s apparent she didn’t
even try to learn how before talking about it on
television. If you’re going to enjoy something
handed down from a given culture, you should
have some respect for that culture itself. It is
not difficult to say (LUH-See), and that’s UH as
in “Duh” in case you or someone you know is
having trouble remembering it ;).
ABOUT LASSI
Lassi is a popular Indian & Pakistani yogurt based
drink. It is made by blending yogurt with
water (or milk) and spices. Lassi is often flavored
with ground roasted cumin. There’s also Sweet
Lassi, which is yogurt and water/milk blended
with sugar or fruits (Mango Lassi seems to pretty
popular in Indian restaurants here in the States).
What to know how to make one??
YOULL NEED:
• 1 3/4 cups fat-free plain yogurt
• 6 cubes of ice, crushed
• 1 1/2 cups of ….
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