CreoleCook -> RE: BLACK SUBMISSIVE FOR WHITE MASTER (9/8/2006 3:08:18 PM)
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ORIGINAL: CreoleCook Born in New Orleans, and raised in southern Mississippi, I have to state the whole dynamic growing up was, shall I say, strained. Yet at the same time, I was always aroused at the idea of adding some brown sugar to my diet, so to speak. I have never had a creole/african-american/black/colored (whatever the pc term is nowadays) submissive, but to be honest, I don't see skin tones anymore. Creole is not the same as African-American. While they do have African-American ancestry, they are a group of people with their own culture and customs. Most persons hailing from New Orleans are aware of this. porcelaine now, porcelaine, darlin... Let me first state, for the record, I was referring to all different types of non-caucasian women in a generalized form. Yes, this would include latina, hispanic, hindu, chinese, and the list goes on... Now, since you decided to pick out the variations between Creole, and African American, let me help you set the record straight, as it were. When the French settlers were uprooted from Acadia, Nova Scotia, they made their way down the east coast, around the bend of what is now Florida, and settled along the bayous and delta of the Mississippi River. These "cajuns" were some of the first settlers in the Louisiana Purchase. As more people came to the area, they settled north of these trappers, and fisherfolk, mostly of french descent, and founded New Orleans, named in honor of Orleans, France. Slavery was very active in the Deep South, and indeed, New Orleans was mostly "built" upon the backs of those very same african slaves, working in the kitchens, parlors, and fields in and around the city of New Orleans. The housework, scullery maids, butlers, and yes, cooks were African slaves, bought and paid for. When a family moved into/built a plantation, There was usually an older african woman who did all the cooking for the other slaves, as well as several of their Masters/Mistresses. She was usually recognized as the "Mammy." As a family moved into the household, the Lady of the house would go the Mammy, and teach her how to cook in the style they are used to eating. As with anything in life, whether through lost wagers, or war, families may move out of a particular plantation, and other families move into it. The slaves were property, and thus, came with the house. If a French family built the plantation, you have a French woman teaching an African woman to cook french food. After the day was through in the Main house, the woman would then blend the french style of cooking, with her native African style of cooking, to feed the other hands taking care of the plantation. If a German family moves into the same plantation, a year or two down the road, the Lady of the house would do the same thing, and now the field hands are eating a blend of french, african, german food... and this progresses until present day, when there are no more slaves, in that sense of the world. The term "creole" means blended. plain and simple. As shown above, Creole cooking started out with African and French. Since those early beginnings, you can add in Spanish, Italian, German, Mexican, English, and Native American to the list. So, in truth, porcelaine, no... there is no difference between a creole, and an african american, since they both started in the same place. CreoleCook PS...as a suggestion, next time check your facts first.
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