Black Family Cookout Rules

An excerpt from Afro.com -

What you not fid’na do at a Black family cookout

By Rev. Dorothy Boulware 

Yes we have rules for everything and everybody. Rules for behavior in Big Mama’s house. Rules of proper conduct for “in person” church. Rules for butting or rather, not butting into grown folks’ conversations. And we have rules for going to a cookout, a Black family cookout. Granted they’re not written, but you’d better ask somebody if you don’t know.

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Cookout or barbeque. Some prefer one over the other. Picnic? Absolutely never!!! Check out a Black history book. So what are the rules of your family’s barbecues? The funny thing is that when the question was posed to family, friends, FB friends and AFRO staff, the answers were quite similar.

*Don’t disrespect Big Mama.

*Don’t pack take-home dishes before everyone eats.

*Don’t come empty handed (unless we have eaten, or not eaten, your food before)

*Don’t put raisins in anything that’s not dessert. Seriously. Even if you are newly Black.

*Don’t bring your new girlfriend when you know your Ex is always invited.

(Click below to check out the entire list.  Please pass this on far and wide to those who need it.  You know who. - Faye)

https://afro.com/what-you-not-fittin-do-at-a-black-family-cookout/