Finally Getting My Cubicle
This blog has a rather apropos name: 40 Acres and a Cubicle. In case you don’t get the reference, [read in case you're not the sharpest knife in the drawer] it refers to General Sherman’s Special Field Orders, Number 15. Issued on January 16th, 1865 – shortly after, I’m told, the birth of esteemed actor … Read more
Chicken [w]Raps
We here at 40 Acres and a Cubicle like to think we can analyze the place Black culture has in America. We try to critique the majority’s perception of our people, while hoping to find some common ground; some teachable moment in the complex interplay of a downtrodden people and their one-time oppressors. This post is … Read more
Gluten-Free? Ain’t for Me
So some folks at my office are trying to start a Gluten Awareness month where we all pledge to eat gluten less and be healthier and whatnot. It sounded like a good idea to me. Some folks brought in some gluten-free jellybeans that I really like (although they cost like $4 a bag) and there … Read more
The Adjustment Negro
As we roam this earth, interacting with this beautiful mosaic that we call The Human Race, we are constantly in search of true comfort. When you’re comfortable, you’re contented, safe and free of vexation. Just look at the proportion of notable historical events can be attributed to our desire for comfort. We find comfort in wealth, … Read more
The Top 10 Moments in Coon History
It’s Friday, so I decided to drop something light to enjoy before the long weekend. In celebration of T.I.’s recent world-fail-record-setting performance of being sent back to prison before he could even make it home, I decided to look at ten moments in history that really define the unfortunate role of buffoonery in Black culture. … Read more
No Shakes in the Wild
I know you’ve all experienced this. Walking into your favorite urban McDonald’s restaurant fantasizing about a delicious milkshake and being told that the machine is “broken.” It’s a heartbreaker, and after having lived in a nice neighborhood for a while I can confirm that it’s only a problem in the hood. I can go to … Read more
“That’s your favorite day of the Week, isn’t it?!!!!!”
Yesterday was Thursday. I have a late class on Thursday that gets out at around 5 PM. Because it lets out late, I will usually grab an early dinner-esque food offering from the cafeteria. It just so happens that on Thursdays, for dinner, the cafeteria always serves chicken tenders. Delicious, cheap, chicken tenders. I’m talking … Read more
Moving Forward
“One ever feels his two-ness,—an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder.” These words may be a tad deep for a light-hearted blog about unintentional office racism. “Why so serious, blog-writer-person; I just want to … Read more
TML~Yet Another Fried Chicken Commercial
I swear there are a billion of these ridiculous chicken commercials going around. They are eating that chicken like it’s about to fly away, damn. Note that we have to have an ENTIRE chicken category on our blog posts, by the way.
Stereotypical
Stereotypes always come from a little bit of truth right? Maybe, but it seems that the truth can be stretched a bit. As I’ve interacted with people of different races, I’ve noticed that many stereotypes are some bullshit. They say that Black people can dance. We’re supposed to be the most dancing-ass people in the … Read more
