# White America

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-america/203217>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [September 23, 2003, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-america/203217 "2003-09-23T01:10:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 3

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**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2003, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-america/203217/41 "2003-09-26T20:26:17Z")

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> \*Originally posted by you with the face \*  
> \*\*Maybe BET should change its name from Black Entertainment Television to Entertainment Targetted Towards a Demographic Group Interested in African-American Culture and Community.  
> \*\*

So then their digital cable channel would be ETTDGIAACC on Jazz?

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**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-america/203217/42 "2003-09-27T15:28:27Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Isabelle \*  
> \*\*Why is chocolate (black) cake called "Devil’s Food Cake and  
> White Cake is called “Angel Food Cake?” Things that make you go hmmmm \*\*

And why is it that the black licorice and black jelly beans are the ones that taste like crap?😃

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**Author:** ![Conflict\_of\_Interest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/57b2e6/32.png) [@Conflict\_of\_Interest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Conflict_of_Interest)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-america/203217/43 "2003-09-28T18:24:35Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Joel \*  
> \*\*And why is it that the black licorice and black jelly beans are the ones that taste like crap?😃 \*\*

Speak for yourself. I think the black jelly beans are the best ones.  
😃

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**Author:** ![sqweels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2003, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-america/203217/44 "2003-09-29T20:23:58Z")

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WARNING: The last time a person used the phrase “black jelly Beans” it cost him about $13 million.

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