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Since news broke of Food Networkperson/pharmashill/buttershill Paula Deen's allegedly racist deposition testimony, Twitter users have been adding the hashtag #PaulasBestDishes to tweets lampooning Deen.
People are using puns, portmanteau, and alliteration to create alternative, racially charged dish titles to attribute to Deen. (Think along the lines of "Fresh picked cotton candy" and "Honey Bunches of Ropes.") A friend of Eater said, "It's a high-tech lynching -- fusillade of insults." Now viral, the hashtag is tied to countless tweets aimed at Deen.
Update 06/20: Here's the Racist Paula Deen Deposition Transcript
Update 06/21: Paula Deen responded to the racist testimony in a video statement saying, "Please forgive me."
Below are some of the standouts:
#PaulasBestDishes Ku Klux Klandike Bars
— Moses (@Lexvegaskid) June 19, 2013
Paula Deen can teach you how to properly segregate the eggs whites from the colored yolk. #paulasbestdishes
— Steph B-More (@StephBMore) June 19, 2013
Dred Scott Potato Pie
— Eric Wolfson (@ericwolfson) June 19, 2013
#PaulasBestDishes
Did anybody say "Lynchables" yet? #PaulasBestDishes
— Lucky. (@LxckyVII) June 19, 2013
Uncle Tomato Soup #paulasbestdishes
— Larry (@larry8675309) June 19, 2013
We Shall Over-Crumb Cake #PaulasBestDishes
— Ashley Carter (@ashcar) June 19, 2013
Cotton Pickin' Fried Chicken #paulasbestdishes
— Jordan Billups (@FunnyLittleLola) June 19, 2013
Massa-roni and cheese #PaulasBestDishes
— Swole Biz (@swolebizness) June 19, 2013
White Devil's Food Cake #PaulasBestDishes
— Feodor Chin (@FeoChin) June 19, 2013
Back Of The Bus Biscuits #PaulasBestDishes
— ???.pa? (michael) (@emptychampagne) June 19, 2013
You Hear White Folk Talkin You Better Hushpuppies #PaulasBestDishes
— Shen Tsung (@Rebel_Salute) June 19, 2013
Swing Low, Sweet Cherry Pie #PaulasBestDishes
— imani ? ? (@bootysmoke) June 19, 2013
Klu Klux Flan. #PaulasBestRecipes
— Ellie Hall (@ellievhall) June 19, 2013
#PaulasBestDishes You guys tried her Colored Greens?
— Aaron (@finnns2003) June 19, 2013
Update 06/20: Here's the Racist Paula Deen Deposition Transcript
Update 06/21: Paula Deen responded to the racist testimony in a video statement saying, "Please forgive me."
· Deen Allegedly Admits Disturbing Racism in Deposition [-E-]
· All Paula Deen Coverage on Eater [-E-]
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