^_^: It ain't about where you from, it's where you at: KFC

There are many aspects of life that binds people from different backgrounds and mindsets together in this modern world, and there are two that I can think of off the top of my head: modern plumbing and Chicken.

I'm at lunch eating some leftover chicken, and I realized that I eat chicken just about every day. You might be suprised (or not) that chicken is the choice of meat for people of every culture and ideology, but have you ever wondered why? What is it about chicken that appeals to Caucasians, African Americans, Asians/Pacific Islanders and Others? How does this affect me in any way?

These are big questions, but let's talk about me.

I do enjoy chicken because it's relatively cheap meat, it can be cooked in so many tasty methods and goes hand and hand with anything you pair with it, it doesn't get stuck between my teeth nearly as much as beef and pork, it's satisfying without stuffing, and there is no doubt that the ONLY good thing they serve in ANY cafeteria ANYWHERE in the world are chicken nuggets and chicken tenders. And cereal. No way you can screw that up.

People have eaten chicken since the dawn of time, the first mention going to the Chinese in 1400BC, and the Babylonians liked it so much that they carved it into their palace walls in 600BC. They were popular in Europe in the middle ages, prized for their mild, non-overbearing taste and neutral reaction in digestion, as opposed to the toadstools and magic mushrooms they also ate back in the day. The russian peasants "genocided" them for food when their government tried to take them when they collectivized the agricultural community, fearing that they would lose them to the dirty Kulaks.

After the African Americans lost their goat milk and yams when they were brought from Africa, they looked to chicken as a major part of their diet during the early years of their introduction into America, so much that they have inadvertently popularized KFC, a fried chicken fast food chain that was created by a white man that called himself the "Colonel" dressed in a stereotypical "southern gentleman" costume as a way of self-promotion. not to imply that i'm racist or anything of the sort: generalizations and common-sense make the world go round.

The Colonel: contributing to Obesity
and Heart disease issues of
the Urban poor population
since 1930.

In a roundabout way, Chicken has elevated itself beyond racial and social prejudices and is now a staple in the world diet. (You can eat white or dark meat, unity in every sense of the word) It's Kosher, it's not Haram, and every ethnic cuisine in the modern world has multiple chicken dishes. Chickens have been in the middle east for CENTURIES.

Just about everybody enjoys the chicken in some way other other, whether it's the meat, the feet, or the eggs. Except for the vegans. Don't get me started on vegans.

Some fun facts and biased opinions:
-Wikipedia says that in the "Traditional Jewish practice, a chicken is swung around the head and then slaughtered on the afternoon before Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, in a ritual called kapparos. The sacrifice of the chicken is to receive atonement, for the bird takes on all the person's sins in kapparos. The meat is then donated to the poor."
- There is a correlation between the population density of the urban poor and the number of Fried Chicken Restaurants in the area.
-Chicken is the reason why Chinese American food exists today and not just MSG syrup sauce, BBQ pork and bok choy.
-Some people say that African Americans are not motivated and lazy, but they ought to eat fried chicken at least 4 times a week before the snobs pass judgement.
-Chuck Norris retains his superhuman strength by eating hormone-injected chickens... raw.
-The only difference between Barry Bonds his rookie year and Barry Bonds now is Fried Chicken. And maybe a pill or two.