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Since Americans throw rice at weddings, do Asians throw hamburgers?
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Don't you think it is racist to throw rice at a wedding when it is what Asian people eat?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I don't think it's remotely racist. At one time any type of grain would have been thrown as a symbol of fertility. I suppose rice is used now because we rarely buy barley, wheat or corn grains at the shops. Sadly, rice is not the best grain to throw as many birds are unable to digest it satisfactorily.
I could imagine myself throwing a whole corn of the cob at George W Bush, but it would have nothing to do with a wedding ceremony.
I attended a wedding last year where the ushers handed out small bags of bird seed which we threw at the wedding party. (The contents, not the bags!) My daughters thought that was a lovely idea and wanted to go back later and see if any birds were feeding.
I could imagine myself throwing a whole corn of the cob at George W Bush, but it would have nothing to do with a wedding ceremony.
I attended a wedding last year where the ushers handed out small bags of bird seed which we threw at the wedding party. (The contents, not the bags!) My daughters thought that was a lovely idea and wanted to go back later and see if any birds were feeding.
So what happens if Asian people are attending an American wedding? Do we see lots of Asians scurrying along the floor trying to eat as much of the thrown rice as possible? I'd pay good money to see that!
Better still, an American woman marrying an Asian man. She could throw rice at her new hubbie. Start as you mean to go on an' all that. :o)
Better still, an American woman marrying an Asian man. She could throw rice at her new hubbie. Start as you mean to go on an' all that. :o)
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