So what is it about Oreo Cookies?

My son is white/hispanic, his girlfriend black. They have a son together.

I gave them a set of coffee mugs with hot chocolate and some Oreo Cookies for a Christmas gift a few years ago. (This was a nice prepackaged set with pictures of Oreo Cookies on the mugs.) My son loves them, and always has, since he was a child.

My dad, (old white guy) was mortified, when he found out. He was sure I must have offended my son's black girlfriend. I had no clue that it was even a possibility. He explained to me that some black people think that it would mean I was calling her "white on the inside", because she was with a white guy.

Well it didn't upset her at all, thank God! But I am still wondering about it. Is it really that offensive, or is it a myth?

Maybe some of you could enlighten me on other things that really would be offensive, and why. Like I've said a number of times we really don't deal with racism here and I truly need to know. I'll be visiting SC this winter, and staying a few days with my guy's mom. I really don't want to offend her.

 

Damn, that sucks. Yeah, it's offensive calling somebody an oreo, if that's what you're asking. Giving somebody oreos in this situation can be offensive, but not intentionally. It's kinda common for people to say that.

 

offending? WDF they r just cookies.... seems like ppl get any chance to get offended lately... we can't watch the color of what we eat too....

 

I never heard of that, but I am not im the US.
Only time when food correlates with skincolor is when my man jokes about him and me as vanilla and chocolate, but he does that only in private.

 

Wow a packet of biscuits can be offensive it does seem a bit out of porportion, im quite keen on Oreos as there always on special offer at Tesco, i'll have to ask my black girlfriend if she can have one with her tea without it being a racial slur from me and see what she says. lol

 

The only time I've ever heard it was to "describe" biracial people as "oreos". I got in trouble with my man before because I "asked him" about (like a what if) we had "redheaded oreo babies". I didn't mean to be offensive and I wouldn't have worded it that way if I had any children around. I thought it was cute. I asked because my father (or "sperm donor" because I've never met him) has red hair and it mostly skipped me (I have a little tint, but it's not actually red, well it is now because I dyed it) so I wondered if our babies could have a little red in their hair. Just asking him what he might think about that. I think I've seen black people with red in their hair before when the sun shines on it. It looked like it was naturally there too. It wasn't like those cherry red streaks I've seen in a lot of BW's hair. I've also had a few long-hair black pet kitties who when they'd lay in the sun their black fur had a reddish tint to it too. So I asked him. And used the "oreo" term, and I didn't get in huge trouble because he knew I wasn't trying to be offensive. You live and learn, I guess. I wouldn't do that again. I never heard the "white on the inside" thing before...

 

Not at all. Love for Oreos is universal and crosses all racial boundaries.

 

Whew! I'm glad that's settled! :smt049

 

I personally prefer soft, chocolate chip cookies . I don't like hard cookies too much

 

But you sure look like you qualify as a "hard cookie"!! I bet your significant other must be very soft, I wonder where the "chips" come in. Just thinking!

 

Wow. The thought would've never even crossed my mind as being racist.My brain just doesn't function in that way. Now, licking the creamy white middle gives me a thought...that has nothing to do with racism.

 

Well my mind works a lot like yours!