Labour MP Dawn Butler to Jamie Oliver: 'Your Jerk Rice Is Not Ok. This Appropriation From Jamaica Needs to Stop'

Chris Menahan
InformationLiberation
Aug. 20, 2018

Labour MP Dawn Butler slammed Jamie Oliver on Saturday for having the audacity to sell jerk rice, which she said was a form of stealing from Jamaican people.

#jamieoliver @jamieoliver #jerk I'm just wondering do you know what #Jamaican #jerk actually is? It's not just a word you put before stuff to sell products. @levirootsmusic should do a masterclass. Your jerk Rice is not ok. This appropriation from Jamaica needs to stop.
— (((Dawn Butler MP))) (@DawnButlerBrent) August 18, 2018

Butler retweeted this tweet from supporter Regina Holland:

There's no such thing as jerk rice apart from what Jamie Oliver has concocted. That's her point. Anybody from any nationality can eat anything they want, there are just some dishes that are best left alone and enjoyed how they're supposed to be made.
— Regina Holland (@ReginaHolland_) August 18, 2018

Many others came to her defense:

Because the people making the most money from Jamaican culture ain't actually Jamaican. How is this so fuckin hard to understand??
— Gina Yashere (@ginayashere) August 18, 2018

Not everyone was equally outraged:

As a constituent who desperately still wants to support this currently ramshackle @UKLabour can you focus on important issues please? This is nonsense. Brent has become practically unliveable. This country has definitely become unliveable. You’ve done nothing of substance. Start.
— kittycatchat (@tv_type) August 20, 2018

Disgusting @DawnButlerBrent claims it’s cultural appropriation to use the word “jerk” but she’s happy to dance around in a Sari! Appropriation from my people! I demand an apology!!! 😂 #YoureTheJerk pic.twitter.com/B8SekjztXZ
— Raheem (@RaheemKassam) August 20, 2018

I distinctly remember as a child being told our multicultural future would usher in a utopia. Instead, we're bickering over jerk rice.

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