'Unbelievably insensitive': Indianapolis Children's Museum SLAMMED for serving Juneteenth watermelon salad

'Unbelievably insensitive': Indianapolis Children's Museum SLAMMED for serving Juneteenth watermelon salad
The Juneteenth watermelon salad was being sold at Indianapolis Children's Museum's cafeteria (Jackson Adams/Facebook)

The Indianapolis Children's Museum is in deep trouble after serving people a racially insensitive dish, referring to Juneteenth, a federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans. This came to attention after one of the visitors named Jackson Moon, officially known as Jackson Adams, took to his Facebook account and shared a picture of a salad with a label that read "Juneteenth Watermelon Salad", and captioned it, “Racially insensitive salads. NOBODY BLACK ASKED FOR THIS!”
 
Soon after the post was shared, people took to social media to express their outrage. After facing widespread criticism online, The Indianapolis Children's Museum issued an apology. “As a museum, we apologize and acknowledge the negative impact that stereotypes have on communities of color. The salad has been removed from the menu. We are currently reviewing how we may best convey these stories and traditions during this year’s Juneteenth celebration as well as making changes around how future food selections are made by our food service provider," the apology read.

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