Xavier Woods Responds To Accusations That New Day’s Pancake Love Perpetuates A Racial Stereotype

Xavier Woods recently spoke with Newsday, and responded to claims that New Day handing out pancakes to fans at ringside perpetuates a racial stereotype.

On claims that New Day handing out pancakes to fans at ringside perpetuates a racial stereotype from the early 20th century: “I said, ‘Well, if I’m a lumberjack, what do they eat? They eat flapjacks.’ It was hilarious. So, we said the next week, ‘Are we going to do pancakes? Yeah, sure. Why not?’ And that’s where the pancakes came from. If there’s ever any source of contention or anything like that, I think that it’s a situation where you should take a look at yourself and think about how deep you are looking into something that’s not really there.”

On Being Very Aware With How They Present Themselves: “All we want is a blank slate,” Woods said. “And if people continue to refuse to give us one, then they’re doing nothing more than continuing to hold up the social constructs that we’re trying to break down.”