i didn't know you had a kitchen

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something white folks say when they think you're too poor or too dark to cook. It's basically a mic drop of ignorance.

'I didn't know you had a kitchen?' said my boss after I brought lunch to work for three weeks straight.

'I didn't know you had a kitchen?' my cousin said when I told her I made my own chicken and rice.

'I didn't know you had a kitchen?' my neighbor said when I invited him over for dinner.

a comment that sounds like a backhanded compliment but is actually a punch to the face. It's like being told you're lucky to have a kitchen.

'I didn't know you had a kitchen?' my teacher said when I brought soup to class instead of buying lunch.

'I didn't know you had a kitchen?' my friend said when I told her I cooked my own breakfast.

'I didn't know you had a kitchen?' my mom said when I brought her food from the hood.

a fancy way of saying 'I thought you were too lazy or too broke to cook.' It's like the worst kind of gaslighting.

'I didn't know you had a kitchen?' my coworker said when I told her I made my own pizza.

'I didn't know you had a kitchen?' my friend's mom said when I showed up with a whole casserole.

'I didn't know you had a kitchen?' my cousin said when I told him I cooked my own Thanksgiving dinner.