If someone got you a bottle of liquor you probably have drank with them or spoken about it... it's not difficult to assume someone said oh he likes this lets get it for him. Further this is a pretty common brand and has a good chance of getting picked in general.
The speed at which people assume the worst and get offended recently needs to get dialed back... a lot. If I wanted to slight a dude I wouldn't spend money to do it.
I worked at a design Co once where they gave everyone a bottle of patron for a gift. I didn't want that crap, it's no don Julio, so I look at it and say "I can't take this, I'm sober" just to be an ass but they took it like I was in recovery, started to apologize profusely. A few minutes later they came back with a check for $200, a much better gift. I never drank at work functions anyways.
Its the added guilt of thinking you gifted alcohol to a recovering alcoholic. Also legal issues, if its the US I assume one could sue for some bullshit.
Is it just the Hennessy that is being pointed to as the stereotype? Because I'm sitting here trying to figure out if there's a stereotype about chocolate cake as well.
I had a friend (black) who got a fruit basket with majority bananas from her employer. She was really happy about it, so I didn't say anything, but it gave me pause 😂
Most likely it isn't that scenario, because if it were it wouldn't bother the dude.
You're inventing a scenario in which a black man is creating problems by acting upset over a thoughtful gesture. You're making assumptions based on nothing that white people were being kind and considerate while the black person as just being an asshole about it.
They did something nice for you, and instead of being appreciative, you have a victim mentality of being a victim of not just racism, but the strongest kind? Because they made you a chocolate cake? Yeah, I think that's a you problem.