Man what D:
This is like saying that anyone who says Fuck you is literally threatening violence. Or that anyone who ever uses that word in reference to sex is celebrating the patriarchal culture of rape. "the whipping of slaves goes hand in hand," theorizes Warnes, "with the savage barbecuing of meat. Both belong to the production of a new imperial supremacy that can corrupt those it empowers."
In fairness, you're misrepresenting that quote. Warnes is talking about a book from 1707, and is saying that
in that book "the whipping of slaves goes hand in hand, with the savage barbecuing of meat. Both belong to the production of a new imperial supremacy that can corrupt those it empowers."
Considering the rather overt racism of many writers of the 18th century, Warnes may be entirely accurate in the description. Since I doubt any of us has read Ned Ward's "The Barbacue Feast," we shouldn't be quick to blast Warnes for his description of it. We could end up eating crow 9which might not be so bad with a nice mustard rub...). At any rate, he is NOT talking about modern barbecue when he makes that statement.
But yeah, the book does sound pretty silly.