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Mars drops Uncle Ben’s, reveals new name for rice brand
Dissociated Press ^ | September 23, 2020 | Alexandra Olson

Posted on 09/23/2020 5:12:14 AM PDT by Olog-hai

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To: alexander_busek

Good observations thanks!

We have a word “sirrah” for that which nobody much understands anymore but I still use it.


81 posted on 09/23/2020 10:06:44 AM PDT by BDParrish (God called, He said He'd take you back!)
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To: alexander_busek; mrsmel; vetvetdoug; TomServo; Pelham

Apparently Alexander you are poorly informed

My God the shite freepers say

62 years old

Immersed in Majority or plurality black culture from Mississippi To Haiti to Jamaica to west Africa and so on nearly all my life and the only time I’ve ever seen older black men called uncle is in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s agit prop

I was mentored by older black men having been raised in a large construction family and never once called any of them no matter how beloved.....uncle

Nor did we say mammy...not in my lifetime


82 posted on 09/23/2020 10:08:53 AM PDT by wardaddy (I applaud Jim Robinson for his comments on the Southern Monuments decision ...thank you run the tra)
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To: Olog-hai
“We listened to our associates and our customers..."

No, you listened to Twitter.

83 posted on 09/23/2020 10:12:37 AM PDT by Drew68
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To: Texas resident

Comet American shipper via Freeport in your fair state

I used to carry 100,000s of tonnes of it

...used to own ships....


84 posted on 09/23/2020 10:14:06 AM PDT by wardaddy (I applaud Jim Robinson for his comments on the Southern Monuments decision ...thank you run the tra)
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To: ScholarWarrior

Mars should put a white woman on the packaging - then in five years poverty pimps will complain only white people are on packaging...


85 posted on 09/23/2020 10:19:24 AM PDT by GOPJ (Democrats stopped burning, rioting & looting when polls showed it wasn't popular with voters.)
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To: GOPJ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_QI4V-FsjU


86 posted on 09/23/2020 11:41:44 AM PDT by ScholarWarrior
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To: Phillyred
Was Uncle Ben a racist? What the helllll does this mean???

It means the company is racist. Why would you get rid of a black man who is the sponsor off the cover and rename it "Ben's Original". BTW, have you met Ben?


87 posted on 09/23/2020 12:38:33 PM PDT by Bommer (I'm a MAGA-Deplorian! It is the way! It is the only way!)
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To: Olog-hai

I wonder when they will stop producing brown chocolate because it is racist. Of course, if they replace it with white chocolate, that will also be racist.


88 posted on 09/23/2020 1:22:45 PM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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