Posted on 04/18/2020 7:51:25 AM PDT by Daffynition
For nearly a century, an illustration of a Native American woman with a feather in her hair has adorned the packaging of Land O’Lakes cheese and butter products. But not for much longer.
The company, founded in 1921 by a group of Minnesota dairy farmers, is phasing in a new design ahead of its 100th anniversary. Instead of the depiction of the woman, some products will be labeled “Farmer-Owned” and feature an illustration of a field and lake, or photographs of its farmers, the company announced.
The new design, which started appearing on tubs of butter spread, food service products and deli cheese in February, is now being used on packages of stick butter and will be “fully rolled out” by the end of the year, the company has said.
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The very name “Land O’Lakes” is a serious affront and insult to citizens of states that don’t have many lakes. If I lived in arid, rain-deprived Arizona or New Mexico, I’d be really angry that the Minnesota agricultural cooperative is bragging about their many lakes on their packaging. The name of the cooperative needs to be changed immediately to “Butter, Inc.”
No...that won’t work, either. Those who like margarine or other vegetable-oil based spreads will be offended and insulted. They should change their name to “Company X, Inc.”
Nah. That will offend and insult those who operate LLCs. Besides, those at the head of the alphabet like “ABC, Inc.” have the privilege advantage of going first in alphabetical listings. Forget that.
If I were them, I’d just dissolve the company and be done with it. That way nobody will be offended or insulted.
I would be outraged to be called a native-american rather than to be named after my tribe, that’s who we are.
They need to fire that CEO! Her main accomplishment prior to this was being a publicly loud about her sexuality lesbian CEO who married a women with kids. I didn’t realize that sexuality gave an advantage in selling butter.
Democrats: Smallpox for pictures of Native Americans.
but english is the language of patriarchy and colonists.
And that red lettering is triggering.
Why the hard angled cube edges that evokes toxic masculinity, instead of something rounder curved and more feminine.
Also butter is an animal product, we need everyone to go vegan because cow farts will overheat the planet
“Will they do away with Aunt Jemima on the pancake mix box?”
that might be tough to do since the entire line of products are named Aunt Jemima, plus i suspect the marketing of those products is mostly aimed at blacks anyway, given the marketing materials on the website, which makes sense:
Cabot’s has the best cheddar ever! Super sharp!
Hmmm..."something rounder, curved, more feminine..."
I KNOW!! Let's use a soft, young, feminine, pretty Indian Maiden to pitch our butter! She is the perfect representative for our beautiful land.
Good thing my mouth was empty!
George Washington and the dollar bill.
Get woke, go broke.
Get woke, go broke.
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Land O’Lakes is an insult to the Irish.
Excellent, Ojibwe he was
Shattered to the core....
Clover fed cows make the best butter.
I really liked her knees.... anybody else ever fold the box just right?
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