Posted on 05/13/2021 2:23:59 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Next time you visit the rice aisle at your local supermarket, you might notice that one of the products you're used to seeing looks a little bit different.
The brand formerly known as Uncle Ben's just relaunched with a new name — Ben's Original — and new packaging, and the company's products are already showing up in stores across the country.
Mars Food, the parent company of Ben's Original, made the announcement on Wednesday and shared photos of the sleek new packaging, which includes the new brand name and a familiar orange background/navy blue font.
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Thanks, I’m working from a keyboard that decided to break right at the beginning of the lockdown. Haven’t been able to find a new one since.
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Exactly how is it that Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben are considered racist brands? Seriously. I don’t see why being a good cook is racists.
They should out a back guy on a peanut butter label to see what happens. I bet those morons don’t even know who invented P.B.
should out a = should PUT a
And kept the land.
George Washington Carver?
Mrs. Butterworth and I get along fine . . .
Uncle Ben’s. Now 100% Negro-Free.
Only if 95% of the commercials could follow suit. They are not only patronizing but they also confuse aliens. Impossible for them to reconcile seeing such wisdom and stability portrayed in these commercials on one channel then they turn to ESPN then hear an illiterate LeBron James speak about the importance of reading while holding a Malcolm X book upside down.
There are no human beings’ pictures on the package at all. Human faces are, of course, racist. Our new Martian overlords resent them.
Yay?
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