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Aunt Jemima brand to change name, remove image that Quaker says is 'based on a racial stereotype'.
NBC News ^ | 6.17.2020 | Ben Kesslen

Posted on 06/17/2020 7:40:09 AM PDT by Carriage Hill

The Aunt Jemima brand of syrup and pancake mix will get a new name and image, Quaker Oats announced Wednesday, saying the company recognizes that "Aunt Jemima's origins are based on a racial stereotype."

The 130-year-old brand features a Black woman named Aunt Jemima, who was originally dressed as a minstrel character.

The picture has changed over time, and in recent years Quaker removed the “mammy” kerchief from the character to blunt growing criticism that the brand perpetuated a racist stereotype that dated to the days of slavery. But Quaker, a subsidiary of PepsiCo, said removing the image and name is part of an effort by the company “to make progress toward racial equality.”

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: auntjemima; getworkgobroke; kellogg; kelloggs; racist; syrup
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To: carriage_hill
Yeah, well what about Black Bears?


Kelley Beekeeping

61 posted on 06/17/2020 8:09:53 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (I did not kill George Floyd.)
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To: treetopsandroofs

GMTA.

I copied the text of that Wikipedia article here a few days ago:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3855441/posts?page=18#18

Never know when they’re going to censor that list off Wikipedia.


62 posted on 06/17/2020 8:11:14 AM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: SJackson

63 posted on 06/17/2020 8:15:23 AM PDT by Red Badger (Always trust God............but wash your hands......................)
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To: tsowellfan
What about all those violent Hip-Hop songs and Raps songs with every other word is the “N” word? They portray the black american as a murderous gang banging drug dealer.

Oh, SOME racial stereotypes are okay, you see. In fact, they love them. They'd be fine with Tupac Syrup. LOL!

64 posted on 06/17/2020 8:16:08 AM PDT by A_perfect_lady (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
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To: P.O.E.

They won’t stop until White and other Americans are under the boot of BLM. See Zimbabwe and South Africa. Reverse Apartheid.


65 posted on 06/17/2020 8:16:54 AM PDT by Starcitizen (Communist China needs to be treated like the pariah country it is. Send it back to 1971)
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To: carriage_hill

It’s not real maple syrup anyway!

It sucks.


66 posted on 06/17/2020 8:17:30 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (I'd rather be anecdotally alive than scientifically dead...)
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To: caww
They have convinced me that as long as there is any white American they will never be satsified with their life in this country.

If all the "un-colored" people disappeared overnight, the grievance industry would still blame them for all of the problems facing certain groups. It's just how they roll.

67 posted on 06/17/2020 8:22:44 AM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: Jeff Chandler

Well there is Sue Bee honey


68 posted on 06/17/2020 8:31:20 AM PDT by kaktuskid
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To: carriage_hill

69 posted on 06/17/2020 8:32:33 AM PDT by Salman (The DNC are outsourcing secret police functions to private contractors.)
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To: gundog

I love Farina yum yum yum. I don’t eat it anymore too many carbs.


70 posted on 06/17/2020 8:34:52 AM PDT by angcat (THANK YOU LORD FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP!!!!!)
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To: gundog

Someone once told me that that guy’s name was Kareem O’Wheet. Could be I suppose ... but why is that offensive to the left when 90% of TV commercials feature Negro actors? Are those actors not selling a product also?

The hypocrisie on the left is truly unbelievable ...


71 posted on 06/17/2020 8:40:03 AM PDT by ByteMercenary (Healthcare Insurance is *NOT* a Constitutional right.)
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To: carriage_hill

I suggest replacing Aunt Jemima with Auntie Ilhan Omar.


72 posted on 06/17/2020 8:43:04 AM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude (In America 2.0, blacks are sacred and can do no wrong.)
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There was a day....

We loved collecting the AUNT JERIMA syrup bottles...
use to make recipe holders out of them at craft time and sold in bazaars...

fun days in the past...my artist son loved painting them, and today he is an illustrator, still painting and drawing...
wonderful memories...

73 posted on 06/17/2020 8:43:17 AM PDT by haircutter
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To: ByteMercenary

His name is Rastus.
In today’s racial climate, he gotsta go .


74 posted on 06/17/2020 8:45:31 AM PDT by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: ByteMercenary

I’m still trying to figure out why it’s not racist to have people of color vastly over-represented in.commercials for drugs that prevent the spread of AIDS.


75 posted on 06/17/2020 8:48:37 AM PDT by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: treetopsandroofs

When I drove through West Virginia, the main thing I saw that reminded me of Robert Byrd was a chain of gas stations that carried his nickname — Sheetz.


76 posted on 06/17/2020 8:49:12 AM PDT by Berosus (I wish I had as much faith in God as liberals have in government.)
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To: carriage_hill

Zwarte Piet (Black Peter) celebrations in the Netherlands should be more interesting than usual this year.


77 posted on 06/17/2020 8:58:33 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: carriage_hill
Quaker Oats will change it to Colin Kraperdick, since both are crap... 😋
78 posted on 06/17/2020 9:18:05 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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To: carriage_hill

They should rename it “Auntie Crackwhore” to make it more culturally relevant.


79 posted on 06/17/2020 10:02:23 AM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism.)
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To: MeganC

Mmmmm, Blue Waffle Mix.


80 posted on 06/17/2020 10:55:01 AM PDT by sevlex
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