Kelley Beekeeping
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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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.
Oh, SOME racial stereotypes are okay, you see. In fact, they love them. They'd be fine with Tupac Syrup. LOL!
They won’t stop until White and other Americans are under the boot of BLM. See Zimbabwe and South Africa. Reverse Apartheid.
It’s not real maple syrup anyway!
It sucks.
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.
Well there is Sue Bee honey
I love Farina yum yum yum. I don’t eat it anymore too many carbs.
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 ...
I suggest replacing Aunt Jemima with Auntie Ilhan Omar.
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...
His name is Rastus.
In today’s racial climate, he gotsta go .
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.
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.
Zwarte Piet (Black Peter) celebrations in the Netherlands should be more interesting than usual this year.
They should rename it “Auntie Crackwhore” to make it more culturally relevant.
Mmmmm, Blue Waffle Mix.
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