Critics seek clarity after Trader Joe's says it will keep "Trader Ming's" and "Trader José" products, denies they're racist

CBS News ^ | July 30, 2020 | Li Cohen, Victoria Albert

[artichokegrower]

The creators of a petition calling on Trader Joe's to change stereotypical product names like "Trader Ming's," "Trader José" and "Trader Giotto's" are seeking clarity this week, after the company doubled down on the names and said it doesn't believe they're racist.

[artichokegrower]

The creators of the petition are now asking that the company clarify their intentions and plans.

"Given the contradictory nature of these statements, we ask that Trader Joe's clarify which ethnically branded products will be modified," the update says.

How about we create especially for you Trader STFU!

[woweeitsme]

Wow...I’ll have to add Trader Joe’s as a “go-to”. Always thought they leaned to the liberal side, but maybe they aren’t THAT far left!

[KarlInOhio]

I think they looked at Goya and saw that you can stand up to a teenager with a couple dozen friends and an online petition.

[dp0622]

In other words we don’t care about the Italian one but the Spanish one and Chinese one needs to be changed. Hypocrites.

Snowflake hypocrites no less

[MAGAthon]

“critics seek clarity”! who the hell do they think they are? they are enabled by FakeNewsMSM, that’s who they are.

seven-plus billion people could not care less.

[LukeL]

Do they also know that Joe was a racist term for American GIs?

[glennaro]

Very good!

[LouAvul]

Trader Joes is not racist. But they are anti Constitution. On their door, prominently displayed is a “no firearms” sign. But to me, concealed means concealed.

[cuban leaf]

The correct answer: “None. Thanks for asking.”

Do we need to do a Chic-Fil-A on Trader Joes?

[eyeamok]

My response:

NONE!, Furthermore we have made a list of theses creators and the signers of this petition and have formally BANNED them from ALL Trader Joe’s properties, if anyone on this list enters a Trader Joe’s the Police will be called and they will be arrested for Trespassing.

[af_vet_1981]

And sometimes they play good music :)

[jetson]

You have to be a real shmuck insisting that the names of things are racist. Nancy Pelosi’s name seems racist to me so she should change it. Idiotic.

[Steve_Seattle]

"stereotypical product names"

Stereotypical, as in the idea that people in different cultures tend to use different languages and different words for the same thing, and that that many names have different forms in different languages? How offensive!

[Steve_Seattle]

"Nancy Pelosi’s name seems racist to me so she should change it. Idiotic."

Yes, her name reeks of Italian stereotypes, and Diane Feinstein's name sounds like a stereotypical Jewish name!

[Bon of Babble]

Surprised this is coming out of Trader Joe’s, I always thought they were leftists.

Either way, I haven’t been able to shop there, the lines are tremendous every hour of every day that they’re open.

[EEGator]

No.

[mylife]

[Skywise]

Under what authority do these critics operate?

If mob rule - then we have that same authority and can cancel them as well.

[Bonemaker]

"...“critics seek clarity”

Is this clear enough "critics"?

[Steve_Seattle]

The hidden idea in this petition to Trader's Joe's is that cultural differences are embarrassing or even evil. The "diversity" movement has thus gone full-circle and is now claiming that all distinct cultures embody "stereotypes" which need to be eradicated.

You see this in corporate globalism: all local cultures are homogenized in favor of a one-world corporate monoculture which makes every place seem more and more like every other place.