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| "Aunt Jemima" is racist ??? (Page 1/2) |
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MidEngineManiac
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FEB 10, 08:29 AM
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sourmash
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FEB 10, 09:57 AM
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From memory, the company patterned the original figurine bottles and visage from a real woman. The family was consulted at some point too.
The earlier stuff with her image is pretty collectible.
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James Bond 007
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FEB 10, 10:00 AM
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If they had done their research, they would have realized. She was a pioneer, for the African Americans.
Nancy Green (March 4, 1834 – August 30, 1923) was a former slave, nanny, cook, activist, and the first of many African-American models hired to promote a corporate trademark as "Aunt Jemima". The Aunt Jemima recipe was not her recipe, but she became the advertising world's first living trademark.
Born: March 4, 1834
Died: August 30, 1923, Chicago
Sad that these people have tried to erase history, one of Americas Great women pioneers.
In 2014, a lawsuit was filed against Quaker Oats, PepsiCo, and others, claiming that Green and Anna Short Harrington (who portrayed Aunt Jemima starting in 1935) were exploited by the company and cheated out of the monetary compensation they were promised. The plaintiffs were two of Harrington's great-grandsons, and they sought a multi-billion dollar settlement for descendants of Green and Harrington.The lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice and without leave to amend on February 18, 2015
Further reading. https://aaregistry.org/stor...riginal-aunt-jemima/
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MidEngineManiac
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FEB 10, 11:51 AM
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The REAL funny thing is, give them a year and the left will be protesting and rioting that "Pearl" is too white and racist.
IF it takes that long.
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sourmash
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FEB 10, 12:09 PM
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That's the natural progression of racists.
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williegoat
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FEB 10, 01:58 PM
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So, can anyone tell me just what was the "negative racial stereotype" implied by Aunt Jemima? A woman who can cook? Is that a "black thing"?
Did she have a fling with Uncle Ben? And just what did Uncle Ben convert all that rice to, or should I not ask?
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ls3mach
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FEB 10, 05:01 PM
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Garbage syrup anyone. Maple or if cheap butter pecan. Dumb folding to everyone all the time though. Hardly seems racist. Whitewashing; is this Tom Sawyer irony?
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cliffw
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FEB 10, 05:28 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by James Bond 007:
Sad that these people have tried to erase history, one of Americas Great women pioneers. |
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C'mon, get it right. "One of Americas Great women of color pioneers".
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maryjane
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FEB 10, 05:31 PM
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They may have gone out of business or merged with another company...
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williegoat
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FEB 10, 05:35 PM
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Pearl makes me think of a little girl from Texas:
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