Social Aunt Jemima has been cancelled

[Rockapotomuss]

It’s about time! After over 120 years of racism associating black people with syrup and pancake mix, Aunt Jemima is finally coming to an end. BLM!

 

[IndyCovaHart]

 

[jx820]

Hard to imagine why anyone thought this was inappropriate:

 

[Zer]

Humbly nominate this kid for their new mascot

 

[Hadron90]

Hard to imagine why anyone thought this was inappropriate:

Yeah, darn that poor black woman for not looking like a fit, white supermodel!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Green
She only dedicated her life after being freed from a slave to missionary work, activism, and improving the lives of people in Chicago living in poverty. But damnit, she was ugly so she needs to be cancelled!

 

[Jkillah]

Putting pictures of stereotypes on their packaging is kind of just what Quaker does. That's why they are named Quaker and have the Quaker oats man on their oatmeal box.

 

[Rockapotomuss]

Ya they already made her look more white. Why is the original more racist?

In sociology class we learned about the over representation of white models in advertising. Here we have a 19th century black woman advertisement. How is that not super progressive?

 

[Hadron90]

Ya they already made her look more white. Why is the original based off a real person more racist?

White liberals only like black people with lots of white features. Look at all the pop stars they idolize:
https://www.google.com/search?q=bla...mg&ei=NH3rXqOrGMGjsQWo9JjADw&bih=758&biw=1536

Every female on that list is light skinned and has just a hint of black features. Don't want to look too African, that's racist!

 

[bobgeese]

I was out raged about it yesterday. I’m still outraged today.

 

[west42]

It's racist when black people look black.

Ya they already made her look more white. Why is the original more racist?

In sociology class we learned about the over representation of white models in advertising. Here we have a 19th century black woman advertisement. How is that not super progressive?

 

[Terry Noonan]

good syrup IMO. A lot of poor white people use it. I enjoy it as maple syrup is over $20 a bottle. This stuffs like $4.

 

[jx820]

Yeah, darn that poor black woman for not looking like a fit, white supermodel!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Green
She only dedicated her life after being freed from a slave to missionary work, activism, and improving the lives of people in Chicago living in poverty. But damnit, she was ugly so she needs to be cancelled!

Yes, that's the problem with those depictions. It's that she's not fit.

 

[Hadron90]

Yes, that's the problem with those depictions. It's that she's not fit.

Do you understand how racist it is to criticize a portrait of a real freed slave for having too many African features?

 

[Ornife]

Humbly nominate this kid for their new mascot

You seriously believe an image depicting a blonde haired, blue eyed, fair-skinned individual is appropriate?

At the very least the syrup bottle would require some sort of trigger warning.

 

[jx820]

Ya they already made her look more white. Why is the original more racist?

In sociology class we learned about the over representation of white models in advertising. Here we have a 19th century black woman advertisement. How is that not super progressive?

You know there were nice clothes in the 19th century. Moreover, you do understand that Quaker Oats had the money to buy one or two nice dresses for their wardrobe. See the white lady below:

She's always depicted poorly dressed, typically in servitude and enjoying her servitude. Always waiting on white people.

Chef Boyardee got a chef's uniform and a hat with his name on it.

 

[Hadron90]

You know there were nice clothes in the 19th century. Moreover, you do understand that Quaker Oats had the money to buy one or two nice dresses for their wardrobe. See the white lady below:

She's always depicted poorly dressed, typically in servitude and enjoying her servitude. Always waiting on white people.

Chef Boyardee got a chef's uniform and a hat with his name on it.

The real woman was a former slave. Why would they dress her up as an aristocrat? She was an antipoverty activist, not the Monopoly man.

 

[west42]

Do you understand how racist it is to criticize a portrait of a real freed slave for having too many African features?

I dont think his brain will process that that is what she actually looks like.

 

[IndyCovaHart]

It’s an indisputably racist holdover from a foregone era but I’m not sure what the end goal is here and how you even define that “end.”

As far as creating racial harmony is concerned, I would hardly call these moves a giant leap for mankind — even cumulatively.

This isn’t changing hearts and minds and I would venture to guess it is making racists even more racist than they already were.

 

[Letssnuggle]

I am also very offended by the term: master bedroom.

 

[Rygu]

Well it's about time.

Racism is about to plummet now.