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John Byrne
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About time!
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Kevin Brown
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| Posted: 17 June 2020 at 11:15am | IP Logged | 2
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The only shock is that it took until 2020 to do this!
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Vinny Valenti
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Yeah, I have no problem with this - especially once I've seen people post some of the older Aunt Jemima images.....yikes!
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James Johnson
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...and to your Uncle!
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Michael Penn
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| Posted: 17 June 2020 at 12:35pm | IP Logged | 5
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MLKjr understood better than anyone that practically the
best way to force good changes in America is to hit 'em in
the wallet. The worse you make racism/prejudice for big
business, the more the culture "suddenly" evolves.
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John Byrne
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…especially once I've seen people post some of the older Aunt Jemima images…•• Yeah, they've been able to update Betty Crocker a few times, but there's just no way to pull that off with Uncle Ben and Aunt Jemima.
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John Byrne
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MLKjr understood better than anyone that practically the best way to force good changes in America is to hit 'em in the wallet. The worse you make racism/prejudice for big business, the more the culture "suddenly" evolves.•• As I have noted, business is getting bold! Most TV ads these days feature mixed race (and often same sex) couples. These are how the barriers come down!
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John Byrne
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One suggestion I saw floated was to change the image and branding to "Chef Jem." That might be a great update.•• I don't pretend to have full comprehension of the Black Experience, but I think if I was Black I'd find that VERY offensive!
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James Johnson
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| Posted: 17 June 2020 at 12:50pm | IP Logged | 9
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I don't pretend to have full comprehension of the Black Experience, but I think if I was Black I'd find that VERY offensive!
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JB - I do and I find it REALLY OFFENSIVE!
With both brands being around for well over a century and probably made billions off them, it's WAY past time to retire those racist representations of black Americans.
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Vinny Valenti
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https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/uncle-jemimas- pure-mash-liquor/n11301
Can't believe that this skit is now over 20 years old!
Edited by Vinny Valenti on 17 June 2020 at 1:22pm
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David Allen Perrin
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Time to retire all the ‘Aunts’ and ‘Uncles’ and I’m lookin’ at that tan on Mrs’ Butterworth and dammit I got questions!
2020 is a year of true upheaval. Much of it terrible. And yet amidst the smoke and rubble....progress.
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Rich Marzullo
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Been reading comments about how this will lead to ignorance and the death of America, so that's been fun. Also, apparently Uncle Ben's is working on a similar decision that will be announced later this year.
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