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Aunt Jemima to remove image from packaging and rename brand

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.”

“We recognize Aunt Jemima’s origins are based on a racial stereotype," Kristin Kroepfl, vice president and chief marketing officer of Quaker Foods North America, said in a press release. “As we work to make progress toward racial equality through several initiatives, we also must take a hard look at our portfolio of brands and ensure they reflect our values and meet our consumers’ expectations."

Kroepfl said the company has worked to "update" the brand to be "appropriate and respectful" but it realized the changes were insufficient.

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Aunt Jemima to remove image from packaging and rename brand

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.”

“We recognize Aunt Jemima’s origins are based on a racial stereotype," Kristin Kroepfl, vice president and chief marketing officer of Quaker Foods North America, said in a press release. “As we work to make progress toward racial equality through several initiatives, we also must take a hard look at our portfolio of brands and ensure they reflect our values and meet our consumers’ expectations."

Kroepfl said the company has worked to "update" the brand to be "appropriate and respectful" but it realized the changes were insufficient.

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From a week ago:

 

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In response to nationwide protests regarding police brutality and racial discrimination, food conglomerate Quaker Oats announced Friday that after 130 years, it would replace its historically racist Aunt Jemima mascot with a black female lawyer who enjoys pancakes from time to time. “The time has come to replace Jemima, a problematic and stereotypical character that originated in minstrel shows, with Sheila, the public defender of cultivated tastes who eats pancakes on occasion, in addition to a variety of other foods,” said Quaker spokesperson Aaron Parshley, who explained that the former Aunt Jemima brand of syrups and pancake mixes would now bear a logo depicting an African American woman who wears a suit, carries a briefcase, and isn’t an aunt per se, though she is godmother to the child of a dear friend she met as an undergraduate at Dartmouth College. “Our new mascot is based on several real-life black women who are lawyers and eat pancakes some mornings when they aren’t too busy litigating on behalf of the disadvantaged. While Sheila does enjoy our extended line of breakfast foods, that is only one small facet of her rich and complex identity as a human being: Sheila also speaks fluent Italian, likes U2, is bisexual, and enjoys cross-country skiing. Let us make it clear that Sheila never serves the pancakes herself, but now and then goes to a diner near the courthouse where waitresses and waiters of a variety of races serve them to her.” At press time, Mars Inc. announced it would follow suit by replacing the mascot of its Uncle Ben’s brand with a black engineering graduate student.

 

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First, the Land O Lakes Native American and now this? What's next? The Belgians used to be slave owners. We should get rid of Belgian Waffles! /Football thread slippery sloper

Anyone remember the housekeeper character from Tom & Jerry? She's been changed to make her less of a racist depiction. I'm curious if they also removed the blackface depictions from past cartoons?

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First Aunt Jemina, now Uncle Ben's

A second iconic brand plans to change its brand image in the wake of renewed calls for racial equality. 

Hours after Quaker Oats said it would retire Aunt Jemina from packaging on its brand of syrup and pancake mixes because it's "based on a racial stereotype," the owner of Uncle Ben's rice announced it planned to make changes.

"As a global brand, we know we have a responsibility to take a stand in helping to put an end to racial bias and injustices," the Mars-owned brand said in a statement. "As we listen to the voices of consumers, especially in the Black community, and to the voices of our Associates worldwide, we recognize that now is the right time to evolve the Uncle Ben’s brand, including its visual brand identity, which we will do."

The company said it didn't yet know "what the exact changes or timing will be, but we are evaluating all possibilities."

"Racism has no place in society. We stand in solidarity with the Black community, our Associates and our partners in the fight for social justice," Mars statement continued. "We know to make the systemic change needed, it’s going to take a collective effort from all of us – individuals, communities and organizations of all sizes around the world."

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1 minute ago, mdmost said:

First, the Land O Lakes Native American and now this? What's next? The Belgians used to be slave owners. We should get rid of Belgian Waffles! /Football thread slippery sloper

They get rid of St. Pauli Girl and I'm gonna get pissed.

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First, the Land O Lakes Native American and now this? What's next? The Belgians used to be slave owners. We should get rid of Belgian Waffles! /Football thread slippery sloper


For some slippery slope, Go check out @JoshThompson87’s Twitter timeline. He wants Coon Cheese rebranded. Coon was the “inventor’s” last name. Doesn’t matter, woke to insensitivity.
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33 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

The Washington Redskins should be keeping a low profile if they want to keep their name. If the NFL is getting woke, the Redskins name doesn't have long. 

Given recent history, the Cowboys could be on the clock as well.  

Good thing Sambo's is pretty much extinct now sans perhaps 1 left in California. 

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1 hour ago, tantric superman said:

All of this pales in comparison to the fact that I can't buy a twelve pack of individual fritos and get a frito bandito eraser. 

These fuckers were like hitting the mother load, circa 1969.

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Had an art teacher in college who was extremely proud to have had a large part in developing the image of frito bandito

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1 hour ago, tantric superman said:

All of this pales in comparison to the fact that I can't buy a twelve pack of individual fritos and get a frito bandito eraser. 

These fuckers were like hitting the mother load, circa 1969.

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When I was a kid I used to sing his song all the time.

 

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1 hour ago, Underdog said:

Given recent history, the Cowboys could be on the clock as well.  

Good thing Sambo's is pretty much extinct now sans perhaps 1 left in California. 

#TeamMrs.Buttersworth

The last Sambos just changed their name once shit started getting set on fire.

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Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben's were high dollar brands when I was a kid. They still are. If we got fancy we used Bisquick, otherwise it was from scratch Martha White or Gladiola flour.

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1 minute ago, Wanker Bob said:

Wow they actually threw the line "you must not offend" into an extremely offensive advertisement. Talk about a slap in the face

They were ahead of their time. They wanted reparations and social justice.

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3 hours ago, RPM said:

First Aunt Jemina, now Uncle Ben's

A second iconic brand plans to change its brand image in the wake of renewed calls for racial equality. 

Hours after Quaker Oats said it would retire Aunt Jemina from packaging on its brand of syrup and pancake mixes because it's "based on a racial stereotype," the owner of Uncle Ben's rice announced it planned to make changes.

"As a global brand, we know we have a responsibility to take a stand in helping to put an end to racial bias and injustices," the Mars-owned brand said in a statement. "As we listen to the voices of consumers, especially in the Black community, and to the voices of our Associates worldwide, we recognize that now is the right time to evolve the Uncle Ben’s brand, including its visual brand identity, which we will do."

The company said it didn't yet know "what the exact changes or timing will be, but we are evaluating all possibilities."

"Racism has no place in society. We stand in solidarity with the Black community, our Associates and our partners in the fight for social justice," Mars statement continued. "We know to make the systemic change needed, it’s going to take a collective effort from all of us – individuals, communities and organizations of all sizes around the world."

mahatma rice is next

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2 hours ago, Bama Chick said:

I think we need a moratorium on white men until we figure out what’s wrong with them.

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Come again...a goddamm syrup, really?

let me guess, you learned not to hate wood houses because sometimes y’all bought log cabin..

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