Aunt Jemima controversy?

By Brian . Created on Jun 19, 2020
Quaker Oats, owned by Pepsi, recently announced rebranding their Aunt Jemima products due to some feeling it was a 'mammy' stereotype. Uncle Ben's Rice and Mrs. Butterworth's syrup seem to be in the same cart. That said, do you consider these mascots to be racist or offensive in some way?
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Mark said on Jul 1, 2020
I love the old mascots and I have great respect for the remembrance of song and wholesome stereotypes, I have never thought of them as black or negative in any way, I think its sad that we have become so thin skinned and frigile that we are focusing on changing these things instead of just trying to make each other better.
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pjv5119 said on Jun 23, 2020
I have always associated AJ as wholesome good food which is what they are trying to project. And what is wrong with that. I also understand those who object to using this symbol. I might not totally agree with them. But then what about every other stereo ethnic character used on a product? Should we get rid of all of them?
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Robert said on Jun 21, 2020
Just after this latest "Incident" surfaced , The descendant of the woman who inspired the "Aunt Jemima " character came out against Pepsi's decision to ban it , saying that it nullified & voided her Great Grandmother's(?) legacy . Between this , tearing down statues , Banning certain books & films - it's all been turned into a witch hunt , so much to the point of "Find...
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Anonymous said on Jun 21, 2020
I know it’s origins now, but growing up it was a very homely thing. I always wanted a mom like that. Guess it’s not good, though
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Milan said on Jun 21, 2020
Different strokes different folks! Not only applies to products but brands, restaurants, sports teams, political correctness? Offensive?
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Victoria said on Jun 20, 2020
All this PC stuff is ridiculous
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Barry N said on Jun 20, 2020
Take the faces off of every product in the world. Most products sell by word of mouth and tv ads. Now everyone will be happy.
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Brian said on Jun 21, 2020
Not a bad idea, unless one is trying to sell a cereal aimed at children, who may not remember the name, but will recall a tiger or rabbit, they really don't serve that much purpose. Heck, one can still call it by a name with no image.
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Barry N said on Jun 21, 2020
PETA forced the company that makes Animal Crackers to remove the animals from the cages. No one will ever forget Tony the Tiger.
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Anonymous said on Jun 20, 2020
I would like to say no
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