Removing Racial Stereotypes from Products

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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.

Aunt Jemima has faced renewed criticism recently amid protests across the nation and around the world sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.

People on social media called out the brand for ...

Read in its entirety: Aunt Jemima brand to change name, remove image that Quaker says is 'based on a racial sterotype'

Other companies will follow suit: Uncle Ben's rice to change brand as part of parent company's stance against racism.

[scribblz, BSN, CNA, LPN]

Just read this article in the Globe, and it made me hopeful. This is what I think representation should look like.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/27/business/what-can-I-do-19-black-brown-business-leaders-want-drive-movement-end-racial-inequities/?s_campaign=breakingnews:newsletter

[toomuchbaloney]

On 6/27/2020 at 4:49 PM, scribblz said:

Just read this article in the Globe, and it made me hopeful. This is what I think representation should look like.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/27/business/what-can-I-do-19-black-brown-business-leaders-want-drive-movement-end-racial-inequities/?s_campaign=breakingnews:newsletter

For some reason that link would not work on my android phone.

[scribblz, BSN, CNA, LPN]

5 hours ago, toomuchbaloney said:

For some reason that link would not work on my android phone.

Maybe copy paste it into a different browser? I just double checked it, and it worked for me on my Bing browser.