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Exactly!Uncle Ben’s rice was named after two famous black men. One was a farmer famous for his rice…the other a chef. Nothing negative about that brand.
And the family of the woman who portrayed Aunt Jemima was not happy with Quaker for rebranding and have since contacted them requesting they preserve their grandmothers legacy.
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thiere wever several womaN who played aunt jemmina and all were not happy having their history erased.Exactly!
Family Of Woman Who Portrayed Aunt Jemima Speaks Out About Quaker Oats's Rebranding Decision
While descendants of Lillian Richard, who portrayed Aunt Jemima, support the company's decision to rename the brand, they want to ensure her legacy lives on.
hidtory?
How an iconic food was rebranded after the George Floyd murder
The racial reckoning following the murder resulted in brands like Aunt Jemima, Cream of Wheat, Mrs. Butterworth’s, Eskimo Pie, and Uncle Ben’s disappear. In their places came names and …wgnradio.com
now it is bens original. i love how black people disgrace their own hidtory and proud historical people who were proud these brans and had their pictures on them. add this to change in aunt jemmima/. they are going to fix it were black person cn never be a brand ever.,
Hmmm, you want to keep the racist images like Uncle Ben's rice and Aunt Jemima pancakes, but I am the racist though.
It's madness
The fact that you have to ask speaks for itself.How are the images "wacist"?
The fact that you have to ask speaks for itself.
and she said she rather play one then be one.Maybe we should cancel her Oscar
because she played the part of a maid in the slave days.
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Hattie McDaniel was the first
African American to win an Academy Award, in 1940.
Peter Parker can have an Uncle Ben because he's Spiderman but the fine dining Chefs can't have an Uncle Ben because that's racist....we are stuck calling him just "Ben".So they took a popular and long standing product that from 1943 to 2020 was never considered racist, and featured a black man that was known for the quality of the rice he grew.............and renamed it................ to not be racist?
They took something that wasnt racist and changed the name to not be racist?
This, this is why our country is going down the shitter. All our fucking problems and this is whats so important to everyone?
Jesus fucking christ I dont understand whats wrong with people who came up with this idea and the ones who support it.
Indeed...and she was very good at it.and she said she rather play one then be one.
