[davem4616]

Originally Posted by Chi-Town

The Native American butter maiden is gone from the Land O' Lakes packaging.

no!!!

we switched to Kerry Gold, so haven't been paying attention to that brand

That was the high price spread when I was growing up....

Sad

I wonder how many streets and cities will be renamed

[anothersteve]

It amazes me that none of this bothered anyone before. Overnight crap. I don't think blacks are as offended by this as much as us white folk. Hence my post "Dear White People" (look it up and understand)
Steve

[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by anothersteve

It amazes me that none of this bothered anyone before. Overnight crap. I don't think blacks are as offended by this as much as us white folk. Hence my post "Dear White People" (look it up and understand)
Steve

Wrong.

The fight to eliminate racist, bigoted, prejudiced and denigrating stereotypes...has been going on a long time.

It's just recently that a younger generation, less prejudiced than their elders and outrage by decent people/companies/organizations who heretofore just stood on the sidelines, but have now have had their eyes opened by recent events...which is making the difference in attitudes.

Mascots and Logos (click here)

12 racist brands, mascots, and logos that were considered just another part of American life.

[Northwoods]

Then we better get rid of Betty Crocker. I see they've erased any "photo" of her on their website, but I don't care. It stereotypes women as housewives. "The little woman." I want the name Betty Crocker GONE!!!!
Oh... and while we're at it... let's go after Sara Lee too. Another example of stereotyping women as housewives.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by ColdNoMore

Wrong.

The fight to eliminate racist, bigoted, prejudiced and denigrating stereotypes...has been going on a long time.

It's just recently that a younger generation less prejudiced than their elders and outrage by those people/companies/organizations who heretofore just stood on the sidelines...have had their eyes opened by recent events.

Mascots and Logos (click here)

You know, sometimes I think people are just throwing the baby out with the bath water. It appears to me that the young people, now that they don't go to church any more are trying to start a new religion with rules and standards of their own mostly to do with what things are called. I wait to see what is next weeks word of derision toward the ordinary folks. I have heard so much about Virtue signaling and systemic racism recently.

Most of us really do not want to offend anyone, but I think also most of us are tired of being criticized when we have done nothing wrong. What do the young people who write the opinion for the MSM want from us? This forum consists of probably better than 99% law abiding people. We don't harm people. We don't steal from them. We pay our bills. We don't buy what we can't afford. I am really tired of hearing we are the bad guys.

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by Joe V.

That crap is a heart attack in a bottle.

True, but only if the diabetes doesn’t kill you first. I wouldn’t even put that garbage in a bird feeder.

[ColdNoMore]

How dare younger people, many successful professionals...care about equal justice and treatment for everyone?


What in the heck are they thinking, don't they even realize..."this is the way it's always been done?"


I think I recall reading the same things being said...during Women's Suffrage and the Civil Rights movement.


Or was that right before...the dinosaurs became extinct?


I can't really remember...because I'm getting too old.

[anothersteve]

Originally Posted by ColdNoMore

How dare younger people, many successful professionals...care about equal justice and treatment for everyone?


What in the heck are they thinking, don't they even realize..."this is the way it's always been done?"


I think I recall reading the same things being said...during Women's Suffrage and the Civil Rights movement.


Or was that right before...the dinosaurs became extinct?


I can't really remember...because I'm getting too old.

...

[manaboutown]

Originally Posted by Northwoods

Then we better get rid of Betty Crocker. I see they've erased any "photo" of her on their website, but I don't care. It stereotypes women as housewives. "The little woman." I want the name Betty Crocker GONE!!!!
Oh... and while we're at it... let's go after Sara Lee too. Another example of stereotyping women as housewives.

And Marie Callender, Ruth Chris and Lydia Pinkham.

What about Old Mother Hubbard, the wicked witch in Hansel and Gretel, Tinkerbell, Peter Pan and Little Black Sambo (who was a South Indian, not an African)?

[manaboutown]

And what about the Smith Brothers? Stereotypical white males with magnificent beards!

or Mr. Clean, Turtle Wax, Janitor in a Drum or Bon Ami?

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by ColdNoMore

How dare younger people, many successful professionals...care about equal justice and treatment for everyone?


What in the heck are they thinking, don't they even realize..."this is the way it's always been done?"


I think I recall reading the same things being said...during Women's Suffrage and the Civil Rights movement.


Or was that right before...the dinosaurs became extinct?


I can't really remember...because I'm getting too old.

Because young people, newer to this world than older people are filled with all kinds of wonderful ideas that they think can fix everything. They often think that the answer lies with new words and new rules and the human race being more aware of inequalities and unkindness. As they get older and observe the world longer, many begin to see that the answer lies within themselves and the individual responsibility of each of us and that we cannot legislate morality or march and congregate to make people be kind to each other.

And some people will never be kind to others. Their heartbreak and anger has nothing to do with social justice.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Because young people, newer to this world than older people are filled with all kinds of wonderful ideas that they think can fix everything. They often think that the answer lies with new words and new rules and the human race being more aware of inequalities and unkindness. As they get older and observe the world longer, many begin to see that the answer lies within themselves and the individual responsibility of each of us and that we cannot legislate morality or march and congregate to make people be kind to each other.

And some people will never be kind to others. Their heartbreak and anger has nothing to do with social justice.

Mrs Smith was the worlds best baker of pies but was a make believe stereotype white lady. She would be replaced by some minority to give some other make believe stereotype a job.

[ColdNoMore]

Let's all hope, for our society's betterment, we never lose those people who think..."they can fix everything."

We will always desperately need those folks.

Without that attitude and their actions...nothing would have ever changed for the better.

And a lot of people appear kind on the surface, use it as a costume, give lip service to wanting justice and equality, but they really only want that for their own 'tribe'...and they're obsessions, ugliness, anger and vitriol runs just below the surface.

May those shouting voices and their actions striving for equality, justice, peace and niceness...never be squelched by mean-spirited/passive-aggressive folks.

[davem4616]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Because young people, newer to this world than older people are filled with all kinds of wonderful ideas that they think can fix everything. They often think that the answer lies with new words and new rules and the human race being more aware of inequalities and unkindness. As they get older and observe the world longer, many begin to see that the answer lies within themselves and the individual responsibility of each of us and that we cannot legislate morality or march and congregate to make people be kind to each other.

And some people will never be kind to others. Their heartbreak and anger has nothing to do with social justice.

well put

a college degree doesn't mean one suddenly has wisdom...all it means is that they tested well

[GoodLife]

A brief history of Aunt Jemima

Nancy Green was born into slavery in 1834 in Montgomery County, Kentucky. In 1889 the creators of Aunt Jemima, Charles Rutt and Charles Underwood, sold the company to R.T Davis, who soon found Nancy Green in Chicago. The previous owners had already agreed upon her ‘look’ of a bandana and apron. Davis combined the Aunt Jemima look with a catchy tune from the Vaudeville circuit to make the Aunt Jemima brand.

Green’s identity was first uncovered at the Worlds’ Columbian Exposition in 1893. There were so many people interested in the Aunt Jemima exhibit, police were called for crowd control. Green served pancakes to thousands of people. People loved her warm personality and friendly demeanor, not to mention her cooking. Green was given an award for showmanship at the exposition.

As a result of her dedication, Aunt Jemima received 50,000 orders for pancake mix. Not only did flour sales soar, but Green received a lifetime contract to serve as spokesperson. She was a living legend of the brand until she died in a car accident in September 1923.

After Green’s passing, the owner of Aunt Jemima, R.T. Davis, experienced financial issues and the brand was sold to Quaker Oats two years later.

As for the image of Aunt Jemima, Nancy Green was followed by Anna Robinson, whose image was changed to a painted portrait on the packaging of the mix. Next was Chicago blues singer and actress Edith Wilson. She was the first Aunt Jemima to appear in television commercials.

After Wilson there was Ethel Ernestine Harper, a former school teacher and actress. The fourth Aunt Jemima was Rosie Hall who was an advertising employee at Quaker Oats until she discovered their need for a new Aunt Jemima. After she died, Hall’s grave was declared a historical landmark.

Next, there was Aylene Lewis. She made her first appearance of Aunt Jemima in 1955 at the Aunt Jemima restaurant at Disneyland. The last woman known to appear as Aunt Jemima publicly was Ann Short Harrington. Harrington would make television appearances as the brand spokesperson in the New York area.

So looks like 7 black ladies "played" Aunt Jemima over the years and were paid for it.

This must be racist, giving black ladies jobs they were perfectly happy to perfom.