[evluoma]

Originally Posted by davem4616

It appears that retail better get busy and come up with a catchy new name for 'Black Friday'...ya can stick a fork in that one....

They could rename black friday good friday since there are good sales, oops already taken....how about Friday the 13th, nope too scary, .....maybe protest friday, nope looting is free...i am out of ideas

[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by JimJohnson

A new Procter & Gamble commercial urges white Americans to protest racial injustice by marching, speaking out and voting. Great sentiment and way past time. I salute Procter & Gamble.

Good for them.

While I know it will happen anyway, why in the world would anyone be against and be angry...about equal justice for all races?



And for anyone wondering, yes...that was actually a rhetorical question.

[FredJacobs]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Hopefully people stop buying the new brand and they have no choice but to reinstate Aunt Jemima.

BTW I am not happy with Uncle Ben can we start a protest against his rice?

The companies have already announced that Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben and Mrs. Butterworth will retire before the year is out.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by FredJacobs

The companies have already announced that Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben and Mrs. Butterworth will retire before the year is out.

So ridiculous, the people who have been the "Aunt Jemima" over the years have no problem with it.

Dress her up make her the mom with kids running her household taking care of her family before heading to her office.

What in the world is wrong with that?

[camaguey48]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

What? I can not believe what I just read. This can't be happening..........

After 130 Years, Aunt Jemima Will Vanish From Packaging | Georgia Public Broadcasting

I suppose Black Friday is next. If a company is showing a profit, it means that they are in the black. Is that racist? It seems that no one wants to offend a particular group for fear of repercussions. The pandering by corporate America and the national so-called "leaders" is beyond ridiculous and laughable. It is insanity and totalitarian in its purest form. God bless our great nation.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

So ridiculous, the people who have been the "Aunt Jemima" over the years have no problem with it.

Dress her up make her the mom with kids running her household taking care of her family before heading to her office.

What in the world is wrong with that?

Sorry, Stu. IMO, there is nothing wrong with it. I stated in another post that, as a child unaware of "race", Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben, and other product reps were people that we liked and trusted to provide us with good food we liked. We weren't taught that there was anything wrong with them or that we should look down on them. Sadly, some folks were and others are offended. So, we will lose symbols that were not intended to be icons of ideology, but somebody was told it was, so it must be so.
I believe in equality and equal opportunity and equal rights and equal protection under the law. The shaming, guilt tripping and finger pointing has become counter productive in many areas and will go to ridiculous extremes. Example, is Yogi Bear a racist symbol? NO! But, someone looking for a fight will be sure to point out that he is brown and a thief of pic-a-nic baskets and therefore a racial insult resulting in the labeling of all cartoonists as racists. The ridiculousness goes on and the division gets wider. It is nuts. We all need a hug but can't get one because of covid.
Stay well. Stay safe. Peace!

[oldtimes]

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

Sorry, Stu. IMO, there is nothing wrong with it. I stated in another post that, as a child unaware of "race", Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben, and other product reps were people that we liked and trusted to provide us with good food we liked. We weren't taught that there was anything wrong with them or that we should look down on them. Sadly, some folks were and others are offended. So, we will lose symbols that were not intended to be icons of ideology, but somebody was told it was, so it must be so.
I believe in equality and equal opportunity and equal rights and equal protection under the law. The shaming, guilt tripping and finger pointing has become counter productive in many areas and will go to ridiculous extremes. Example, is Yogi Bear a racist symbol? NO! But, someone looking for a fight will be sure to point out that he is brown and a thief of pic-a-nic baskets and therefore a racial insult resulting in the labeling of all cartoonists as racists. The ridiculousness goes on and the division gets wider. It is nuts. We all need a hug but can't get one because of covid.
Stay well. Stay safe. Peace!

I agree when I was growing up I just thought they were good cooks.

[Bay Kid]

Didn't Aunt Jemima come up with recipe?

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Bay Kid

Didn't Aunt Jemima come up with recipe?

Her name is on the package so she must have.

[GoodLife]

Originally Posted by Bay Kid

Didn't Aunt Jemima come up with recipe?

Don't know for sure, doesn't matter anyway. George Clooney does not design Nespresso products

[BostonRich]

They are coming after Splash Mountain too. I am sure Walt Disney said something once that infers he was a racist. Probably have to tear the whole park down or at least rename it.

[karostay]

What next pave our federally funded highways shades of grey so as not to offend anyone.....

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by karostay

What next pave our federally funded highways shades of grey so as not to offend anyone.....

Luckily for me I invented a clear shade of asphalt so I will be cleaning up.

Willing to sell some share of stock in my new company at a great discount.

[Kenswing]

Seattle actually started this nonsense years ago by trying to ban the term "Brown bag" lunch. lol

There'''s more to Seattle '''brown bag''' racial controversy than meets the eye

A Seattle official who advised that city spokesmen avoid the term "brown bag" as racially offensive has defended his position in the face of national ridicule over what critics called political correctness run amok.

Elliott Bronstein, chief spokesman for the Seattle Office of Civil Rights, advised the city's public information officers to avoid the phrase and use terms like "sack lunch" or "lunch-and-learn," according to a memo first reported Wednesday by seattlepi.com.

[Stu from NYC]

So in other words we should ban everything with the names brown or black or red or yellow.

Clear will be the new in color as it will probably not offend anyone