Skip to content
  • Categories
  • Recent
  • Tags
  • Popular
  • Users
  • Groups
Skins
  • Light
  • Cerulean
  • Cosmo
  • Flatly
  • Journal
  • Litera
  • Lumen
  • Lux
  • Materia
  • Minty
  • Morph
  • Pulse
  • Sandstone
  • Simplex
  • Sketchy
  • Spacelab
  • United
  • Yeti
  • Zephyr
  • Dark
  • Cyborg
  • Darkly
  • Quartz
  • Slate
  • Solar
  • Superhero
  • Vapor

  • Default (No Skin)
  • No Skin
Collapse

The New Coffee Room

  1. TNCR
  2. General Discussion
  3. RIP Aunt Jemima

RIP Aunt Jemima

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved General Discussion
52 Posts 17 Posters 678 Views
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • 8 Offline
    8 Offline
    89th
    wrote on 18 Jun 2020, 15:34 last edited by
    #20

    Growing up, my grandpa in Baltimore had a (black) chef that would always cook during special holiday events. She made the BEST fried chicken among other foods. Honestly, she looked like the left version of Aunt Jemima above. It would be a COMPLIMENT to associate her name/face with delicious food.

    1 Reply Last reply
    • D Doctor Phibes
      18 Jun 2020, 12:24

      I have to say, when we first came over, I was rather taken aback by the Aunt Jemima stuff. I didn't grow up with it of course, but I saw the picture and immediately thought, 'ah, welcome back to the 1960's....'.

      Yeah, yeah, I'm just a dumb old Brit who doesn't know anything. Still....

      C Offline
      C Offline
      Copper
      wrote on 18 Jun 2020, 16:12 last edited by
      #21

      @Doctor-Phibes said in RIP Aunt Jemima:

      I didn't grow up with it of course, but I saw the picture and immediately thought, 'ah, welcome back to the 1960's....'.

      Yeah, yeah, I'm just a dumb old Brit who doesn't know anything. Still....

      I think the brand was well known and respected, that was the message from the commercials

      I don't think there was ever any disrespect associated with it

      She certainly wasn't treated as a lower class or anything, at least I don't remember it like that

      J 1 Reply Last reply 18 Jun 2020, 19:26
      • G Offline
        G Offline
        George K
        wrote on 18 Jun 2020, 18:26 last edited by
        #22

        alt text

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

        1 Reply Last reply
        • T Offline
          T Offline
          taiwan_girl
          wrote on 18 Jun 2020, 19:10 last edited by
          #23

          When I was growing up, the best selling toothpaste brand was a brand called "Darkie". It had a picture of a black person with shiny white teeth. I did not think anything of it, as I had never see a black person before. But looking back, I can see how it was pretty offensive.

          20 years ago (or maybe a bit more), the company changed the name to Darlie, and changed the picture on the package cover.

          1 Reply Last reply
          • C Copper
            18 Jun 2020, 16:12

            @Doctor-Phibes said in RIP Aunt Jemima:

            I didn't grow up with it of course, but I saw the picture and immediately thought, 'ah, welcome back to the 1960's....'.

            Yeah, yeah, I'm just a dumb old Brit who doesn't know anything. Still....

            I think the brand was well known and respected, that was the message from the commercials

            I don't think there was ever any disrespect associated with it

            She certainly wasn't treated as a lower class or anything, at least I don't remember it like that

            J Offline
            J Offline
            Jolly
            wrote on 18 Jun 2020, 19:26 last edited by Jolly
            #24

            George, I don't care who you are, that's funny!😄

            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

            1 Reply Last reply
            • 8 Offline
              8 Offline
              89th
              wrote on 19 Jun 2020, 02:33 last edited by
              #25

              @George-K 🤣

              1 Reply Last reply
              • M Offline
                M Offline
                Mik
                wrote on 19 Jun 2020, 02:39 last edited by Mik
                #26

                alt text

                alt text

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

                R 1 Reply Last reply 19 Jun 2020, 02:49
                • M Mik
                  19 Jun 2020, 02:39

                  alt text

                  alt text

                  R Offline
                  R Offline
                  Rainman
                  wrote on 19 Jun 2020, 02:49 last edited by
                  #27

                  @Mik said in RIP Aunt Jemima:

                  alt text

                  alt text

                  Mik, your pics didn't show, at least for me.

                  M 1 Reply Last reply 19 Jun 2020, 02:54
                  • J Offline
                    J Offline
                    jon-nyc
                    wrote on 19 Jun 2020, 02:53 last edited by
                    #28

                    3E1F8947-9937-4B94-9458-6F52513D145A.jpeg

                    Only non-witches get due process.

                    • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
                    1 Reply Last reply
                    • R Rainman
                      19 Jun 2020, 02:49

                      @Mik said in RIP Aunt Jemima:

                      alt text

                      alt text

                      Mik, your pics didn't show, at least for me.

                      M Offline
                      M Offline
                      Mik
                      wrote on 19 Jun 2020, 02:54 last edited by
                      #29

                      @Rainman said in RIP Aunt Jemima:

                      @Mik said in RIP Aunt Jemima:

                      alt text

                      alt text

                      Mik, your pics didn't show, at least for me.
                      What, you’re claiming discrimination? 😆

                      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

                      1 Reply Last reply
                      • X Offline
                        X Offline
                        xenon
                        wrote on 19 Jun 2020, 06:30 last edited by xenon
                        #30

                        You know what's really racist. Immigrant grandmas. I have one. HOO-BOY!

                        I'm more interested in what this does to Aunt Jemima's market position. I think it's the top mass market brand. I thinking they'll try to keep it pretty close to on-brand "Aunt Jem" with similar colors or something.

                        1 Reply Last reply
                        • J Offline
                          J Offline
                          jon-nyc
                          wrote on 19 Jun 2020, 10:31 last edited by
                          #31

                          How about replace her with a middle age white chick named Aunt Karen?

                          Only non-witches get due process.

                          • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
                          1 Reply Last reply
                          • 8 Offline
                            8 Offline
                            89th
                            wrote on 19 Jun 2020, 10:33 last edited by
                            #32

                            Hahaha love it. "Syrup so good you'll want to speak to the manager"

                            1 Reply Last reply
                            • C Offline
                              C Offline
                              Catseye3
                              wrote on 19 Jun 2020, 14:35 last edited by
                              #33

                              I'm wondering whether this branding issue is connected to another labelling change I've noticed of late, as I'm sure you have. That is the stupidification simplification of prep and handling instructions printed on packaged foods packaging.

                              The first time I noticed this was on a package of something that needed to be heated for 30" in a 375 oven. The instruction panel said, "Careful when removing your (package name) from the oven. Contents will be HOT!" HOT having a wavy line under it, to reinforce the hot part.

                              Also, my pull-tab tuna cans now come with instructions on how to open the can, including a sketch of fingers looped into the pull tab and instructions on which direction to pull it in. Kid thee not.

                              😕

                              Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

                              1 Reply Last reply
                              • L Offline
                                L Offline
                                Larry
                                wrote on 19 Jun 2020, 14:40 last edited by
                                #34

                                They have to do that in case a Democrat buys a can.

                                1 Reply Last reply
                                • G Offline
                                  G Offline
                                  George K
                                  wrote on 20 Jun 2020, 11:59 last edited by
                                  #35

                                  https://nypost.com/2020/06/19/eskimo-pies-to-drop-derogatory-name-over-racial-insensitivity/

                                  The maker of Eskimo Pies will change the 99-year-old brand name of the ice cream treat, the company said Friday — becoming the latest organization to overhaul the marketing of a product with a racially tinged moniker in recent weeks.

                                  The owner of the Eskimo Pie, Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, said in a statement they had been considering renaming the chocolate-covered ice cream bar and popsicle for some time.

                                  “We are committed to being a part of the solution on racial equality, and recognize the term is derogatory,” the company’s head of marketing said in a statement.

                                  “This move is part of a larger review to ensure our company and brands reflect our people values,” the company added.

                                  Along with the name change, the company will alter the treat’s marketing scheme, which traditionally featured a young boy dressed as an Eskimo in a snowy environment.

                                  Thank goodness Pontiac is out of business.

                                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

                                  1 Reply Last reply
                                  • J Offline
                                    J Offline
                                    jon-nyc
                                    wrote on 20 Jun 2020, 12:04 last edited by
                                    #36

                                    4A81908E-2CC0-49E9-B513-C3C561D57929.jpeg

                                    Only non-witches get due process.

                                    • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
                                    1 Reply Last reply
                                    • G Offline
                                      G Offline
                                      George K
                                      wrote on 20 Jun 2020, 12:13 last edited by
                                      #37

                                      https://finance.yahoo.com/news/johnson-johnson-drops-skin-whitening-133946010.html

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

                                      1 Reply Last reply
                                      • L Offline
                                        L Offline
                                        LuFins Dad
                                        wrote on 20 Jun 2020, 13:15 last edited by
                                        #38

                                        I just found out my name means “In a broad meadow”. Guess I better change it before I offend the chicks.

                                        The Brad

                                        C 1 Reply Last reply 20 Jun 2020, 13:52
                                        • J Offline
                                          J Offline
                                          jon-nyc
                                          wrote on 20 Jun 2020, 13:18 last edited by
                                          #39

                                          I think you’ve been offending chicks since your mid-teens. It’s nothing a name change is going to fix. Maybe plastic surgery?

                                          Only non-witches get due process.

                                          • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
                                          L 1 Reply Last reply 20 Jun 2020, 13:44
                                          Reply
                                          • Reply as topic
                                          Log in to reply
                                          • Oldest to Newest
                                          • Newest to Oldest
                                          • Most Votes

                                          29/52

                                          19 Jun 2020, 02:54


                                          • Login

                                          • Don't have an account? Register

                                          • Login or register to search.
                                          29 out of 52
                                          • First post
                                            29/52
                                            Last post
                                          0
                                          • Categories
                                          • Recent
                                          • Tags
                                          • Popular
                                          • Users
                                          • Groups