Jun 17 2020 11 29am edt daniel dorsa quaker oats says it will re brand its aunt jemima syrup and pancake mix because it acknowledges the brand s origins are. Jun 17 2020 10 42am edt updated. When quaker oats announced last month that its iconic aunt jemima syrup and other food products would be rebranded it had some unexpected positive consequences for a suburban business owner.
Betye saar and faith ringgold are just two artists who have. The 130 year old aunt jemima brand of pancake mix and breakfast syrup will be no more the quaker oats company announced on june 17. Quaker oats used harrington s likeness on products and advertising and it sent her around the country to serve flapjacks dressed as aunt jemima the gig made her a national celebrity in 2014 evans filed a lawsuit against quaker oats for 3 billion considering they were not receiving any royalties.
Use kapwing to discover create and share trending memes and posts with your friends and family. The best aunt jemima and quaker oats memes found across the internet and on social media. When quaker oats announced this week that it is retiring aunt jemima as a brand image realizing it s racist after 130 years michele norris had a unique and complicated reaction.
According to the company the brand has not progressed enough. Earlier this week quaker oats the parent company of aunt jemima the iconic pancake brand announced their intentions to rebrand. The left claimed another cancel culture victim after quaker oats announced it would discontinue its aunt jemima pancake syrup brand to appease the black lives matter mob.
After quaker oats cancels aunt jemima over blm outrage memes explode. Aunt jemima is an 130 year old brand who took the aunt jemima figure from a racist minstrel show. Alas aunt jemima is owned by quaker oats which is a subsidiary of global conglomerate pepsico.
We recognize aunt jemima s origins are based on a racial stereotype kristin kroepfl vice president and chief marketing officer of quaker foods north america said in. The left claimed another cancel culture victim after quaker oats announced it would discontinue its aunt jemima pancake syrup brand to appease the black lives matter mob.
