The company said wednesday that the brand will get a new look as part of its effort to make progress toward racial equality. What they re saying. Quaker oats announced plans to rename and replace the image from its 130 year old breakfast brand aunt jemima over accusations that it perpetuates racial stereotypes.
It didn t take me long to realize that most of the people sharing these memes are not fully aware of the history of the product line and its marketing. I ve been seeing a lot of memes like the one above ever since quaker oats announced its decision to retire the aunt jemima character from its line of pancake mixes and syrups. Quaker oats said in a statement that the longtime brand will remove the controversial image of aunt jemima from its line of maple syrups pancake mixes and other foods starting at the end of 2020 while the name change will happen at a later date.
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. 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.
Plus aunt jemima and. Thats so fucking dumb they act like black people aren t the number 1 users of those brands. Does this meme exist because they changing aunt jemima and uncle ben.
477 copy facebook pinterest twitter email shortrepliescount show. I deadass used to think the quaker oats guy was the governor of milwaukee. 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. Quaker oats retires aunt jemima brand and logo quaker to retire aunt are jemima name image removing th changing th bullshit popular memes on the site ifunny co. 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.
Aunt jemima quaker oats funny meme. 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. 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.
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.
