Vera harris said the. The family of a texas woman who once portrayed aunt jemima has called on the breakfast brand to reconsider its decision to scrap the ubiquitous portrait from its products. It is currently owned by the quaker oats company of chicago a subsidiary of pepsico.
By 1915 it had become one of the most recognized brands in us history and changed us trademark law. The aunt jemima pancake mix debuted in 1889 the first ready mix. Aunt jemima is a brand of pancake mix syrup and other breakfast foods.
Dixon diaz news 17 june 2020 aunt jemima brand to get new name and face to send new message popular memes on the site ifunny co. Mars inc the makers of uncle ben s instant rice announced it would change the global brand s name and mascot logo because now. On wednesday news of aunt jemima s retirement started a trend.
The aunt jemima brand of syrup and pancake mix will get a new name and image quaker oats announced wednesday saying the company recognizes that aunt jemima s origins are based on a racial. The troubling history of this fictional figure is well documented coming straight out of a minstrel show but the companies making it were happy to sit by for the past 130 years and do. Pepsico the parent company that makes and sells aunt jemima brand syrup and pancake batter decided to discontinue the aunt jemima product line because the name and imagery is based on racist stereotypes.
Pepsico said this week that removing the image and name is part of an effort by the company. The brand founded in 1889 is built on the stereotype of the black female slave who cooks for the white family. Aunt jemima the breakfast brand under quaker oats and owned by pepsico will receive a new name and logo amid racist backlash and twitter has been quick to offer some new name suggestions.
The brand founded in 1889 is built on the stereotype of the black female slave who cooks for the white family. Aunt jemima the breakfast brand under quaker oats and owned by pepsico will receive a new name and logo amid racist backlash and twitter has been quick to offer some new name suggestions. Parent company quaker oats acknowledged wednesday that the brand s origins are based on a racial stereotype.
Aunt jemima the syrup and pancake mix brand will receive a new name and image.
Aunt jemima syrup new name 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.
