I hope they keep Uncle Ben’s perverted rice 
Land-O-Lakes made the decision to drop their offensive logo a few days ago.
Maybe that Washington Football team is next?
The right wing crying towels are going to get soaked. Waaaaaaaah- POLITICAL CORRECTNESS! Overdue, but wow how do they get the name recognition back?
In Britain, an MP is accusing Kellog’s of being racist because they use a monkey as mascot for the chocolate puffed rice cereal Coco-Pops.
Box covers are displayed about halfway down.
Sadly, no. Uncle Ben is most like on his way out the door, too.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mars-race-unclebens-idUSKBN23O27Z
I hear they’re following Lady Antebellum’s example and renaming them Aunt J and Uncle B.
Sounds like some people may benefit from reading Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben, and Rastus: Blacks in Advertising, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow by Marilyn Kern-Foxworthy (the one I have) or similar books that come up when you search “Aunt Jemima” on Amazon. That history is long and disgraceful.
I thought Aunt Jemima went away years ago.
The Onion took care of it last week.
:eek::eek::eek::eek:
All product mascots will soon be lily-white, like Wendy and the Quaker Oats guy. 
The Land-O-Lakes change was even historically accurate. They got rid of the Native American and kept the land.
Nope, it was just rebranded a bit. They tried to rescue it by making Jemima a regular-looking woman. The baggage attached is too much, though.
No they won’t.
Ok, stupid but sincere question: Is the offensive part of Uncle Ben’s because of the “uncle” part? I’m not defending it; if people say they’re offended, then I believe them. I just never thought about that aspect until now. It was always *perverted *rice, though:o
Aunt Jemima should have been dealt with decades ago.
Also, would Land O’ Lakes be less problematic if the depiction of the Native woman wasn’t so cartoonish and lame?
Sounds like some people may benefit from reading Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben, and Rastus: Blacks in Advertising, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow by Marilyn Kern-Foxworthy (the one I have) or similar books that come up when you search “Aunt Jemima” on Amazon. That history is long and disgraceful.
I love The Onion! :o
Wanna bet? :dubious:
No betting on this BBS.
But your insane scenario is obviously not going to happen.
I’ll admit, my first thought was: Getting rid of all the non-white corporate mascots doesn’t really seem like a step forward.
Who are the non-problematic racially diverse corporate mascots?
Not the Pillsbury Doughboy. He’s as white bread as they come.