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more about #auntjemima more comments → MichelinG: You know, I really love Aunt Jemima products, but I can't help but cringe every time I hear the phrase. Although I know a little bit about the histor... more » winner: fyi. more » tawdrylorde: internalized racism is still racism. your color does not give you a pass. more » boobookitteh: "Call&Post associate publisher and editor Connie Harper says the caricature isn't hurtful." I beg your pardon? How exactly is racist and sexist imag... more » futuremouse: A silver lining to the death of print: no more of this. more » milominderbinder: I'm totally going to bring this up in my African-American Art History class tomorrow we've actually discussed the figure of Aunt Jemima at length, the... more » PilgrimSoul: The #no tag is my new favourite tag. Although I assume the items covered by it will all make me want to move to an uninhabited island. People are sh... more » CurtCole: That made my face turn from white to red, badly done Call&Post. more » Benevolent_Dictatrix (patently absurd): From the article: "Some blacks find the character offensive because of its use during the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a racist stereotype." ... more » yvanehtnioj: For the fuck of shit. What year is it? more » shorty63136: I was told Alfred Hitchcock (sp?) was the original Gerber baby... more » Remedios Varo can't see no huevos.: Aunt Jemima as a logo has troubled me greatly ever since I learned about Betye Saar in my freshman art history course. She parodied AJ in her art as a... more » picardia: How come Betty Crocker always seems to be a member of the British royal family? more » tscheese: Chester Cheetah and I are like, BFF. more » thesciencegirl wields the truth like a mighty axe.: The 1969 Betty Crocker looks super WASPy more » -
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Newspaper Portrays Ohio Senator Nina Turner As Aunt Jemima
It doesn't matter that the paper is black-owned and the usage was in the context of an editorial cartoon; it's not right. [Editor & Publisher] -
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The Grown Up Gerber Baby (And Other Food Logo Histories)
Did you ever wonder who were the original Gerber baby, Aunt Jemima, and Betty Crocker, and the reasons why their images evolved over the years? More »
