Cat true facts
Jun 18, 2020 07:25:32 #
Najataagihe wrote:
Need I say more? br br Since when would an outsid... (show quote)
And we all know about the New York Times!!!!! If there's a way they can twist something they will do it!!!!!
Jun 18, 2020 07:32:52 #
josquin1 wrote:
It's not nonsense. Even as a child I wondered about Aunt Jemima and how this made African Americans feel. All these little things add up to the weight that breaks the backs of a people.
WHAT!!!?? As a child???
Jun 18, 2020 07:37:16 #
I just do not understand the illogic behind what is presently going on regarding who's picture is used to represent a particular product. Should folks with the last name of Butterworth be upset because that name is on a syrup brand? Should folks living in towns named Kodiak be upset because the name is used on biscuit/pancake mix? The names "aunt" and "uncle" denote a familiar relationship of affection. Instead of Aunt Jemima, had the originator of the syrup and pancake mix named it Aunt Milly's and put a generic, grandmotherly white person on it, would there be a flap over that? I see nothing degrading in any way over having the friendly face of the present Aunt Jemima on my shelves. To me, it is integration that started over a 100 years ago. It's just taken the rest of the country a while to catch up.
Jun 18, 2020 07:37:41 #
I was devastated when they changed "Darkie" toothpaste to "Darlie". All my fond memories of blacks being treated as second-class citizens down the drain...
Jun 18, 2020 07:38:44 #
domcomm wrote:
I always thought it was an honor to her, because she was a great cook!
Jun 18, 2020 07:43:14 #
Beowulf wrote:
Since I once lived for several years in Georgia an... (show quote)
“according to a 2007 New York Times article.“
2007? Well just how far back does fake news go??
Jun 18, 2020 07:54:35 #
Najataagihe wrote:
You might want to ask an old "Southerner" (a term which is also offensive, by the way) before you expose your ignorance concerning our customs.
"Aunt" and "Uncle", when not applied to relatives, are informal titles denoting endearment, respect, and acceptance as part of the extended family, used by the children or when speaking to the children about their elder.
"Aunt" and "Uncle", when not applied to relatives, are informal titles denoting endearment, respect, and acceptance as part of the extended family, used by the children or when speaking to the children about their elder.
Here in Yankee land too!
Jun 18, 2020 08:19:49 #
Jun 18, 2020 08:25:03 #
yssirk123 wrote:
Nancy Green was a very impressive woman:
No wonder the image has to go. We can’t have images of self made black female millionaires spoiling the narratives.
Jun 18, 2020 08:26:44 #
I was once asked by a Southerner if we had "minorities" in my small home town located in Iowa. I said of course, we called them "Lutherans".
Jun 18, 2020 08:43:40 #
berchman
Loc: South Central PA
AirWalter wrote:
Well, I hope I posted enough things to get peoples minds off of all the crummy news for awhile. Have you heard yet today that Quaker foods is doing away with the friendly Aunt Jemima picture on their pancake mix and syrup? Yep, it's true, there goes another one of my childhood memory's. Will this nonsense ever stop?
https://biggeekdad.com/2020/06/cat-true-facts/
https://biggeekdad.com/2020/06/cat-true-facts/
They're getting rid of Uncle Ben's Rice too.
Jun 18, 2020 08:52:38 #
berchman
Loc: South Central PA
Sirsnapalot wrote:
“according to a 2007 New York Times article.“
2007? Well just how far back does fake news go??
2007? Well just how far back does fake news go??
It goes back to 2001 when Roger Ailes appointed himself CEO of Fox news.
Jun 18, 2020 08:54:55 #
Can you imagine the outrage if they wouldn't use images of people of color on products ??
Jun 18, 2020 08:59:47 #
Flash Falasca wrote:
Can you imagine the outrage if they wouldn't use images of people of color on products ??
.....and therein lies the crux of the matter. Damned if you do, and damned if you don't.
Jun 18, 2020 09:18:56 #
Black Texas football players are trying to get the school to drop "The Eyes of Texas" because it's from a minstrel show.
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