No, she was an accurate depiction of actual Black Southern grandmas, both pre and post slavery. The whole “this represents slavery” thing was bullshit cooked up by white people. My 3rd grade teacher looked EXACTLY like Aunt Jemima and she made some bomb-ass cookies.
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the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 2 months agoIt’s not about associating the brand with black people. Aunt Jemima was a mammy, straight out of a ministrel show. She was a racist stereotype of the loving and attentive house slave
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helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 2 months ago
They could have come up with a new character…instead they got rid of it all together. Just say its Jemima’s niece who carries on the recipe.
borari@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Bro my syrup doesn’t need lore.
helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Why not? my cereal does.
elephantium@lemmy.world 2 months ago
You’re a monster if you’re putting syrup on cereal!
HawlSera@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Fuck that shit, I’m all about the Breakfast Canon