"Aunt Jamima" Logo Deemed Racist, Intolerant

[Tuberski]

Originally posted by MrFun
For some ungodly reason, conservatives get offended that people find some things legitimately offensive.

It's no the legitimately offensive,

It's the absurdly offensive...like Aunt Jemima.

ACK!

[Zylka]

Originally posted by MrFun
For some ungodly reason, conservatives get offended that people find some things legitimately offensive.

Conservatives? The responses in this thread show all sides coming out of the woodworks to place disgust. Guess that boogeyman won't stop creeping inbetween your floor tiles, eh sonny?

[loinburger]

Originally posted by MrFun
For some ungodly reason, conservatives get offended that people find some things legitimately offensive.

C'mon, the troll is getting old. It didn't take very well the first time, no need to beat a dead horse.

[mrmitchell]

we should ban all imagery of living things. it is offensive to the dead (and to some extent the undead.)

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by loinburger

C'mon, the troll is getting old. It didn't take very well the first time, no need to beat a dead horse.

Bugger a dead horse you mean.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by faded glory
Mrs. Butterworth is black too right?

I always thought so, but since she's always a brown glass bottle and her voice is always kinda New England matronly, I think they can make a claim that it's really just an old lady of which ever race you want her to be.

[Dis]

Aunt Janice?

surely this is from the Onion.

[Al B. Sure!]

i know people who hated the aunt jamima logo (and also Juan Valdez and the Cream of Wheat guy) but my attitude was always like, if racism is so prevelent, why is this what you're getting so mad about know what i mean?

ultimately, aunt jamima meant little but it also means little to change it so if Quaker or whatever company makes it wants to switch it up good for them.

[MichaeltheGreat]

Originally posted by MrFun
For some ungodly reason, conservatives get offended that people find some things legitimately offensive.

Actually, it's the notion of whiny *****es who have no more pressing crises in their lives than to look for something like the label on a ****ing bottle of fake maple syrup so they can go "Oh, I'm such the victim, I'm being oppressed by the evil white corporate fake maple syrup massuhs. Can I sue, to make myself feel better?"

I'm ****ing offended by the name Ritz crackers, OK? They're making a deliberate slur against my heritage.

[st_swithin]

I recently saw a t-shirt from Aryanzombie & *****, which had the logo 'Two Wongs can make it White!', accompanied by little rickshaw-pushing slants.

Being of Chinese descent, I was almost offended. I mean, culturally I think I was supposed to be upset, but then again I still say 'United Negro College Fund' just to take the piss out of people.

[Al B. Sure!]

whats wrong with United Negro College Fund?

[SlowwHand]

They should outlaw the whole Quaker Foods.

[Arrian]

edit: I guess I there isn't much hope my favorite detergent "clean my cotton, n****r" will survive the PC crackdown... :sad:

Sava, that brightened my morning. It's not often that you do that. Thanks.

-Arrian

[Q Classic]

I recently saw a t-shirt from Aryanzombie & *****, which had the logo 'Two Wongs can make it White!', accompanied by little rickshaw-pushing slants.

Being of Chinese descent, I was almost offended. I mean, culturally I think I was supposed to be upset, but then again I still say 'United Negro College Fund' just to take the piss out of people.

i was offended, not because of the chinese thing, but because i couldn't believe an image-conscious company would shoot itself in the foot with a growing market by tempting p.c.
sheer stupidity.

[Zylka]

Uh oh

I guess it would be deemed appropriate to note that I wrote the article on display, and that it probably hasn't much to do with this humble time and space which we call reality

Kind of forgot to mention that in the thread starter, I guess...