Uncle Ben's Rice To Change Logo
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The horror a privately owned company decides to change a logo. Ramble ramble ramble.
If you really are that concerned about a product because of their logo changing you have bigger issues to deal with.
If you really are that concerned about a product because of their logo changing you have bigger issues to deal with.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Ben's
Since 1946, Uncle Ben's products have carried the image of an elderly African-American man dressed in a bow tie, said to have been a Chicago maître d'hôtel named Frank Brown.[11][12] According to Mars, Uncle Ben was an African-American rice grower known for the quality of his rice. Gordon L. Harwell, an entrepreneur who had supplied rice to the armed forces in World War II, chose the name Uncle Ben's as a means to expand his marketing efforts to the general public.[13] "Uncle" was a common appellation used in the Southern United States to refer to older male black slaves or servants.[12] However, the imagery evokes a servant and uses a title that reflects how white Southerners "once used 'uncle' and 'aunt' as forms of address for older blacks because they refused to say 'Mr.' and 'Mrs.'" [14]
While the timing certainly isn't a coincidence, why do you call it a "knee-jerk" reaction?
Like I said.....just remove blacks from any and all forms of advertising and logos. Thus, no possible racism. Problem solved.
No lets remove products which use old time titles southerners used for their slaves. If you missed the post this paragraph is EXTREMELY important.
" "Uncle" was a common appellation used in the Southern United States to refer to older male black slaves or servants. However, the imagery evokes a servant and uses a title that reflects how white Southerners "once used 'uncle' and 'aunt' as forms of address for older blacks because they refused to say 'Mr.' and 'Mrs."
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Using an African American is fine. . . except when your name drags up old connotations of slavery and pre-civil rights mistreatment by southern whites.
That's a silly argument. Because we can't delineate between depictions and language of black people that might possibly be viewed as demeaning vs those that are not?
Remove blacks from every form of advertising and logos, and the problem is solved.
Or you could just be aware of the history of slavery and not use terms that were intended to slight or disrespect African Americans.
Maybe. . . until something else did. Current events are a good way to remind you to question certain norms.
Because lets cut off all your limbs when it's obvious only one of them is gangrenous. Stop being stupid.
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Why did they change the Land o Lakes logo recently? What was that a knee jerk reaction to? Maybe companies, like SOME individuals, occasionally utilize their self awareness for self reflection and betterment.
I'm wondering if the first 2 posters just expended more energy protesting the changing of a logo than they have protesting the public execution of a black man.
But 83Hawk likes his rice and syrup better when they come with racist packaging!
To me it's pretty telling that people get upset about these things even when educated about the history of it. It's one thing to be ignorant of it, it's another thing to hear it and still be mad about it.
Seems to me that many people want to hang onto those old slights upon African Americans just so those uppity people know who's really in charge here.
I might not be able to enslave you or call you the N word. But I can run up a flag that was flown by people fighting for your slavery in a public square right next to a statue that hero worships one of those people who fought to keep you enslaved. Then I can go to the grocery store and buy products who's names and images remind you of what we used to call your ancestors. Then I can flip on bunch of different movies that portrays your ancestors as happy to be enslaved. All so I can pine for the days when people like you knew their place in society. Why can't we Make America Great again like it was in those days? When you people knew your place in society.
That's the message of all of this.
Seems to me that many people want to hang onto those old slights upon African Americans just so those uppity people know who's really in charge here.
I might not be able to enslave you or call you the N word. But I can run up a flag that was flown by people fighting for your slavery in a public square right next to a statue that hero worships one of those people who fought to keep you enslaved. Then I can go to the grocery store and buy products who's names and images remind you of what we used to call your ancestors. Then I can flip on bunch of different movies that portrays your ancestors as happy to be enslaved. All so I can pine for the days when people like you knew their place in society. Why can't we Make America Great again like it was in those days? When you people knew your place in society.
That's the message of all of this.
Aaaaannnnnnnd there it is. Took a whole 20 posts before someone pulled out that idiotic statement.
If you were to argue against this move the best you might do is a "let sleeping dogs lie" argument.
That society had forgotten -- or just doesn't know, or had possibly moved on from -- the origin of "uncle" in Uncle Ben's rice.
What utility is there in making people think about this origin? Should we be happy to let racist iconography die a "natural" death?
That society had forgotten -- or just doesn't know, or had possibly moved on from -- the origin of "uncle" in Uncle Ben's rice.
What utility is there in making people think about this origin? Should we be happy to let racist iconography die a "natural" death?
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Packaging in the Supermarket aisles
will not change racial attitudes. Only
realistic interaction with people of all
colors will have an impact on our race
relations.
One of my most enjoyable experiences
was coaching an all-black high school
girls volleyball team to a championship
in the city of St. Louis. I accepted no
money as coach because I wanted to
do something positive for the community.
will not change racial attitudes. Only
realistic interaction with people of all
colors will have an impact on our race
relations.
One of my most enjoyable experiences
was coaching an all-black high school
girls volleyball team to a championship
in the city of St. Louis. I accepted no
money as coach because I wanted to
do something positive for the community.
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Would
It wasn't a statement, it was a question, and the more I read your posts the more confident I am that you expend way more energy on PC outrage than ending systemic racism.
Who's next? Watermelon festivals, Popeyes Chicken , Mrs. Butterworths,Cracker Barrell. Freaking out of their minds.
Watching Trumpkins pretend to care about anything outside of themselves is always good for a laugh.
