2. Aunt Jemima- Black History Month

[jeffreykarlshih]

yeah, i brushed with "black man toothpaste too" and honestly I did not think negative thoughts about black people. It might as well as be a white guy on the cover, because Asians in the past love "Western" products.

If we are not one of these Afro-Am or Asian-Am types that cannot see past race, the world is full of coincidences rather conspiracies to hurt us. The real racists are activists in universities and churches who should really travel a little and see the world from another culture.

[Eliopolous]

Gimme some nigger head matches!

All coons look alike to me too.

[unholyimage]

I grew up in the Southern US and there was a chain of pancake restaurants by the name of "little black sambos" that made the best pancakes you could get at a restaurant. Of course you can do much more at home, but still.

Most likely, these images were not all that stereotyping at the time. Black people really did look and speak very much as they were portrayed.

Be careful as to what you think and what boxes you put yourself into, and stop worrying about whether someone else is a victim.

[DorothyDandridge]

@unholyimage "Be careful as to what you think and what boxes you put yourself into, and stop worrying about whether someone else is a victim."

That statement sounds exactly like what someone would say if they have never been victimized by racist stereotypes.

[unholyimage]

@DorothyDandridge Well I have been stereotyped, so your impressions are inacurate.

[DorothyDandridge]

@unholyimage "Most likely, these images were not all that stereotyping at the time."

According to whom were these images not at all that stereotyping? To Whites or to Blacks?

[unholyimage]

@DorothyDandridge I suppose if we were able to ask one black person and one white person from the era, we could get a better idea. This brings a question to mind to me, what is the difference between stereotype and a relateable image? In both cases the advertiser is applying a generalization to a group of people.

[DorothyDandridge]

@unholyimage "Be careful as to what you think and what boxes you put yourself into, and stop worrying about whether someone else is a victim."

The point is these are racists stereotypes because the assumption is that ALL Black people behave or look this way. Characterizing and ENTIRE RACE OF PEOPLE the same is what makes these images racist. At the time these images were popular there was no positive images of Blacks and therefore this imbalance made the images fall under racial stereotyping.

[DorothyDandridge]

@unholyimage "Black people really did look and speak very much as they were portrayed".

Have you met ALL Black people to know if ALL of them really did look and speak the way they were being portrayed? Your statement is racist because you are generalizing and entire group of people. Black people are more diverse in terms of class, history, language, racial heritage (many have ancestry outside of Africa), and physical features (some are dark in complexion and some are light).

[unholyimage]

@DorothyDandridge Yes, yes I have! LOL!

[orangedac]

1:00 When I lived overseas in Asia, believe it or not I brushed with the toothpaste mentioned in the clip - Darkie !

The box of the toothpaste is exactly as shown. A black man with pearly white teeth. It never struck me as racist as quite frankly I'd never seen an african man up to then in my life.

Latr on the makers of the toothpaste changed the name to Darlie to avoid any potential controversy I guess.

[BrianMChampion]

There's some ugly stuff here, no question. But I don't think Quaker Oats is racist today for portraying Aunt Jemima. She looks like a well-turned out modern lady, maybe with a degree and a nice job. But she has all her granny's old recipes from the south, written on old yellowed index cards in a little box in her kitchen. Maybe Betty Crocker has HER old recipes from HER granny from back on the farm in Iowa. Either way, yummm. I think the companies did their best to evolve these characters

[orangedac]

@BrianMChampion

I'm actually eating Aunt Jemima pancakes with E.D. Smith syrup while watching this clip.

While I don't know who the heck E.D. Smith is, I actually bought Aunt Jemima pancakes over the cheaper generic crap with no brand name. I thought she was the one who came up with the brand herself but I guess that was naieve of me.

I wonder if there was an Uncle Ben behind the uncle ben's rice brand.

[Averyofthemain]

Blackface is funny

[BaronRogoff1]

What about all the black "sports slaves" entertaining the Man for money? They're still jumping through hoops for the Man. But then again without sports or music there would be no black culture or black worship.

[Meburningyou]

I wonder why America condemned the Confederate flag, but still love to see Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben's products at the grocery stores and in their cupboards. LOL....funny. Turning a blind eye to racism and exploitation of blacks is just as bad as condoning it. For shame.

[theocbee]

While I will not disagree that what we would today consider offensive stereotypes of African Americans took place, it is patently incorrect to include Little Black Sambo among these examples. That book was about an (Asian) Indian child.

[ABCDEH11]

I'm white and I was offended by this. Sorry to all of my African friends!

[Xohmygosh823X]

@ABCDEH11 Why do you feel offended? You were nvr put in danger and if anyone feels ofended it should be a black person, you're selfish and need to watch this again to see WHO should feel jaded.. Uhghg~!

[Xohmygosh823X]

@ABCDEH11 OH, im so sry, i see what ur saying now.

[supergav64]

coon chicken Inn - yeah thats good stuff

[supergav64]

lol

nobody will lync aunt jemima - those buskwheats sho sets folk singin!~

[Clio98]

Nancy Green was not a slave, she was a domestic from Chicago who "played" the fictitious character Aunt Jemima at the World's Fair in Chicago in 1893. Get your history right!

[armitius66]

Remember; when dealing with guilt ridden liberals- there is ALWAYS racism somewhere.

[MissLalaloo]

I'm with you armitius66, Black people are so cute! I wish I was still allowed to own one. I would make it dance around like a happy little monkey!

[armitius66]

You do know that you will catch hell for that last comment, don't you?

[Joerenfrew]

I saw all the adds 50 years ago and at that time we were all the same,..there was only humor and this racism stuff did not exist. It has got to stop....Ant Jemima is know to everyone as the one of the best cooks on the planet.The changes in her character also changes black history. I am a white boy and if they want to make Ant Jamima a white woman ,i would be ok with that,.. we would be thrill to have her.

[SuperbadIsraelite]

FUCK YOU !

[allyalleybooboo]

I know they DID NOT really play an excerpt of Soulja Boy's video towards the end like he really is contributing something to the Black community...get the heck outta here....

[itsaguinness]

you have a good voice for narraration. Good video.

[TheSpyisaCakeTF2]

then watia call Saltines? crackers lol these arnt racist exept the Sambo and the nigger stuff

[jjpeterson1]

I very much doubt Aunt Jemima wore pearls in her ears in those days, she must been wearing that head scarf for sanitation, its so you dont get hair in the pancake mix, not as a slave sign, people should calm down.

[AngryAuntJemima]

This is she.

[akvalues]

no im not gay.i just have empathy look it up.

[akvalues]

white americans should tell there kids about americas history of racism.when everyone talks about.thats when america can heal.

[princessannikki]

Racism is bizarre. It's so strange that a lot of people still think in racist terms.

[ColeLite]

Is the narrator a homosexual or merely effeminate?

[akvalues]

no your just homophobic!

[1940spianoman]

There is nothing racist or offensive about Disney. To have this talented actor who portrayed Uncle Remus in "SONG OF THE SOUTH" in the background of this video to depict racism is hideous.

[crackerwatch2000]

You don't know what racism is, go 2 hell

[1940spianoman]

white cracker: what would be racist would be to have WHITE WOMEN portray "Aint Jemimah's Witnesses" in a movie. I'm going to Heaven, you honkey, so get over it over it. UNCLE REMUS RULES! lol

[MondoBeno]

A British jam company was using "golliwogs" in its ads as late as 1993.

[DantBelmont]

but aunt jemima is so cool...i preffer a black woman like aunt jemima ¬¬

[1940spianoman]

dant: I agree. No white woman can make pancakes like a black woman.

[akvalues]

you must know some crappy white woman.

[crackerwatch2000]

and we let the makers of these products rule us, 4shame.

[1940spianoman]

Would you rather have a black woman wearing a Quaker hat on the front of Gritz boxes? haha

[pennilesscripple]

these are great, donovon

i bought a tube of darkie toothpaste in hong kong in 1989. that's right. 1989.

[everything4every1]

Really well made. 5 stars.

[AllieCaulfield]

love these videos

[1940spianoman]

Allie: The U-tube video clips of Uncle Remus are even better.