May as well outlaw all pictures

Baseman

I’m all for BLM but if we’re going to abolish Uncle Ben and keep MyQuaker, I’m out

MikeDamone

I'm hearing Amerigo vespucci is problematic.

Baseman

“Perfect every tim”©️

NorthwestFresh

The Left has completely baffled me this tim. Popular longtime national food products that have black people on the packaging must have the black people removed because it’s racist?

Is that the reasoning?

GreenRiverGatorz

It's a lot fucking easier to make noise and get a black mascot removed from a box of rice than it is to organize and affect real, fundamental change. Slacktivism allows keyboard warriors to sign a petition and fly the "Mission Accomplished" banner on every Instagram story.

NorthwestFresh

GreenRiverGatorz said:

It's a lot fucking easier to make noise and get a black mascot removed from a box of rice than it is to organize and affect real, fundamental change. Slacktivism allows keyboard warriors to sign a petition and fly the "Mission Accomplished" banner on every Instagram story.

OK, but why remove pictures of black people from popular national products? Isn’t the fact they sell well an argument against half the country being white supremacists?

ELI5 for me.

greenblood

GreenRiverGatorz said:

It's a lot fucking easier to make noise and get a black mascot removed from a box of rice than it is to organize and affect real, fundamental change. Slacktivism allows keyboard warriors to sign a petition and fly the "Mission Accomplished" banner on every Instagram story.

Totally agree. It's very easy for these corporations to change a logo, and all of a sudden shout out "Look what we did!". It's the same come look at me attention that we see from 95% of Hollywood.

GrundleStiltzkin

@Haid_D_Salaami agrees.

NorthwestFresh

greenblood said:

GreenRiverGatorz said:

It's a lot fucking easier to make noise and get a black mascot removed from a box of rice than it is to organize and affect real, fundamental change. Slacktivism allows keyboard warriors to sign a petition and fly the "Mission Accomplished" banner on every Instagram story.

Totally agree. It's very easy for these corporations to change a logo, and all of a sudden shout out "Look what we did!". It's the same come look at me attention that we see from 95% of Hollywood.

Why do the brands need to be changed in the first place, @GreenRiverGatorz? White liberals erasing black history?

https://apple.news/AtEurPGdUT6a9iSfRaLKMQw

'It is our history': Families of Aunt Jemima former models oppose Quaker Oats' planned brand changes

greenblood

NorthwestFresh said:

greenblood said:

GreenRiverGatorz said:

It's a lot fucking easier to make noise and get a black mascot removed from a box of rice than it is to organize and affect real, fundamental change. Slacktivism allows keyboard warriors to sign a petition and fly the "Mission Accomplished" banner on every Instagram story.

Totally agree. It's very easy for these corporations to change a logo, and all of a sudden shout out "Look what we did!". It's the same come look at me attention that we see from 95% of Hollywood.

Why do the brands need to be changed in the first place, @GreenRiverGatorz? White liberals erasing black history?

https://apple.news/AtEurPGdUT6a9iSfRaLKMQw

'It is our history': Families of Aunt Jemima former models oppose Quaker Oats' planned brand changes

They don't need to, but it's an easier change than actually changing your corporate structure and or behavior.

NorthwestFresh

greenblood said:

NorthwestFresh said:

greenblood said:

GreenRiverGatorz said:

It's a lot fucking easier to make noise and get a black mascot removed from a box of rice than it is to organize and affect real, fundamental change. Slacktivism allows keyboard warriors to sign a petition and fly the "Mission Accomplished" banner on every Instagram story.

Totally agree. It's very easy for these corporations to change a logo, and all of a sudden shout out "Look what we did!". It's the same come look at me attention that we see from 95% of Hollywood.

Why do the brands need to be changed in the first place, @GreenRiverGatorz? White liberals erasing black history?

https://apple.news/AtEurPGdUT6a9iSfRaLKMQw

'It is our history': Families of Aunt Jemima former models oppose Quaker Oats' planned brand changes

They don't need to, but it's an easier change than actually changing your corporate structure and or behavior.

Isn’t removing these beloved and positive black faces from successful branding real racism? I mean, it’s not like we’re talking about Sambo’s here or some other awful racial stereotype.

Bendintheriver

greenblood said:

GreenRiverGatorz said:

It's a lot fucking easier to make noise and get a black mascot removed from a box of rice than it is to organize and affect real, fundamental change. Slacktivism allows keyboard warriors to sign a petition and fly the "Mission Accomplished" banner on every Instagram story.

Totally agree. It's very easy for these corporations to change a logo, and all of a sudden shout out "Look what we did!". It's the same come look at me attention that we see from 95% of Hollywood.

I agree with the point you are making but I think you are kind of missing the real BIG point here.

These manufacturers know, without a doubt, that all they have to do to shut up the left is to take Uncle Ben's picture off of the container. The left is that shallow and Mars, Inc. knows that. It is hilarious when you think of it. The left is so full of shit and FEELINGS, that you can shut them up by taking Uncle Ben's picture off the box.

Meanwhile real issues for the black family go untouched. But boy, that Uncle Ben, he has to come down.

NorthwestFresh

Bendintheriver said:

greenblood said:

GreenRiverGatorz said:

It's a lot fucking easier to make noise and get a black mascot removed from a box of rice than it is to organize and affect real, fundamental change. Slacktivism allows keyboard warriors to sign a petition and fly the "Mission Accomplished" banner on every Instagram story.

Totally agree. It's very easy for these corporations to change a logo, and all of a sudden shout out "Look what we did!". It's the same come look at me attention that we see from 95% of Hollywood.

I agree with the point you are making but I think you are kind of missing the real BIG point here.

These manufacturers know, without a doubt, that all they have to do to shut up the left is to take Uncle Ben's picture off of the container. The left is that shallow and Mars, Inc. knows that. It is hilarious when you think of it. The left is so full of shit and FEELINGS, that you can shut them up by taking Uncle Ben's picture off the box.

Meanwhile real issues for the black family go untouched. But boy, that Uncle Ben, he has to come down.

There is zero reason for the white liberals who lead the Democrat Party to try and improve the lives of “Black America.” We see this same thing every 4 years as a Get Out the Vote strategy. The problem is that at some point, enough urban black people are going to realize their communities are 100% run by Democrats. Even 1 out of 10 black voters realizing this negatively impacts the Democrat Party at the national level. The liberal cities are a lost cause at this point unless you’re rich and white.

Baseman

Bendintheriver said:

greenblood said:

GreenRiverGatorz said:

It's a lot fucking easier to make noise and get a black mascot removed from a box of rice than it is to organize and affect real, fundamental change. Slacktivism allows keyboard warriors to sign a petition and fly the "Mission Accomplished" banner on every Instagram story.

Totally agree. It's very easy for these corporations to change a logo, and all of a sudden shout out "Look what we did!". It's the same come look at me attention that we see from 95% of Hollywood.

I agree with the point you are making but I think you are kind of missing the real BIG point here.

These manufacturers know, without a doubt, that all they have to do to shut up the left is to take Uncle Ben's picture off of the container. The left is that shallow and Mars, Inc. knows that. It is hilarious when you think of it. The left is so full of shit and FEELINGS, that you can shut them up by taking Uncle Ben's picture off the box.

Meanwhile real issues for the black family go untouched. But boy, that Uncle Ben, he has to come down.

Left leaner, here. What is so damn awful about Uncle Ben'S pic? I see a stately older AA who started a successful rice company patronized by whites. If Ben is my relative, I'm raising a ruckus if some "progressives" want his picture off the box.

If Ben's picture goes, I won't buy Uncle Ben's. Sad!

Baseman

NorthwestFresh said:

GreenRiverGatorz said:

It's a lot fucking easier to make noise and get a black mascot removed from a box of rice than it is to organize and affect real, fundamental change. Slacktivism allows keyboard warriors to sign a petition and fly the "Mission Accomplished" banner on every Instagram story.

OK, but why remove pictures of black people from popular national products? Isn’t the fact they sell well an argument against half the country being white supremacists?

ELI5 for me.

I'll go a step further. As i've grappled with my own biases over the past month, I've always placed black grandmas on a pedestal after going to teammates' houses over summer breaks and holidays and experiencing their home cooking. Not to mention, when you visit their homes, they make you family.

With this in mind, several years ago I found myself buying Aunt Jamima syrup. I didn't realize until recently this dynamic probably started based on the above stereotype. When I see the label, I think of my former teammates' grandmas' home cookin. Happy memories. Would I buy Aunt Jamima just because its named Aunt Jamima? The odds say, not.

NorthwestFresh

Baseman said:

NorthwestFresh said:

GreenRiverGatorz said:

It's a lot fucking easier to make noise and get a black mascot removed from a box of rice than it is to organize and affect real, fundamental change. Slacktivism allows keyboard warriors to sign a petition and fly the "Mission Accomplished" banner on every Instagram story.

OK, but why remove pictures of black people from popular national products? Isn’t the fact they sell well an argument against half the country being white supremacists?

ELI5 for me.

I'll go a step further. As i've grappled with my own biases over the past month, I've always placed black grandmas on a pedestal after going to teammates' houses over summer breaks and holidays and experiencing their home cooking. Not to mention, when you visit their homes, they make you family.

With this in mind, several years ago I found myself buying Aunt Jamima syrup. I didn't realize until recently this dynamic probably started based on the above stereotype. When I see the label, I think of my former teammates' grandmas' home cookin. Happy memories. Would I buy Aunt Jamima just because its named Aunt Jamima? The odds say, not.

Let’s change it to Alabama Jethro syrup, slap a Confederate hat on his white redneck image, and PROFIT!