Why don't black people object?

Question

To the corporations that portray their products with stero-type people like that rice Uncle so and so.. and that pancake mix and the porter on that cream of wheat box. Do these companies still think that blacks are fat black maids or porters or man-servants.

Answer 1

They do!

Answer 2

THE FACTS about uncle ben....

Uncle Ben's rice uses a black man as a logo BECAUSE
Uncle BEN is a real Afro-American rice grower!!!

Aunt Jemima - is the name of a song popular at the time the product was introduced... (The product being the first ready made pancake mix, not syrup.)
Nancy Green a former slave was hired to portray her in 1893 and she became the first living trademark character.

Answer 3

I am so over questions like this. For years blacks were the waiters and maids for the rich whites but that hasn't been true since the civil rights movement of the 60's. Blacks have, and will continue to make strides in all areas of our society since the barriers have been torn down that prevented them from educating themselves, etc. I think blacks hurt themselves more when they (comedians) use the "N" word and act stupid on our television shows. Oh well, get over the past and look forward to the future when all men can call each other "Brothers" and mean it.

Answer 4

We also have a Quaker Oat guy, Orville Redenbacher, The Colonel. Lets not forget "Jack" Inthe Box.

I think of the characters you mentioned with warmth. I love Uncle Ben's rice with my dinners,

Cream of Wheat makes me think of those cold winters in Michigan and how mom would always feed us a warm breakfast before we ventured out to ice skate, sled or build a snow fort.

Aunt Jamima syrup takes me back to my childhood. If we had "The Lady" on the breakfast table rather than generic, things were going well in the finance department.

I suppose it's all in how we, as individuals, look at things

Answer 5

Well i'm not black, but aunt Jeminna and the rice uncle, i think both are american icons just like the pilgrim of pilgrimm's pride chikens.
I would miss them if they disapear

Answer 6

they do. my kids can't watch song of the south. nothing racist about it,but they protested. my kids can't read little black sambo.they protested. nothing racists about it. in fact it was a story about a black indian boy. not a person of african descent.
strange how the simple things are protested and removed.FYI. they made a br'er rabbit movie for kids. mostly blacks doing the voices.

Answer 7

Hmmm, heres one for you. Since we're being stupid. Have you noticed that the "white" cereal Frosted Flakes is Grrreat and that the "black" cereal Cocoa Puffs make you koo-koo? Just a thought.

Answer 8

Many have. What the companies are doing is protected by the 1st amendment.

Answer 9

There's this funny little thing called "tradition". You may have heard of it.

And not everything is intended to be, or taken as, bigotry or racism or steretyping.

Sometimes it's just a friggin' logo that means nothing except that it's always been the logo, and no one cared to change it.

Do you just sit there and think up things to be angry about?

Answer 10

It's a company name that goes back in time. Personally, I really don't care. For one, because I know that doesn't represent me and for two, most, they taste good! But seriously, it doesn't bother me at all.

Answer 11

I'm sure there are many black people that do object but don't care enough to protest to have the logos changed.