The Hamburglar
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Apparently the word uncle has racist annotations. Can someone fucking explains this to me please. Can I not call my uncle uncle at more without some person being offended somewhere
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DeepEnigma
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iconmaster
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Cream of Wheat reviews its black mascot after Aunt Jemima, other brands acknowledge their racist roots
The George Floyd tragedy, has caused corporations to consider their roles in perpetuating racism.
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#Phonepunk#
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iirc "Uncle" and "Auntie" are old throwbacks to the post-slavery era where black people who were servants were called that as an endearing term because they were members of the family in many ways. "Uncle Remus" is maybe the most popular version of this trope.
guess "Uncle" is problematic, then. however there is a sexist double standard here, since K-Hive fans and liberal allies are fond of openly calling black women "Auntie" to this day.:
Kamala actually has "Auntie" in her Twitter bio alongside a bunch of other things white allies like:
odd that "Uncle" is problematic but "Auntie" isn't?
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DeafTourette
Perpetually Offended
Bingo!
nush
Gold Member
Shut your stupid mouth uncle fucker.
DeafTourette
Perpetually Offended
#Phonepunk#
I think the Auntie thing THESE DAYS is more a term of endearment to older black women whom the younger set look up to. It's not referencing the old days though I know some old heads probably don't like the term (including Uncle) towards non-relatives. I honestly didn't know about this growing up. I only called my actual aunts "aüntie" or "aintee".
nush
Gold Member
I honestly didn't know about this growing up. I only called my actual aunts "aüntie" or "aintee".
Auntie in that context isn't exclusively used by black families.
DeafTourette
Perpetually Offended
Exactly. Which is also why I think Kamala Harris having it in her bio is more about her nieces and nephews than using an old racist term towards herself.
Schrödinger's cat
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I've got an uncle called Ben.
True story.*
True story.*
*May contain traces of lies.
quickwhips
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I thought this was about Spiderman.
John Day
Member
It is now
quickwhips
Member
Rice is amazing and affordable. It makes my chicken taste better. I miss uncle Ben.
Can't decide
Member
This shit is tiresome.
This jogged a memory of me making stupid jokes in retail years ago which would be heinously racist by today's standards since humor is dead these days. When I saw a POC with this product in their basket, I used to ask one of my staff if they would dare to approach the customer and tell them that unfortunately they are not allowed to buy it.
This jogged a memory of me making stupid jokes in retail years ago which would be heinously racist by today's standards since humor is dead these days. When I saw a POC with this product in their basket, I used to ask one of my staff if they would dare to approach the customer and tell them that unfortunately they are not allowed to buy it.
SidViscous
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Nobody is asking the important question, if they just made the name up, who the fuck is the photo of on the packet?
-Minsc-
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An artists composition of the idea black man.
Aggressive Carrot
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slugbahr
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That's Original.
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John Mullins
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We listened.
We learned.
We’re changing.
Uncle Ben's
We learned.
We’re changing.
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Elektro Demon
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Cancel fucking twitter.
GeorgPrime
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cryptoadam
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Nope. I prefer the no name brand. I find Bens doesn't cook as well.
cryptoadam
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iirc "Uncle" and "Auntie" are old throwbacks to the post-slavery era where black people who were servants were called that as an endearing term because they were members of the family in many ways. "Uncle Remus" is maybe the most popular version of this trope.
guess "Uncle" is problematic, then. however there is a sexist double standard here, since K-Hive fans and liberal allies are fond of openly calling black women "Auntie" to this day.:
Kamala actually has "Auntie" in her Twitter bio alongside a bunch of other things white allies like:
odd that "Uncle" is problematic but "Auntie" isn't?
I work with a bunch of black people that use the term as one of respect and enderment for an elder man. Its either an island thing or maybe an African thing.
Pumpkin Seeds
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They were going to rename it to Father Ben but then nobody could find it.
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Stiflers Mom
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Same here.
I never even thought about that logo as racist before they told me.
Drake
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I read a conspiracy theory about this. It was that the people who start initiatives to remove these "racist" images off of products are actually racists themselves. The end goal being that they can now safely walk down the grocery store isle and not have to see black people on products.
TheContact
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He was based on an actual rice farmer, and white southerners would call black men and women Uncle and Aunt instead of Mr. and Mrs, and also his getup looks like a servant. I don't really have an opinion on this one way or another but those are the supposed reasons.