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PepsiCo is rebranding Aunt Jemima products as Pearl Milling Company as it retires the character based on a racial stereotype
PepsiCo said on Tuesday its Aunt Jemima products, including pancake mixes and syrups, will be given…
Kevin Shalvey
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6 brands that revealed plans to change and reexamine names, mascots, and logos with racist roots this year
While much of the criticism of brands such as Aunt Jemima and Cream of Wheat has been going on for …
Kate Taylor
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Uncle Ben's rice and Mrs. Butterworth's syrup announce plans to change their logos tied to racial stereotypes
The branding shift began as #BlackLivesMatter protests and activism spread after the police killing…
Jessica Snouwaert
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Aunt Jemima's logo has changed 6 times, and its history is rooted in racial stereotypes and slavery — check out how the brand started and evolved over 130 years
"We recognize Aunt Jemima's origins are based on a racial stereotype," Kristin Kroepfl, Quaker Food…
Jessica Snouwaert
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Aunt Jemima will change its name and its mascot, with PepsiCo saying its origins are based on a racial stereotype
Aunt Jemima is changing its name and losing its mascot of a Black woman, which has been criticized …
Kate Taylor
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Aunt Jemima was finally rebranded to move away from its racially insensitive packaging, but some people are criticizing how it was changed
Now that PepsiCo has unveiled Aunt Jemima's new name, Pearl Milling Company, consumers are taking t…
Rachel Askinasi
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A simple plan for mitigating (but not trying to stop) the pandemic
It's clear that the US screwed up the coronavirus response, but we can't go back to lockdown. Here'…
David Plotz,Henry Blodget
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'Saturday Night Live' portrayed Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben as people who lost their jobs in 2020
In "SNL," Maya Rudolph and Kenan Thompson portrayed the former brand mascots getting "fired," while…
Darcy Schild
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SoulCycle's top instructors had sex with clients, 'fat-shamed' coworkers, and used homophobic and racist language, insiders say
Some of SoulCycle's top instructors have been accused of discriminating against a pregnant woman, f…
Matt Turner
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SoulCycle instructors were treated like celebrities by company execs, but 30 insiders say star trainers fat-shamed colleagues and slept with riders
While SoulCycle instructors were fawned over by riders and the company's top brass, inappropriate b…
Katie Warren
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Uncle Ben's faced criticism for racial stereotyping. Now the rice brand, owned by Mars, has revealed its new name.
Packaging with the new Ben's Original name and logo will hit stores from 2021, after the Mars-owned…
Grace Dean
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Trader Joe's says it is renaming international products after an online petition said that names like Trader Ming's and Trader José were racist
Trader Joe's is phasing out "Trader Ming's," "Arabian Joe," "Trader José," and more, and rebranding…
Irene Jiang
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Eskimo Pie Ice Cream will change its problematic name and packaging that's rooted in derogatory stereotypes
The company acknowledged the packaging's imagery and the use of the word "Eskimo" was "inappropriat…
Jessica Snouwaert
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Taco Bell apologizes and says that it does not ban employees from wearing Black Lives Matter masks, after a worker was fired for doing so in a viral video
Taco Bell came under fire on Twitter after a video in which a former employee says that he was fire…
Kate Taylor,Palmer Haasch
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Land O'Lakes changed its packaging and removed drawing of Native American woman long criticized as a racist stereotype
Land O'Lakes removed the Native American woman and is refocusing its branding on the dairy farmers …
Madeline Stone
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Giant food companies are quietly ruining your favorite snacks — and hoping you don't notice
From Coke to Nutella, your favorite treats are being ruined by a sneaky ploy known as 'flavorflatio…
Jairaj Devadiga
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Watch Maya Rudolph, Dave Chappelle, and Pete Davidson break character during a hilarious 'Saturday Night Live' sketch
The comedians tried to suppress their laughs during a sketch about Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben, and Coun…
Libby Torres
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'Boy Meets World' star Trina McGee says the showrunner asked her to 'turn down' her Blackness while filming episodes centered on her character Angela
Trina McGee also spoke with costar Will Friedle about how they moved on from a racially insensitive…
Esme Mazzeo
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13 'SNL' sketches that were so hysterical they caused cast members and hosts to break character
Even professionals like Larry David, Kate McKinnon, and Bill Hader couldn't contain their laughter …
Claudia Willen
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'Boy Meets World' star Trina McGee talking about the racism she experienced on set with her costars ultimately made them all 'so much closer,' Danielle Fishel says
Danielle Fishel told Insider that accepting and acknowledging their "less than stellar" moments is …