thie image of Aunt Jemima was very stereotypical, It was rather contemptuous at least.
larry On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 19:03:38 -0600, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Larry wrote: > > Its very much like the stereotype Uncle Tom. Its a commercial brand > > that used to depict a fairly stereotypical black woman. > > But what's racist? Is he saying that all black women are symbols of > successful branding? Or all black women make good pancakes? Or all > black women like pancakes? > > I don't get the racist part, to me just seems like a funny comparison; > like saying Mr. Bush looks like Alfred E. Newman. It's not racial, > it's just a funny comparison. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:137263 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
