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Default Aunt Jemima is gone

dsi1 wrote:
> On Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 6:27:07 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> Is nothing sacred? After 130 years an old friend is gone. We grew up
>> with Aunt Jemima for breakfast but she is going away.
>>
>> Some have considered the familiar figure racists but to me, she was just
>> a familiar face, a nice lady that just wanted you to have a good
>> breakfast. IMO, the world would be a better place if everyone had an
>> Aunt like her.

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> The call her "aunt" but she's not really your auntie. She'd be your mammy - a low-paid hired help that raised you from a baby. That concept is a pretty weird one in this day and age. Perhaps they can change her into a nice white lady. Then she'd be like a real aunt.
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Or maybe an asian with chopsticks would be the best choice,
indicating that the product is superior to others.