Aunt Jemima Syrup Retired\, Quaker Oats Admits She\'s Based on Racial Stereotype

Aunt Jemima Syrup Retired, Quaker Oats Admits She's Based on Racial Stereotype

TMZ.com Wednesday, 17 June 2020 ()
Aunt Jemima syrup is no more -- 'cause the parent company is retiring the image and name after more than a century, while publicly copping to the fact she's a giant stereotype. The Quaker Oats Company made the announcement Tuesday, saying they were…
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News video: Aunt Jemima Brand, With Texas Connection, Acknowledges Racist Past

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 Quaker Oats is retiring the more than 130-year-old Aunt Jemima brand and logo, acknowledging its origins are based on a racial stereotype, one with Texas roots to a real person. Katie Johnston reports.