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Times are changing, Kansas City Chiefs will be next?!!
The Washington Redskins announced Wednesday the NFL team would officially change their name to the Washington Commanders. The word "redskin" is racist slang for America's indigenous people.
Activists and corporate sponsors alike pressured the team's leadership to adopt a new name following the murder of George Floyd. The team's owners and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell had previously defended the use of the word and the logo, which depicts a Native American.
The Washington Commanders were founded in 1932 as the Boston Braves. The team changed its name to the Redskins in 1933. For the past 18 months, the team was temporarily called The Washington Football Team.
The football team is certainly not the only popular American brand with a problematic past. Here are 14 other racist names and depictions that were once considered household staples.
Quaker Oats, a subsidiary of PepsiCo, announced in June 2020 that it would retire its Aunt Jemima brand of syrup and pancake mix, saying the company recognizes that "Aunt Jemima's origins are based on a racial stereotype." The company is now called the Pearl Milling Company.
In the late 1800s, the Missouri newspaper editor Chris L. Rutt decided to name his brand of self-rising flour after "Aunt Jemima," a song performed by minstrel actors. A former slave named Nancy Green was later hired to portray Aunt Jemima as a "mammy," a racist caricature that depicts female slaves as smiling, happy homemakers for white families.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/15-racist-brands-mascots-logos-165454545.html
The Washington Redskins announced Wednesday the NFL team would officially change their name to the Washington Commanders. The word "redskin" is racist slang for America's indigenous people.
Activists and corporate sponsors alike pressured the team's leadership to adopt a new name following the murder of George Floyd. The team's owners and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell had previously defended the use of the word and the logo, which depicts a Native American.
The Washington Commanders were founded in 1932 as the Boston Braves. The team changed its name to the Redskins in 1933. For the past 18 months, the team was temporarily called The Washington Football Team.
The football team is certainly not the only popular American brand with a problematic past. Here are 14 other racist names and depictions that were once considered household staples.
Quaker Oats, a subsidiary of PepsiCo, announced in June 2020 that it would retire its Aunt Jemima brand of syrup and pancake mix, saying the company recognizes that "Aunt Jemima's origins are based on a racial stereotype." The company is now called the Pearl Milling Company.
In the late 1800s, the Missouri newspaper editor Chris L. Rutt decided to name his brand of self-rising flour after "Aunt Jemima," a song performed by minstrel actors. A former slave named Nancy Green was later hired to portray Aunt Jemima as a "mammy," a racist caricature that depicts female slaves as smiling, happy homemakers for white families.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/15-racist-brands-mascots-logos-165454545.html
