Reagan Escude, Trump Event Speaker, Blasted for Calling Aunt Jemima a 'Picture of the American Dream'
Reagan Escude, a Turning Point USA ambassador who spoke at President Donald Trump's Phoenix event [...]
“Aunt Jemima was canceled… She was the picture of the American dream. She was a freed slave who went on to be the face of the pancake syrup." -- A student at Trump’s event on Tuesday pic.twitter.com/jgONhiXiza
— Peter Wade 🤦♂️ (@brooklynmutt) June 24, 2020
The Aunt Jemima name was inspired by the song "Old Aunt Jemima," which was sung by a minstrel show performer and allegedly by slaves. The logo was first used in 1890 and is based on Green's likeness. On June 17, PepsiCo's Quaker Oats subsidiary said it would no longer use the logo as its "origins are based on a racial stereotype."
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Future Fox News Anchor... https://t.co/w7KS4xqaUq
— Ice Cube (@icecube) June 24, 2020
Escude, who said on Twitter she was fired from a job for "giving a Biblical response to social issues," later defended her remarks. "Aunt Jemima rose above what was a horrible situation and turned it into something good, leaving a legacy that Americans will remember forever—hence, the American Dream," she tweeted. "It's a shame that most don't understand!"
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prevnextI'm not sure this individual did any research at all:
"In 2014, the descendants of Harrington sued Quaker Oats and its parent company PepsiCo saying that Green and Harrington were exploited and asked for their shares in developing the brand."https://t.co/stn1811y86
— MobileI95.com (@Mobilei95) June 24, 2020
prevnextAuntJemima was the American dream? Imagine standing in front of ppl saying stupid shit like that. Fool please,aint nobody birthing y’all’s babies no more. These MFs love2victimize themselves by whining about losing symbols of their white supremacist culture. They’re batshit crazy https://t.co/lJKg7MKqak
— Kenny BooYah! (@KwikWarren) June 24, 2020
prevnextWhitesplaining the American Dream. Some dream. Green did not die a millionaire. In fact, she could not live off the earnings she made from her portrayal of Aunt Jemima, and continued to work as a housekeeper until a few years before her death in 1923.
— Maine Man (@Maine_NH) June 24, 2020
prevWhat college is claiming this young lady? Step forward, please. https://t.co/b8d4GNU58Z
— Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) June 24, 2020