Racism Extreme?

What's wrong with Aunt Jemima, and Uncle Ben's being black? I don't see how that is racist to have them on their products. It seems racist to be taking them off the products.

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Carver · 31-35, F

I’m not familiar with “uncle ben” but in all fairness, Aunt Jemima does derive from a racist “mammy” stereotype. I usually criticize these accusations of racism as just PC nonsense, but this is a rare example where the accusers actually have a point.

GERRI · 51-55, F

@Carver contemporarily, her image was as it appears.

QuixoticSoul · 41-45, M

@GERRI Rutt literally plucked the character out of a minstrel show.