renamed to Pearl Milling Company.Stein, 78, opened the video posted to Truth Social by explaining he was making breakfast for dinner.“Aunt Jemima, yummy, pancake syrup.
Now, this used to show a large African American woman chef, but because of the inherent racism of Americans’ corporate culture, they decided to make it a white person, or maybe no person at all,” Stein said.He continued, “But, I prefer when it was a black person, showing their incredible skill at making pancakes.
So, God bless you all and have a good evening.”The beloved syrup got a rebrand after the 130-year-old maple syrup mascot was scrutinized over its ties to slavery in 2020.The logo was originally inspired by the 19th-century “mammy” minstrel character, a black woman who was content to serve her white masters.Twitter users dragged the “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” actor over his comments.“Is anyone surprised that Ben Stein is a racist.
Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?” one person alleged in a tweet.“I miss the good old days when Ben Stein was famous for saying ‘Bueller’ over and over,” another said.“A prime example of ‘When you don’t know the context and history behind a conversation you should just STFU and listen,'” one person wrote.“‘I like MY pancake syrup served out of a bottle that is a LITERAL RACIST TROPE.’ -Ben Stein,” someone quipped.Even actress Ellen Barkin chimed in, saying, “Please don’t call Ben Stein an actor.
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