perpetuating a “mammy” stereotype.RELATED: Hours after Aunt Jemima change announced, Uncle Ben's rice says it will 'evolve' brandThe company announced that it would be removing the image and changing its name, acknowledging the “need for systemic change.”Aunt Jemima’s move has prompted some critics to argue that removing the logo would be erasing the legacy and success of the brand’s original model, Nancy Green.
But the real history of Green and the Aunt Jemima brand tells a different story.The “Mammy“ stereotypeAdvertisementThe ”Mammy“ caricature is one rooted in racism that depicts a Black woman as pleased and content with serving white masters.