THE EVOLUTION OF "AUNT JEMIMA"





THE 'BLACK WOMAN'.....CONTINUALLY TRANSFORMED TO SUIT THE "CURRENT' IMAGE OF THE MODERN 'WOMAN OF COLOR'......  AS A CHILD, IN THE 1940'S AND 50'S, I NEVER GAVE MUCH THOUGHT TO THE CHARACTERIZATION OF OUR BELOVED 'AUNT JEMIMA'; AND, THINK THIS "MODERNIZATION" IS JUST MORE COMMERCIAL/POLITICALLY-CORRECT REINVENTIONS OF 'HISTORY'......THE 'PANCAKE MIX' REMAINS, PRETTY MUCH, THE SAME, DOESN'T IT?    


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