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If you had not heard yet, "Aunt Jemima" syrup is getting taken off shelves at stores permanently in all likelihood. I haven't had that syrup before, nor knew of that name & brand being controversial. I did pickup some earlier this week at Wal-Mart because I was unsure if I'd ever get a chance again. I was at a Safeway about 5 miles away today & it's already off the shelves there. I don't even think that I knew of Aunt Jemima growing up. I don't remember seeing commercials for it. Mrs. Butterworth I remember because in commercials she had moved her arms around & talked. Anyway, generally I think that people should be able to buy just about anything that they want to, but also reading about the history of Aunt Jemima I understand why people are offended by that product no matter how well the syrup tastes. It does seem like this perhaps could have happened many years ago also, which would have helped educate myself & likely others more on Aunt Jemima & racism. Any thoughts on this?
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