The shift comes as the brand, steeped in racial stereotypes, looks to cut ties with racist imagery and symbols. The re-examining of brand messaging was sparked by protests and activism that ignited after the police killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man who died after an officer knelt on his neck for over eight minutes.
"As we listen to the voices of consumers, especially in the Black community, and to the voices of our Associates worldwide, we recognize that now is the right time to evolve the Uncle Ben's brand, including its visual brand identity, which we will do," Mars said in a statement.
Also what about this anti Semitic image of a Jewish woman ?
As an Italian, I demand they remove the racist images of Italian people from pasta packages
MarkCavitt So in reverse, because I’m a white person and invent a product, I can’t have my picture on the packaging because....?
Noooo not my rice and syrup.
The Racist Racism Shaming Games!!
So let me get this straight BLM activism is Making nervous white people even more worried about being around young black men and Removing Black characters from historical places, where they represent nostalgia, familiarity and fondness Good work activist dudes - going well 🙄
Esto es una atroz ñamería, realmente están pasadísimos; ojalá la mayoría nos involucremos y dejemos de consumir los productos que se someteran al nuevo orden del fundamentalismo anarquico
They should change Lucky charms as well. I’m sure Irish get offended by the little leprechaun guy.
IBRA813 الريحة عالقة براسي
PAY THE FAMILY THEIR ROYALTIES!
Uncle Ben: What the fuck?
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