please know I am not racist... in fact I can just dislike what some people do ... know matter what their color ...





ok to get to the point ...


if a young white child... dress up like Aunt Jemima ...
for Halloween would you think that is racist or
just a pretty good idea to come up with for a costume ...


personally thought it was a cool idea ...


+ a bottle of Aunt Jemima is in my fridge

Wouldn’t she be considered Amish then? Old school similarities, maybe...

I am not really sure that it's racist. Then wouldn't the product be considered racist?

I just look this up ... Not sure why they would go with racialism... that is how they dressed yrs ago ... maybe becouse someone decided it was racist ...
like the KKK Christians ...

she is a figure to this day ...of a good pancake syrup so WTF


I get it.... some would think it offensive... if they where racist ... or think it is a racist if being black was taken out of character...



Aunt Jemima is a brand of pancake mix, syrup, and other breakfast foods owned by the Quaker Oats Company of Chicago, a subsidiary of PepsiCo. The trademark dates to 1893, although Aunt Jemima pancake mix debuted in 1889. The Quaker Oats Company first registered the Aunt Jemima trademark in April 1937.[1] Aunt Jemima originally came from a minstrel show as one of their pantheon of stereotypical Black characters. The character appears to have been a Reconstruction era addition to that cast.[2]

Given the racist history of the character, many consider "Aunt Jemima" to be an offensive embodiment of racist stereotypes and attitudes.

We don't get here, but I would rate it along with Robertsons Jam "Golliwog", I think personally it's racist and should be frowned upon.

I would think you're dressing up like aunt jemima

And I agree with JBH. I doubt it would be considered racist, unless they consider the product racist.

No that is not racist. If anyone says it is, then I feel they are the ones who are racist.

Aunt Jemima products were created during a time when the U.S. was much less racially sensitive. Jim crow laws were a fact of life then. That name for a product wouldn't even be thought of today.

The fact that you asked this question shows that you obviously know that it is offensive imo..

Does Jemima represent corn syrup, or maple syrup?

Exactly. why such a brand name is still in use is a mystery to me.

Kinda depends.

Are we talking trying to look like a syrup bottle with colored plastic and a big label that says "aunt jemima syrup" on her big skirt, and screw cap looking hat?

Or just a white kid in a gingham dress, bandana, black face, and (looking and) speaking as a "mammy" archetype?

I think it's all gotten out of hand. Really, I'm rather surprised that some of these wackos HAVEN'T gone ballistic over Aunt Jemima. Will someone go nutty over a kid dressing as Aunt Jemima? I wouldn't bet good money on it.

Odd thing- A friend gave me a jar of real maple syrup. I couldn't tell the difference between it and the store bought stuff.

no different than a young black child dressed in a powdered wig
and tri-corner hat going as George Washington.......right ??

My opinion is that dress up alone is a costume. When it crosses over to face painting to represent someone's race, that is over the line and racial.


I do not figure you see too many black children painting their face white to look like a white character, though they do often 'dress' like characters who happen to be white.