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Sale Of Six Dr. Seuss Books - Including 'Mulberry Street' - To End Due To Racist Drawings Sale Of Six Dr. Seuss Books - Including 'Mulberry Street' - To End Due To Racist Drawings
Sale Of Six Dr. Seuss Books - Including 'Mulberry Street' - To End Due To Racist Drawings Two beloved - and four obscure - books that were written by Dr. Seuss will no longer be sold due to their inclusion of racist and insensitive imagery. The announcement was made by Dr. Seuss Enterprises on Tuesday, March 2, on the anniversary of the author’s birthday. The two popular books that will be discontinued are “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street” and “If I Ran the Zoo.” “McElligot’s Pool,” “On Beyond Zebra!,” “Scrambled Eggs Super!,” and “The Cat’s Quizzer” will also no longer be sold. In a statement, Dr. Seuss Enterprises explained that the move reflects the organizati…
PepsiCo Unveils Rebranding For Aunt Jemima Brand PepsiCo Unveils Rebranding For Aunt Jemima Brand
PepsiCo Unveils Rebranding For Aunt Jemima Brand Can you imagine pouring Pearl Milling Company on your pancakes? Pearl Milling Company is the new name parent company PepsiCo came up with to rebrand its long-running, yet maligned, Aunt Jemima line of syrups and pancake mixes. (Click on the second image above to see the new brand.) In 2020, condemnation in the media rose up over the Aunt Jemima logo - a cartoonishly smiling Black woman. It was decried as a stereotype being exploited to sell breakfast foods for the benefit of white business owners. In response, in June 2020, PepsiCo announced it would maintain the flavors and recipes of Aun…