Lawyer and actor Ben Stein is now part of a controversy after he commented on Aunt Jemima syrup recently
In a recent video that has been shared on Twitter by Ron Filipkowski on Tuesday, 21st of February, 2023, the Ferris Bueller’s Day Off actor Ben Stein was spotted remembering days when an African-American woman was on Aunt Jemina’s syrup bottle.
Ben Stein says he misses a black person on Aunt Jemima syrup, video of controversy goes viral
Actor Ben Stein says he misses the good old days when “a large African-American woman” was on his syrup bottle, but woke corporate culture ruins everything. pic.twitter.com/WkSXUDbRIj
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) February 21, 2023
For those too young to know the sick history of Aunt Jemima read up. Make no mistake Ben Stein and those his age know the racist history very well. pic.twitter.com/3B0tzRHXVG
— Peak Process (@Peak_Process) February 22, 2023
For those too young to know the sick history of Aunt Jemima read up. Make no mistake Ben Stein and those his age know the racist history very well. pic.twitter.com/3B0tzRHXVG
— Peak Process (@Peak_Process) February 22, 2023
Listening to Ben Stein, Twitter users were left fuming and they promptly took to a micro-blogging site to criticize him. Many people have shared different opinions on Twitter. The packaging was changed after the Black Lives Matter movement took place.
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Aunt Jemima was rebranded as the Pearl Milling Company in June of 2021. After stating that he was making the “breakfast for dinner,” Stein is seen holding an old bottle of Aunt Jemima pancake syrup. He then expressed dissatisfaction at its recent rebranding by stating, “Because of the inherent racism of America’s corporate culture, they have decided to make it a white person or maybe no person.”
dont be so sensitive you lil pus
not everything should be taken out of context— 64 (@6Foot4Honda) February 22, 2023
Declaring preference for original logo design, Stein controversially said,”I prefer it when it was Black person showing their incredible skill and ability in making pancakes.”
In early 2020 after the murder case of George Floyd, Pepsi Co. decided to put a stop to using Aunt Jemima’s well-known image. They rebranded it as Pearl Milling Company, later named the company where the original Aunt Jemima brand was created.
Ben started his career being a speechwriter for the U.S. presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford before he entered into the entertainment field being an actor, a comedian, and game show host.
Internet users call out Ben Stein for racist remarks
Netizens are really horrified and also shocked at Ben Stein’s questionable statements. They accused him of being “wilfully ignorant.” Several pointed out that the actor prefers the early days as people could be openly be racist back then.
‘Others have commented that it was the 78-year-old himself who fell for the brand’s “racist propaganda.” A user @AmirMW has commented
Another disappointed Twitter user, Anita Warren, remarked, “Actor Ben Stein used to be really smart, entertaining, and also very funny… Now he’s just a racist!”