Aunt Jemima Heirs File $2 Billion Royalty Lawsuit

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Reparations is due to the family of Aunt Jemima

Aunt Jemima’s relatives say they got screwed out of her pancake money following her death in 1955 and now, they’re looking for reparations to the tune of Two Billion Dollars

The great grandson of Anna Short Harrington who took over the Jemima character in 1937 filed a lawsuit against PepsiCo, the Quaker Oats Company and 2 other businesses on behalf of her heirs.

D.W. Hunter claims the companies conspired to deny Harrington was a Quaker Oats employee but continued to exploit her image for more than 60 years without paying up.

Harrington was selected for the role because of her pancake recipe which they recreated for the grocery store but her family believes racial exploitation was involved in the deal.

They claim Harrington was talked out of using a lawyer exploiting her lack of education so the company wouldn’t have to pay for her recipe.
 
these big companies i tell ya 
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trueprada said:
Reparations is due to the family of Aunt Jemima

Aunt Jemima’s relatives say they got screwed out of her pancake money following her death in 1955 and now, they’re looking for reparations to the tune of Two Billion Dollars
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I chuckled when I read those words out loud. Don't ask me why
 
So the big companies never paid for the recipe? She played the character or she created the recipe or both?
 
I hope they get that cake.

I also hope the heirs and/or descendants of Uncle Ben are keeping tabs on this case.




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I hope they get every damn penny.

Had they been fair back in the day and just paid her instead of being short armed, deep pocketed bigots, they probably could have gotten away without owing royalties and just gotten her to sign a one and done lump sum agreement. But nah, they didn't want to part with that bread on any terms so, **** em.

And maple syrup WILL change your life and have you looking at the other syrups extra funny like they had you fooled this whole time.
 
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Aunt Jemima syrup is crap. If you aren't putting maple on your pancakes/waffles/FT, then you're doing it wrong.

I know the ******** logo is the hot-button issue as of late, but how are people cool w. imagery like Aunt Jemima/Uncle Ben in 2014?
 
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Brolic Scholar said:
I hope they get every damn penny.

Had they been fair back in the day and just paid her instead of being short armed, deep pocketed bigots, they probably could have gotten away without owing royalties and just gotten her to sign a one and done lump sum agreement. But nah, they didn't want to part with that bread on any terms so, **** em.

And maple syrup WILL change your life and have you looking at the other syrups extra funny like they had you fooled this whole time.
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Bruh when I tasted maple syrup I had this puzzled look on my face like :wow:
I'm like I been doin it wrong my whole life
I don't even like that fake **** anymore
Not to mention I noticed with syrup u gotta drown ur pancakes and stuff
But with maple all u need is a lil bit
I was on Wikipedia looking for tips on the best grade when I first got put on maple :lol:
 
I doubt they'll get anything when the corporate lobbyists realize this could start a chain reaction.
 
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