‘Aunt Jemima’ Brand Faces Backlash Over New Name

Aunt Jemima’s new name, Pearl Milling Company, has faced backlash online from users for sounding more like “gravel mining company” or “a James Bond villain.”

Twitter users quickly shared their feelings on the matter, with some threatening to switch to its competitors, Mrs. Butterworth’s or Log Cabin, because of the new name.

“I think it sounds like a gravel mining company,” one person commented.

Another person wrote that the Pearl Milling Company sounded like “something owned by a James Bond Villain.”

Another person commented: “Pearl Milling Company? Sounds like a generic house brand for Dollar General.”

Several users said that they would boycott the company altogether.

“Sadly I would never recognize it and will probably go to Log Cabin,” one person wrote.

“They really changed the name of Aunt Jemima syrup to Pearl Milling Company?! Like they really couldn’t think of a better name than that?! I’m sticking with Mrs. Butterworth’s from now on bc she thicc & rich, also doesn’t have a dumbass name,” another person commented.

The Aunt Jemima brand announced its name change following intense backlash for using a “racial stereotype” as basis for its syrup mascot.

The logo was created based on the 19th century “mammy” minstrel character – a black woman content to serve her white masters.

Pearl Milling Company is a reference to the small Missouri mill that produced the pancake mix – later branded Aunt Jemima – in 1889.

Related Posts

Biker Found His Missing Daughter After 31

Biker Found His Missing Daughter After 31

The birthmark I used to kiss goodnight when she was two years old, before her mother took her and vanished. “License and registration,” she said, professional and…

They capture the woman who k!lls… See more

They capture the woman who k!lls… See more

What should have been the joyful start of a new life ended in death and deception in the hills of Shillong, India. On May 20, businessman Raja…

How a Tennessee Family Found Strength and Support After a Devastating Storm

How a Tennessee Family Found Strength and Support After a Devastating Storm

On December 9, a powerful storm passed through a mobile home in Tennessee, lifting the roof and carrying 4-month-old Lord out of his bassinet. Inside were his…

The Network Mourns the End of an Era, Touching Millions of Hearts

The Network Mourns the End of an Era, Touching Millions of Hearts

Longtime Fox & Friends co-host Steve Doocy announced on May 1 that he is stepping away from the New York studio after decades on the show’s signature…

What Happened in

What Happened in

1. Disappearance In May 2005, 18-year-old Natalee Holloway went missing during a graduation trip to Aruba. She was last seen leaving a nightclub with Joran van der…

Father needed support during the wake…

Father needed support during the wake…

The pain of losing an entire family caused commotion among the population of Sidrolândia, located in the interior of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, where…