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in reply to a message by PrincessZ
Or implied that the US is the center of the universe. But you are being very naïve if you think that in this day and age, nobody where you live knows about the syrup (lmao aren't we just so funny) or the broader implications of the name as an epithet or caricature. And those who do know will think you are either uninformed or being deliberately provocative.
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I spoke about the Aunt Jemima topic with my friend group the other day, the same day I made the post about it. I asked them about the name out of vague interest. None of them had heard the name outside of one who grew up with Play School and a couple who associated it with Peter Rabbit. I had entirely forgotten about the Play School association until then (though I never grew up with Peter Rabbit so while that would be a massive association for many people, it isn't personally).
Most of the group are a little younger as they're primarily from university and went there straight from college, as opposed to myself and Becky who went into apprenticeships first. It's not surprising they wouldn't know Play School, they were more LazyTown era, something that Becky and I just missed.
So we're talking about a group of 12 mostly young adults aged 21 - 26, some graduated university, some still in university. Primarily female and two males. Most are from the surrounding Midlands area, some are from elsewhere in England. All are white aside from one whose grandparents were born in China. This isn't the best representation of the whole of Britain, but not a single one knew of the syrup.
My point didn't come from nowhere, I didn't just assume. Why would we know a syrup that's only American? It's not as if it's some interesting foreign sweet like Hirshy's Kisses or Lucky Charms that's stocked in the foreign section of sweet shops. We simply just don't know the syrup.
It's syrup.
We have a bit more pressing matters on the news, in case you've missed it. It's not surprising it's not been covered to such lengths outside of America
Most of the group are a little younger as they're primarily from university and went there straight from college, as opposed to myself and Becky who went into apprenticeships first. It's not surprising they wouldn't know Play School, they were more LazyTown era, something that Becky and I just missed.
So we're talking about a group of 12 mostly young adults aged 21 - 26, some graduated university, some still in university. Primarily female and two males. Most are from the surrounding Midlands area, some are from elsewhere in England. All are white aside from one whose grandparents were born in China. This isn't the best representation of the whole of Britain, but not a single one knew of the syrup.
My point didn't come from nowhere, I didn't just assume. Why would we know a syrup that's only American? It's not as if it's some interesting foreign sweet like Hirshy's Kisses or Lucky Charms that's stocked in the foreign section of sweet shops. We simply just don't know the syrup.
It's syrup.
We have a bit more pressing matters on the news, in case you've missed it. It's not surprising it's not been covered to such lengths outside of America
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