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Family wants $2 Billion + future earnings - claim Aunt Jemima was family
Posted on 10/7/14 at 3:06 pm
Posted on 10/7/14 at 3:06 pm
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The self-proclaimed descendants of Aunt Jemima have sued the brand for allegedly appropriating the images and recipe of living persons while offering false promises of compensation.
The plaintiffs claim that their great-grandmother, Anna Short Harrington, refined the recipe for the pancake mix along with Nancy Green, the original inspiration for the brands Aunt Jemima figurehead, the Louisville, Ky. Courier-Journal reports.
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They contend that an agreement existed to share a percentage of revenue each time the likeness of their relative was used to market the pancake mix and that they are owed $2 billion in compensation, plus a share of future revenue.
The brands owner, Quaker Oats, a subsidiary of PepsiCo PEP, denies that any such contract existed or that the iconic figurehead was meant to resemble any living person. The image symbolizes a sense of caring, warmth, hospitality and comfort, said a statement from Quaker Oats, and is neither based on, nor meant to depict any one person.
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This post was edited on 10/7/14 at 3:10 pm
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Posted on 10/7/14 at 3:12 pm to Alahunter
Some of those faces are sinister.
Creepy.
Creepy.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 3:15 pm to Sleeping Tiger
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Some of those faces are sinister.
Creepy.
Black people are not creepy, Jesus Christ ST, get out of the 60's.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 3:15 pm to Sleeping Tiger
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Some of those faces are sinister.
Creepy.
Some? Understatement
I guess it is Halloween month
Posted on 10/7/14 at 3:19 pm to TbirdSpur2010
Pancakes !!!!
Posted on 10/7/14 at 3:46 pm to Alahunter
Hell, Uncle Ben was part of our family. I'll settle for half that.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 4:31 pm to Alahunter
I thought Aunt Jemima was created by white people and they marketed it through a small army of "Mammi" types who would come into people's homes and show them how to use the mix. 
Posted on 10/7/14 at 4:37 pm to Alahunter
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Aunt Jemima
It looks like she had good teeth
This post was edited on 10/7/14 at 4:38 pm
Posted on 10/7/14 at 4:58 pm to Alahunter
Pretty sure a St. Louis ad agency came up with Aunt Jemima (along with the Coca Cola Santa, the Budweiser frogs and Clydesdales and the Quaker Oats dude).
Posted on 10/7/14 at 7:12 pm to Alahunter
Have you ever just turned that thing upside down and just drank straight from the bottle
Posted on 10/7/14 at 7:31 pm to Alahunter
Hm... This opens up possibilities. I think I'm a distant long lost relative of Rockefeller.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 7:41 pm to kywildcatfanone
I'm another one of Steve Jobs bastard children. Probably why I hate Apple users so much.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 7:43 pm to Alahunter
I'm most shocked to find out that someone claiming to be a descendant of Aunt Jemima isn't already independently wealthy through a diligent work ethic matched with savvy investing.
Posted on 10/8/14 at 12:24 am to Garfield
I like some Auntie Aggie with a little Uncle Remus
This post was edited on 10/8/14 at 12:26 am
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