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[Opinions] Re: Jemima
by Jagoda (-doe)
12/22/2017, 5:11 PM
in reply to a message by Lottie
Yes, but it's a little more than that:
QuoteAunt Jemima originally came from a minstrel show as one of their pantheon of stereotypical black characters.
QuoteAunt Jemima embodied an early twentieth century idealized domesticity that was inspired by old southern hospitality.There were others that capitalized on this theme, such as Uncle Ben's Rice and Cream of Wheat’s Rastus. The backdrop to the trademark image of Aunt Jemima is a romanticized view of antebellum plantation life. The myth surrounding Aunt Jemima's secret recipe, family life, and plantation life as a happy slave contributes to the post civil war idealism of southern life and America's developing consumer culture.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aunt_JemimaIn the UK it's most associated with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck - we actually used to call a cousin of mine Jemima Puddle-Duck. I think it's quite sweet as a name, but certainly not usable in the US.
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- Bex   +1
12/22/2017, 6:19 PM
Yep I associate it with Jemima Puddle Duck, which I adore so it's not a bad connotation for me! :)
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- Jagoda (-doe)
12/23/2017, 9:41 AM
Yeah, Jemima Puddle-Duck is a lovely association!
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