Eskimo Pie no more: Ice cream owners will drop 'derogatory' name

Source: kmov.com
Published: Jun 21, 2020
Author: Alta Spells and Jay Croft
Post Date: 2020-06-21 23:25:48 by Gatlin
Views: 2135

Eskimo Pie no more: Ice cream
owners will drop 'derogatory' name

After nearly 100 years, Eskimo Pie ice cream will get a new name.

"We are committed to being a part of the solution on racial equality, and recognize the term is derogatory," Elizabell Marquez, head of marketing for parent company Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, told Reuters and the Wall Street Journal in a statement.

The chocolate-covered vanilla ice cream bar joins brands such as Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben's in overhauling long-used names and marketing strategies considered racially offensive. The trend comes amid global demonstrations against police brutality and systemic racism following the deaths of George Floyd and other African Americans at the hands of police.

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream has been reviewing the business for some time, Reuters reports.

As The Wall Street Journal noted, "The term Eskimo is a disparaging term for the indigenous people of the Arctic regions of northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland and Siberia."

CNN has contacted Dreyer's for comment but has not received a response yet. Nestle sold the company and the rest of its US ice cream brands to Froneri, a joint venture with a private equity firm, in a $4 billion deal in 2019.

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#1: Stoner    To: Gatlin (#0)

" Eskimo Pie no more: Ice cream owners will drop 'derogatory' name "

Is there no end to the insane bull$hit ???

Stoner posted on 2020-06-22 08:02:21   Reply   Private Reply


#2: Gatlin    To: All (#0)

Here is some unrelated trivia – but perhaps interesting.

A lot of people in the Bible had their names changed, or went by more than one name.

NameChangeToBy Whom
AbramrenamedAbrahamGod
AzariahrenamedAbednegoAshpenaz
Barnabasalso known asJosephThe Apostles
Barsabbasalso known asJudas 
Bartholomewbelieved to beNathanael 
Ben-Onialso known asBenjaminhis father Jacob
Boanergesalso known asJames and JohnJesus
Cephas (or Peter)also known asSimon 
DanielrenamedBelteshazzarAshpenaz
Danielalso known asKileab 
Didymusalso known asThomas 
Dorcasalso known asTabitha 
Edomalso known asEsau 
EliakimrenamedJehoiakimPharoah Neco
Esaualso known asEdom 
Estheralso known asHadassahPersian/Hebrew
GideonrenamedJerub-Baalthe men of Ophrah
Hadassahalso known asEstherHebrew/Persian
HananiahrenamedShadrachAshpenaz
HoshearenamedJoshuaMoses
JacobrenamedIsraelGod
James (Jesus’ disciple)nicknamedBoanergesJesus
Jedediahalso known asSolomonGod
Jethroalso known asReuel 
John (Jesus’ disciple)nicknamedBoanergesJesus
Johnalso known asMark 
Josephalso known asBarnabasThe Apostles
JosephrenamedZaphenath-PaneahPharoah
Joshuaalso known asHosheaMoses
Judasalso known asBarsabbas 
Kileabalso known asDaniel 
Levialso known asMatthewHebrew/Greek
Lo-AmmirenamedAmmiGod
Lo-RuhamahrenamedRuhamahGod
Markalso known asJohn 
MattaniahrenamedZedekiahNebuchadnezzar
Matthewalso known asLeviGreek/Hebrew
Merib-Baalalso known asMephibosheth 
Mephiboshethalso known asMerib-Baal 
MishaelrenamedMeshachAshpenaz
NaomirenamedMaraherself
Nathanaelbelieved to beBartholomew 
Nigeralso known as Simeon
PashhurcalledTerror on Every SideGod
Paulalso known asSaulLatin/Hebrew
Peteralso known asCephas (and Simon) 
Reuelalso known asJethro 
SarairenamedSarahGod
Saulalso known asPaulHebrew/Latin
Silasalso known asSilvanus 
Silvanusalso known asSilas 
Simeonalso known as Niger
SimonrenamedCephas (or Peter)Jesus
Solomonalso known asJedediahGod
Tabithaalso known asDorcas 
“the one who is victorious”renamedThe Holy SpiritOnly known to the one who receives it
“the woman”namedEveAdam
Thomasalso known asDidymus 

Gatlin posted on 2020-06-22 08:52:44   Reply   Private Reply


#3: sneakypete    To: Gatlin (#0)

Serious question.

Do actual Eskimos even know the damn things ever existed?

I have never been up in the Great Frozen North,but I am guessing ice cream ain't a big seller up there.

sneakypete posted on 2020-06-22 11:09:19   Reply   Private Reply


#4: Gatlin    To: sneakypete, Sll (#3)

Serious question.

Do actual Eskimos even know the damn things ever existed?

I have never been up in the Great Frozen North,but I am guessing ice cream ain't a big seller up there.

Gatlin posted on 2020-06-22 11:30:22   Reply   Private Reply


#5: Gatlin    To: sneakypete, All (#4)

Gatlin posted on 2020-06-22 11:40:53   Reply   Private Reply