Shorty said:

This is Nancy Green, as Aunt Jemima.

This is the updated version:


The other image is this guy's rendition.

If anyone is offended by that image (especially over any of the above images), it says so much more about them, than anything else.

anon said:

the original image of Aunt Jemima is a reminder of the image of the "mammy".

Its all about imagery.

Uh,...the reason your thread has gotten the "Oh hell no" type of response is largely due to the "Aunt Jemima" mention, which has a slight overtone of racism. Not saying the racism is coming from u perse, being that u could be black for all I know. The connatation is a drag. If u had just said that u dug P in his do-rags, then it would have been an entirely different galaxy. Also, I heavily doubt that P is trying to evoke Aunt Jemima. The history of the do-rag is long and deep. Brothers (black men) were sportin' do -rags on the street since the 40's. THIS, more than likely, is what P is paying homage to. Morris actually wears one in the opening sequence in Purple Rain. It's been around forever. Out here in L.A., gangstas used to wear do-rags all the time. Tupac evoked this West Coast tradition for a period. I myself, usually will wear one when I go to bed to keep my hair from being totally fucked up when I raise in the morning. But I also have worn it on the street, usually under a hat. It looks cool if your hair is long and u know what the hell you're doing. P, of course can pull it off, mainly cuz P is seriously old school. Always have been. P is street and P is an o.g. He's always brought that sensibility to his fashion sense and his persona. U just have to know where he gets his shit from, that's all.

Rhondab said:

Right. But it's this one that some seem to be more offended by. I don't get that.

anon said:

well, I think they don't get that the pic is of her being angry, with the fist coming up out of the box as to say she's tired of this bs. I get it.

Rhondab said:

Not only do some not get it but the lighter, happy Mammy Jemima is referred to as "a nice lady" & "Mad Jemima" in her empowerment do-rag and fist is called "hurtful".

Go figure.

anon said:

welp..in between all the condescending "they don't get it" stuff...you've taught me that...NOPE...I didn't get it. I assumed (you know what that does) the meaner looking Aunt Jemima was put up to show a negative betrayal of her...but now that you've said what you said, I see that's the pissed off Aunt Jemima and rightfully so pissed off. Although I didn't refer to the image of the pissed off aunt Jemima as "hurtful" nor did I say that image I was familiar with was a "nice lady" I said she seemed like a lovely women. And No, I was not associating that image of aunt Jemima as a slave women or "mammy"...more of perhaps a housewife in the 1950's or something.