Friday, July 26, 2013

Butterball'd!

More scandal for celebrity chef.

Paula Deen still regrets her comments about Black patrons. As of today, I will add her to the label list.

Still under the fire for her racial slurs towards Black guest, cooks and hosts.

Somehow, I do feel a little sympathy for the celebrity chef.

I guess today, I may even show a small bit of support for this woman.
Aunt Jemima is the iconic woman for syrup and pancake mix.
She's entitled to say whatever the heck she wants, but I guarantee that the words she says from this point on will have a lasting effect on her career as a chef, reality television host, mother, grandmother and public figure.

Paula Deen Allegedly Asked Black Staffers to Dress Like Aunt JemimaThe controversy starts with one of her Black food prepare cooks saying that Deen thought of her as Aunt Jemima. The character on the syrup bottle.

Wow, ain't that nice. A Black woman is a character on the syrup bottle. Sweet.


Quaker Oats, Inc. has the rights of all its products and I wonder if Deen's brands a part of it?

Dora Charles overflows with allegations of racist behavior. Deen allegedly paid black employees less than white ones and used racial slurs.

But it is Deen's idea of Confederate-tinged dinner theater that may be the most unseemly element of the story. Charles tells the Times that she refused Deen's requests to ring a dinner bell in front of her Savannah, Georgia restaurant The Lady and Sons and, in the words of the paper, holler for "people to come and get it."

Deen's already damaged reputation following her admission last month that she said NIGGER!

The chef was forced to open up about her use of slurs during a deposition related to allegations of racism and sexual harassment brought against Deen by a former employee, Lisa T. Jackson.

In the wake of Deen's admission, the celebrity chef was dropped by Food Network and dumped by retailers like Walmart and Target and the drug maker Novo Nordisk, with whom she had endorsement deals.

Wendy Williams tears into the controversy.

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