Virginia mayor Barry Presgraves is under pressure to resign after a post he made on his Facebook page last weekend, saying that Joe Biden had “just announced Aunt Jemima” as his running mate. Although Presgraves made this comment before Biden had officially announced Kamala Harris as his running mate, it was no secret that the Democratic Presidential candidate was considering several Black women for the role. Of all the racist references to make, this man chose a caricature of a Black mammy that is so notoriously racist that after 130 years, Quaker Oats decided to change the name and the logo of the “Aunt Jemima” products in June of this year.
last weekend, saying that Joe Biden had “just announced Aunt Jemima” as his running mate. Although Presgraves made this comment before Biden had officially announced Kamala Harris as his running mate, it was no secret that the Democratic Presidential candidate was considering several Black women for the role. Ocaricature of a Black mammy that is so notoriously racist that after 130 years, Quaker Oats decided toLuray, Virginia is a small town about 90 miles west of Washington, D.C.
. Although the town is majority white, 40% of the residents are Black, according to the most recent census data.“I want to make this very clear to everyone with absolutely no qualifications,” Presgraves said. “I understand what I posted on social media was wrong, offensive and unbecoming.”“I also want to make a direct apology to all people of color and women. Passing off demeaning and worn out racial stereotypes as humor isn’t funny,” he said, reading from a prepared statement.
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