Why ice cream trucks can lose their famous song
This soft touch you know so well is not so sweet, after all.
Aunt Jemima. Uncle Ben's.Eskimo pie. Since the tragic death of George Floyd in May and the rise of the #blacklivesmatter movement, innumerable popular food brands have recognized - and finally removed - their names, their packaging and their racial insensitive images. But the last food company to fight racism in its own DNA can surprise you, because the source of controversy is something you may have considered gently innocent all your life:The ice cream truck song.
The official name of the melody is "Turkey in the straw" and it isbeen used by innumerable ice cream truck companies for decades. However, according toAnnouncement of the creator of ice cream good humorThe melody became popular in the shows of Minalstrel in the 19th century, which included white artists with black and mocker infections of African Americans. It is also why the good humor has publicly published all existing ice cream truck companies in literallychange their air.
"Good humor has not possessed ice cream trucks since the 1970s, we have not created" Turkey in the straw "or other jingles", societyNotes on their website. "However, as a leader in the industry, and the creator of the original ice cream truck, we want to be part of the solution on this issue, especially since we work closely with so many Ice cream truck drivers across the country. "
Good mood has even taken the walk to offer a new alternative to "Turkey in the straw". The company has partnered with the RZA music producer, also from the Wu-Tang clan, which produced this new jingle:
We are not music critics, but we should admit that it is a strong improvement. And for more information on the intersection of black life and the food industry, make sure you are aware of these8 quick restoration brands supporting black lives.
