I saw this in a flee market and found it simultaneously horrifying and hilarious. I’m curious about how something like this might have come to be?

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    • hsdkfr734r@feddit.nl
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      3 days ago

      The mammy is usually portrayed as an older woman, overweight, and dark skinned. She is an idealized figure of a caregiver: amiable, loyal, maternal, non-threatening, obedient, and submissive. The mammy figure demonstrates deference to white authority.

      Um yes. Racism. And bad taste. Thanks.