Actor Ben Stein says he misses the days when “a large African woman” was on his Aunt Jemima syrup bottles

Actor Ben Stein says he misses the days when “a large African woman” was on his Aunt Jemima syrup bottles..

"About to do something which I sometimes do," he says in the video, which looks like it was shot in his kitchen, "which is to make breakfast for dinner. Aunt Jemima* yummy pancake syrup. This used to show a large African American woman chef, but because of the inherent racism of America's corporate culture, they decided to make it a white person or maybe no person at all. But I preferred it when it was a black person showing their incredible skill at making pancakes. So God bless you all have a good evening."

The ingredients for Pearl Milling Company pancake syrup are Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Water, Cellulose Gum, Caramel Color, Salt, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Sodium Benzoate, Sorbic Acid, and Sodium Hexametaphosphate.

Another Twitter user went on to say, “I’m trying to figure out how to say ‘F Ben Stein, his money and his racist fixation with Aunt Jemima syrup.’ without actually going all the way there. Maybe this will suffice. A**.”

Another said, “Ben Stein is a racist and a moron. Aunt Jemima syrup was a racist company that was making colored sugar water pretending to be pure maple syrup.”

Social media users over on Twitter proceeded to drag Stein after his video about the Aunt Jemima syrup bottle went viral. One user reposted an article that was titled, ‘Ben Stein’s ‘Aunt Jemima’ Rant Is A Master Class On White Privilege.’

The sub-header went on to read, “In today’s episode of White People Who Can’t Seem To Find Their Lane, actor and comedian Ben Stein posted a video of himself expressing nostalgia…”

The viral video — which appears to have been pulled from the ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ actor’s Truth Social account — shows his visible disdain for the Pearl Milling Company replacing Aunt Jemima.

If you recall, back in 2021, the company re-branded and retired the iconic, but newly problematic, logo. It was reported that the illustration depicted a “racist ‘mammy’ archetype,” which is rooted in American slavery.

After stating that he was making "breakfast for dinner," Stein was seen holding an old bottle of Aunt Jemima pancake syrup. He then expressed his dissatisfaction at its recent rebranding, stating:

"Because of the inherent racism of America’s corporate culture, they decided to make it a white person or maybe no person at all."

Declaring his preference for the original logo design, Stein controversially added:

"But I prefer it when it was a Black person showing their incredible skill making pancakes."