Beyonce, Bon Jovi, And The Business of Corporate Consciousness
By Urging People To Vote In The Coming US Presidential Elections Tuesday November 3rd 2020, Speaking Out About Police Brutality On Her Social Media & Setting Up Her Charity Foundation Bee Good Beyonce Has Shown That As Well As Being Dedicated To Her Music Fans & World Class Performances As A Triple Threat, Able To Sing, Dance & Act, She Is Also Dedicated To Doing Her Civic Duty As An American Citizen And Member of The Black Community.
Speaking On The George Floyd Police Brutality Murder Jon Bon Jovi Said:
“I was moved to write “American Reckoning” as a witness to history.”
“I believe the greatest gift of an artist is the ability to use their voice to speak to issues that move us.”
The American Rock Band Released The Track In Response To The Murder Witnessed All Around The World.
After The Hurricane Catrina Disaster Which Devastated New Orleans & Surrounding Areas, August 2005, Bon Jovi Donated Generously To The Recovery Effort & Helped The Rebuilding Programme Enormously.
These Rock Gods Have Consistently Shown That They Care About The World Around Them & Giving Back To The Community.
Business Branding & Marketing Has Become A Matter of “Corporate Consciousness Or Corporate Complicity” Following Calls For Social Justice Reform. Many Stars Are Making Their Views And Feelings Known Too. TheOrator.Press Will Continue To Review This Issue Going Forward Including The Case of Jo Malone, The Fragrance Company, And & John Boyega, The Star Wars Actor.
TheOrator.Press Will Continue To Review This Issue Going Forward Including The Case of Jo Malone, The Fragrance Company, And & John Boyega, The Star Wars Actor.
Quakers The Makers of Uncle Ben & Aunt Jemima Agree To Product Re-Branding Following Complaints About Offensive Stereotyping
Quakers, The Company Which Produces Uncle Ben & Aunt Bessie Products Including Uncle Ben’s Rice (As Well As Quaker Oats) Have Agreed To Embark on Re-branding Further To The Large Scale Corporate Review By Many Companies After The Police Brutality Murder of George Floyd In May 2020 & The Large Scale Calls For Social Justice Reform That Followed. This Is After The Black Lives Matter Campaign Pointed Out The Problem Was Not Just Racism Within The Police That Was Institutional, But Racism In Society That Is Systemic & Structural .
Quakers Posted June 18 2020 On Twitter: We Have A Responsibility To Help End Racial Injustices. We’re Listening To Consumers, Especially In The Black Community, And Our Associates. We Don’t Yet Know What The Exact Changes Or Timing Will Be, But We Will Evolve Uncle Ben’s Visual Brand Identity”. It Also Said It Recognized That The Aunt Jemima Brand “Was Based On Racial Stereotypes Of Mammies.”
Broad Smiles In Stereotypical Marketing & Imagery Is A Common Practice Propaganda Tool, To Indicate The Systematically Oppressed Are Docile, Happy & Content With Their Subservience And Imposed Position of Inferiority.
Similar Attitudes Were Exemplified When Former Prime Minister Tony Blair Made An Official Trip To Africa In 2002, And Boris Johnson Wrote In The Telegraph: “It Is Said That The Queen Has Come To Love The Commonwealth, Partly Because It Supplies Her With Regular Cheering Crowds Of Flag-Waving Piccaninnies.” He Also Referred To African People As Having “Watermelon Smiles.”
In The Same Year, Whilst Writing For The Spectator He Wrote “The Problem With Africa Is ‘We Are Not In Charge Any More”– And – “British Colonialism In Africa Is Not A Blot Upon Our Conscience.”
It All Rather Smacks Of MAGA For Britain Even Way Back Then. Standard Issue Insincere Johnsonite’ Excuses And Mutterings Were Made After His Comments Were Criticized At The Time (And Have Continued To Be Criticized Recurringly Ever Since).
(The Sopranos S 3 E 6 “University” Aired April 01 2001. Quakers Are Reviewing Uncle Ben Branding Just Under 20 Years Later)
The Real Life Day To Day Consequences & Impact of Racial Stereotyping Can Be Seen Played Out Today, In The Year 2020. This Was Painfully Illustrated When The Republican Mayor of Luray, Virginia, Barry Presgraves, 77, Uploaded A Racist Facebook Post Over The Weekend of Saturday August 1st & Sunday August 2nd 2020 After Learning Joe Biden Had Selected Kamala Harris As His Running Mate & VP Candidate. The Decision Had Not Yet Been Officially Announced Publicly But The Mayor Posted “Joe Biden Has Just Picked Aunt Jemima As His Running Mate.”
On The Monday, August 3rd 2020, Many Queued Outside The Town Hall Where A Council Meeting Had Been Scheduled (Socially Distanced & With Attendance Numbers Restricted). By The Evening He Had Removed The Post, Apologized & Asked For Forgiveness. However, This Was After Having Initially Said People Had “Gone Overboard” With Their Reaction & “I Ate Aunt Jemima All My Life” & “It’s A Shame Everyone Has To Jump On The Band Wagon. Ultimately He Still Refused To Resign Insisting He Would Complete The Final Three Months of His Term.
The Town Council Issued A Statement Stating That Racism Was Not Acceptable & It Sought To Serve All Its Citizens.
