Ben Stein is sad that there isn't a “large African-American woman” on his syrup bottle

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I commend to your attention “CSA - The Confederate States of America”. It is an alt-history documentary covering what happened when the south won the civil war.

I’ve cued the video to a relevant part at the end, but the whole thing is well worth watching.

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I don’t think it’s fair to blame old age. Ben Stein has a fairly long history of being a crackpot.

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Meh… pretty tedious, considering that might have lost the war, but they certainly won the peace (Jim Crow)…

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People forget that he was Richard Nixon’s speechwriter.

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Not everyone, no.

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Old man yells at pancaces.

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Dontcha’ just LOVE it when random peeps deign to explain history to you, Professor?

/s

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Seth Meyers Idk GIF by Late Night with Seth Meyers

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Wow. I’d forgotten all about that guy’s existence. I’d like to return to that state, please.

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Do I need to remind people that a lot of maple syrup comes from Canada, where it is made by Canadians (AKA Communists)? I’ll take good old American corn syrup any day!!!

/s

PS: autocorrect wanted to change “corn syrup” to “chem syrup”, maybe it knows something?

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Thoughts and prayers.

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Dear Ben Stein…

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Shocker: Racist Uncle wishes Aunt Jemima was still a thing.

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You think a guy like him could afford maple syrup. So, I am pretty low brow when it comes to food, but I made a decisions that since I don’t use that much syrup anyway, I am going to buy just the good stuff. Even if it is cheap Maple Syrup - its’ better than regular “syrup”.

And then I drown my Eggo waffles in it.

I am all about duality…

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No, no, in that sentence “they” refers specifically to Aunt Jemima, because Ben Stein is using woke pronouns to show he’s still totally hip and culturally relevant, yo. /s

The syrup is glop.

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Yup!

Ben, treat yourself to some real maple syrup. You’ll appreciate it.

Also, treat the rest of us by having a steaming hot mug of STFU. WE’LL appreciate that.

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Waaah, cancel culture!

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It’s not even called that anymore up here in Canada. They went back to the OG name:

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Also, there was a great Under The Influence podcast about this and other racial logos that people might like. The whole show is quite good. : https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-70-under-the-influence/clip/15817356-s10e01-the-times-they-are-a-changin-brands

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In this case, it’s made by the Maple Syrup Mafia, like OPEC for sweet maple goodness.

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