Two weeks after an online petition called for Trader Joe’s to “remove racist branding and packaging,” the grocery chain says it’s changing the names of product lines like Trader Ming’s and Arabian Joe’s
Trader Jose’s is one of the product lines called out as racist in an online petition. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Two weeks after an online petition launched calling for Trader Joe’s to “remove racist branding and packaging,” the grocery chain says it’s changing the names of its international food lines. The AP reports that the company says it’s been going through a “yearslong process” of repacking for products like Trader Ming’s and Arabian Joe’s, which it says will soon be completed.
The petition was started by a San Francisco high-school student, Briones Bedell, who also criticizes the inspiration for the store’s theme, White Shadows in the South Seas and Disneyland’s Jungle Triple ride, as being rooted in racist tropes and stereotypes.
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