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By Sam Zaslow-Braverman, ‘23
From Nov. 3 to Nov. 7, American families from all backgrounds sat in front of their televisions, computers and radios, keeping up with the presidential election with high levels of hope and fear as a record amount of American citizens cast their vote for president. When the dust settled, it was announced to the world that former Vice President Joe Biden had won the presidency. Based on data from the New York Times, the country saw a record-breaking voter turnout of 145 million citizens, well over 20 million more than 2016’s presidential election.
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In a time of major racial upheaval, brands such as Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben’s and Eskimo Pie are opting to change their logos which were seen as bigoted by some activists and buyers.
Aunt Jemina, famous for its pancake mix, only recently acknowledged its racist branding. Although the image in its logo has changed over the years to make the label less offensive, its mascot of a stereotypical black cook still represents black inferiority, and after making many modifications to the logo, the branding team has decided to completely replace it. By Boaz Fox ‘23
All across chat forums and dark corners of the internet, a conspiracy theory group known as QAnon is gaining prevalence among conservatives. QAnon is a conspiracy theory that first appeared in late 2017 on the chat forum 4chan when an anonymous user now known as Q claimed to have high-level security clearance within the U.S. government and that President Trump would soon expose, arrest and execute thousands of evil pedophiles that were controlling America. This one post soon went viral, and a burgeoning internet community grew along with it. By Rachel Max ‘24
A mere nine days before the election that President Trump lost, his Supreme Court nominee, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, replaced Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. This replacement has been highly controversial because of the circumstances of Barrett’s confirmation, the way her beliefs will affect the court and what some opponents see as limited qualifications. |
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