![]() ![]() "Do you make them Indian, or is that offensive, or if you make them white then you're lying, really," he says in the clip. But we are moving quickly to right size the business’s. In the video, Thomas jokes about casting an Indian actor to play a 7/11 worker. Scripps let us know last month they'd be laying people off from Cracked, although the writing's been on the wall far longer: We are disappointed by the subpar financial performance at Cracked and the resulting impairment and goodwill write-down. The event featured Rick and Morty creator Dan Harmon, and comedians Celia Pacquola, Luke McGregor and Gretel Killeen. So, why is Josh Thomas apologising?Īfter Thomas's post about Coon cheese, video surfaced of him speaking about racial diversity in casting during a BingeFestevent at the Sydney Opera House in December 2016. The ABC has also contacted Saputo Dairy for comment. The ABC contacted Dr Hagan for his current stance on the issue. "I received numerous letters from old cheesemakers in Australia on reading this controversy who claimed they stencilled "ape" heads on Coon Cheese over half a century ago, thus proving to me, at least, the original racist origin of the name," Dr Hagan wrote. It's not the first time Coon Cheese has been questionedīritish comedian Stephen K Amos referred to the cheese in a stand-up routine about Australia.Īcademic Stephen Hagan has questioned the authenticity of the story behind Coon cheese's name. Mack Leighty, the man behind the Cheese, has documented his. The website says it was wrapped in "traditional red waxed cloth" and became known as "Red Coon". If a pen name is supposed to demonstrate reticence to self-exposure, John Cheese missed the memo. The brand's website says the cheese was first manufactured in Australia in November 1935. Saputo Dairy Australia says the product is named after Edward William Coon, who patented a process used to manufacture cheese in Philadelphia, in the United States, in 1926. "The name itself, an abbreviation of raccoon, is dehumanising," sociology professor David Pilgrim explains on the museum’s website. The word "coon" emerged during the time of slavery in the US and has a long history of being used as a racist slur against people with dark skin.įerris State University's Jim Crowe Museum of Racist Memorabilia says the coon caricature is "one of the most insulting of all anti-black caricatures". ![]()
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