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Does anyone know the history of this machine? (feddit.uk)
submitted 2 years ago by anytimesoon@feddit.uk to c/coffee@lemmy.world
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I saw this in a flee market and found it simultaneously horrifying and hilarious. I'm curious about how something like this might have come to be?

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[-] gibmiser@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The decoration is an old racist style yearning for the good old days when everyone had their own kitchen slave.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammy_stereotype

Its called Mammy's Coffee so its a direct reference. It's creepy and uncomfortable.

[-] hsdkfr734r@feddit.nl 16 points 2 years ago

The mammy is usually portrayed as an older woman, overweight, and dark skinned. She is an idealized figure of a caregiver: amiable, loyal, maternal, non-threatening, obedient, and submissive. The mammy figure demonstrates deference to white authority.

Um yes. Racism. And bad taste. Thanks.

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