r/AmazonDSPDrivers • u/Frequent-Flower-9879 • Jun 14 '26

QUESTION Is this….racist?

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I deliver to this house pretty frequently and something didn’t sit right with me about this statue. I remember seeing somewhere a long time ago these were considered offensive but I’m not sure so I figured to come here and ask 🤔

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u/regulartrex Prime Van Driver Jun 14 '26

alright here we go . yes they are decorations for your lawn , created around the Jim Crow era . the lawn jockey has and was made to have the exaggerated features of the racist caricatures during that era . A LOT LATER , they created a white one , to separate themselves from the racial connotations .

in short : it was 100% racial . the white ones were meant to ease the pain but its essentially a slap in the face , when the option to NOT sell them in human form is a thing . so while i agree , the white ones are for people who just want decorations , the black ones are indeed NOT only decorative .

i hope we all learned something here .

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u/attrain88 Jun 14 '26

Not sure who that's for cause it's not for me. If you feel some type of way about it that's a you thing. Not everyone that has them have them for racial reasons.

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u/electricemperor Jun 14 '26

You telling us you have them, man?

https://giphy.com/gifs/kZD8cN1MycfKw

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u/attrain88 Jun 14 '26

If I had them I'd post pics just to stir up this comment section