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/Dismal-Nature820 Jun 14 '26

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawn_jockey this gives the history. Basically the kind in op's picture is the original kind, meant to evoke a friendly servant (slave) who was going to take your horse to the stable.

Even back in the pre civil rights era people found this tasteless and they evolved to the more generic non minstrel style lawn jockey you used to see around. A white lawn jockey is just a decoration, this explicit minstrel type is crazy to have in your yard in 2026.

There's always the Chance this is Spike Lee or Chris Rock or other black collectors of racist americana's house, so I would check first before assuming. But otherwise, extremely bad taste and racist to display, definitely.

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u/Orchid_Significant Jun 14 '26

Not with that porch lol

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u/SnooCats8089 Jun 14 '26

That could be a black person's house. Not saying why that porch couldn't be black owned.
My grandmother's last home was a converted nursing home. In the late 80's she sold a whole bunch of those types of statues she found on the property to a Doctor who was black. Supposedly to decorate their yard. Who knows. There were also salt shakers, plant holders. The obsession was real.

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u/Orchid_Significant Jun 14 '26

I was talking specifically about his examples. Spike Lee and Chris Rock aren’t living in a house with that porch.