Are we going a little too far?

What do all of these things have in common? Aunt Jemima, Mrs. Butterworth, Uncle Ben, Eskimo Pies-to name a few.

You already know the answer to this.  These are well known brand names of well established products that are about to have their names changed due to what some think they represent-racial stereotyping.  It's thought that the times demand a more sensitive approach to naming products.

What I'm wondering is are the critics of these names correct-or are they just a tad too sensitive?  Are the people who buy these products racists or just people who have come to think of them as being associated with something they actually like?

It's important to be sensitive to whole cultures and where there's a blatant attempt to send a racist message of course that is unacceptable but well established products I think can take a pass on this.

Of course it's easy for me to say since I'm of European descent.  I'm not the one who has been offended.  On the other hand, maybe I should be.  I'm half Italian and at the moment statues of Columbus are being toppled all over the country.   Columbus was of course very cruel to indigenous groups of color but over the years he's come to represent Italian pride.  So who's correct?

These are tough questions.  One thing is for certain.  Settling them in a violent manner is not acceptable under any circumstances.  Let's show that we are the civilized people we purport to be!