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Does anyone know the history of this machine? (feddit.uk)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/coffee

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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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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Coffee: A portafilter machine I guess. It brewed coffee once upon a time. It even has those steam pipes to froth milk. The writing on the lower left says coffee something. There is a portafilter.

Don't know anything about the decoration.

[–] gibmiser 26 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks 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.