Cracker Barrel says the old white guy in overalls will return to its logo . So why is this country-styled restaurant chain still celebrating woke?
Last week, the company jettisoned its long-time mascot “Uncle Herschel” in an effort to “modernize” its brand – only to bring him back this week after a social media firestorm that even President Trump couldn’t resist – and which cost its stock more than $100 million in market value.
The restaurant chain also made some cosmetic changes to its website; gone are the celebrations of various employee-resource groups involving LGBTQ+ and various forms of diversity. US consumers hate being barraged with left-wing agitprop in marketing and ads. Jack Forbes / NY Post Design
No surprise there. If you follow corporate America’s slide into progre