Michael Ramirez: Bottom of the Cracker Barrel 8-27-25
From America's Premier Editorial Cartoonist
The bottom of the cracker barrel. -Michael
Editor’s Note: If the left has a brand these days, you might as well call it “ruining a good thing.” You can be a completely tolerant person, even a loving and accepting one. You can still resent it when a company decides for you that the product you enjoy isn’t woke enough. Bud Light drinkers don’t really want Dylan Mulvaney leering at them. Target shoppers don’t really want to walk their kids past girls swimsuits meant to “tuck” a male appendage. And people who eat at Cracker Barrel don’t want their happy little guy, who may well be straight, white, and male, vanished from a warm and comforting logo.
I’m all for diversity and inclusion. I love it! But was that ever a problem at Cracker Barrel, really? It’s a beautiful place to have Sunday morning brunch, and especially after church, I’ve never seen a shortage of all kinds of families. The idea that a mascot represents a target demographic is as silly as believing that McDonalds is food for clowns, or that Wendys sells burgers exclusively to girls with red pigtails.
Is the problem actually that Cracker Barrel represents the wholesome, simple experience of sharing a meal and a conversation with a loving community of friends and family? If so… why is that a problem?
-Bree
Editor’s Choice Links:
Cracker Barrel reverses course on new logo, brings back ‘Old Timer’ after fan backlash: ‘We said we would listen’- Taylor Herzlich, New York Post
The years of living fraudulently- Scott Johnson, Power Line
Donald Trump Reacts to Annunciation Catholic School Shooting in Minneapolis- Gabe Whisnant, Newsweek
Democrats Keep Talking About A ‘Knife Fight’ And It’s Time To Take Them Literally- Eddie Scarry, The Federalist
JK Rowling’s merciless filleting of Nicola Sturgeon is magical to behold- Georgina Mumford, Spiked Online
This Is the Summer of Gavin Newsom- Ross Barkan, The Intelligencer
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