# Controversial Political Satire Obama Waffles Evoke Sterotypes By Ayman | Published 2008-09-14 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/obama-waffles References: [ap.google](http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hNafTsdlgbSZ8YMoFRDSgrVlEwGwD9360R401) & [obamawaffles](http://obamawaffles.com/) The controversial **Obama Waffles** are the latest in a line of arguably racist items that poke fun at Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential candidate. Created as political satire by two writers, Mark Whitlock and Bob DeMoss, Obama Waffles feature a host of negative sterotypes. This includes having Obama in Arab-like headdress; having him with popping eyes and big, thick lips as the classic pancake-mix icon Aunt Jemima, and finally dressing Obama in stereotypical Mexican dress with a recipe for “Open Border Fiesta Waffles”. Selling for $9.99 a box, the Obama Waffles web site is currently offering a *Sarah Palin Special* promotion where you get 1 box for free when you buy 2. Other controversial Obama items that have been featured on Trend Hunter Magazine include the TheSockObama sock monkey, the recent New Yorker cover, and a Japanese commercial that depicts Obama as a monkey. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.3/10 - Popularity: 56% | Activity: 95% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Political Satire Criticism:** Develop a platform or tool that monitors questionable and controversial political satire instances to develop better censorship standards. - **Anti-discrimination Products:** Create products that promote anti-discrimination by mocking the stereotypes instead of using them to derive humor. - **Social Media Watchdog:** Establish a review board to monitor and preemptively censor social media and consumer products to ensure no stereotypes or negative cultural implications are portrayed. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Media:** Media outlets can diversify their content and develop in-house guidelines to avoid contributing to controversial stereotypes in news and entertainment. - **Marketing:** Marketers can diversify their product lines and conduct sensitivity audits to ensure products no longer perpetuate negative stereotypes of groups or individuals. - **Social Movements:** Create social movements, public protests, petitions and actively engaging individuals online and offline to voice frustrations and hold businesses accountable. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Satirical Girl Scout Cookies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mschf-scout-cookies.md) - [Movie-Celebrating Waffle Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chicken-and-waffle-sticks.md) - [Zesty Pickle-Infused Waffles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pickle-waffles.md) - [Free-From Pancake Products](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blanket-pancakes-syrup.md) - [Cereal-Inspired Frozen Waffles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pebbles-waffles.md) - [Nostalgic Adult Breakfast Products](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ghetto-gastro-breakfast-collection.md) - [Artisanal Pancake Syrup](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sovereign-syrup-sorghum.md) - [Grab-and-Go Waffle Sandwiches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spicy-chicken-wafflewich.md) - [Savory Fruit-Infused Waffle Meals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bojangles-chicken-and-boberry-waffles.md)