Good Humor Recruits RZA to Replace Ice Cream Truck Jingle With Racist Roots
The new melody is void of prejudiced implications
The new tune from Good Humor and RZA will be heard around the nation starting this month
Good Humor x RZA
Most of us can probably remember hearing the ice cream truck jingle from down the street and running over to order from a selection of Chipwiches, Blue Bunny ice cream cups and snow cones. However, that same jingle that used to spark joy in the hearts of hungry kids, “Turkey in the Straw,” has racist roots as a popular minstrel show tune and has often been paired with offensive lyrics.
