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    Is it supposed to read like he got banged in the ass for some crackers or am I just fucked in the head?

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    What exactly are they pissed about? Yeah, the new design looks like ass, but what’s woke or even political about that?

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    Cracker Barrel Remodel - Old vs New

    I’m not an American and I’ve only seen this logo a couple of time but I’ll be completely honest - this remodel fucking sucks.

    I despise minimalism and these transitions from oldschool cool to these post-modernist corporate garbage. And that’s definitely one.

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      What is “woke” about this branding exactly? Are square minimalist logos more empathetic to minorities somehow? They seriously just use woke to describe anything they don’t like. Woke is to conservatives as bogus was to 90s surfer dude stereotypes.

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          I don’t get it because it’s "old school Americana"tm. It’s a fucking national company. If you really care about old school americana you would be visiting local diners that have been established for decades, not some incorporated theme park of a restaurant. I can’t take anyone serious that’s upset about this.

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            It’s all the kitschy stuff that gave it a sense if self and without that it’s a crappy chain diner.

            IDK if anyone should be apoplectic over this but I get why some feel a loss due to this change.

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      what that’s why everyone is bitching about it? like THAT?? how is that “going woke”? i guess woke is when you sans-serif.

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        I mean it still has serifs its just losing the old guy, the barrel, the outline and the flourish on the K

        Honestly, I can see why an old guy with his hand in a barrel might be off putting for a restaurant theme

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      There’s nothing good about the new logo… but there is so much wrong with the old logo. This is a vast improvement, but it sure as fuck isn’t going to get me into a Cracker Barrel.

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      I feel very opposite and really appreciate the minimalist in this case. I don’t always, but I just don’t think the old logo was aesthetically pleasing at all.

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      I hate it as well, my theory is that it’s done for better readability on small screens such as phones.

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        I think a lot of minimalism is coming from the point of accessibility in general. Shit used to be too convoluted.

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      If they had removed the old timer and the barrel but left the asymmetrical shape behind the text just as it was, then they might have been on to something.

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    now that I’ve been forced to hear about this shit halfway around the globe, can someone tell me what’s the significance of the bean-like shape of the original’s background?

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      it echoes the shape of a baby in the womb or some shit, probably (retroactively decided by the general public)

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        seems like it has been referred to as kidney bean so that’s what I’m gonna go with, not that it matters much anymore. at least until they inevitably bring it back

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    I mean does anyone else remember the story about Cracker Barrel refusing to seat black families, or is that just me?

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    Another chapter in “Everything i do not like is woke”

    The new design is minimalistic slop, for sure. But why would i give a fuck about a companies logo. Honestly we should not even be reacting to this bait.

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      Sure it was. But it’s spelled Jesús, and he was just an immigrant trying to make a better life for him and his family back home in Mexico.

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    I’m confused. The new logo is great, or it’s shit, I don’t care. But what does it have to do with wokeness? Did the old man sitting by the barrel start sucking dick on the billboard? Has he transitioned? Does the new logo secretly spell out black lives matter in invisible ink? It’s just the name in a sort of blob? How is this political? What am I missing here?

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    Wtf does « gave my life to Christ » means in that situation? Did mf get baptized in the parking lot??

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      Can someone seriously answer this question. I’m losing my mind over here. WTF does it mean?

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      Only Baptists baptize, and it’s literally dunking your whole body into water. We had a huge tub behind the pulpit, it was about three feet deep and 12’x8’. I can’t imagine that happening in a Cracker Barrel parking lot, unless it’s one of those pool-in-a-pickup-truck-bed situations.

      “Giving your life to Christ” is basically what it sounds like. An often emotional moment in which you make a personal commitment to the Biblical idea of Christ and his teachings. Think of it like an epiphany.

      Edit: my bad guys, I got the terminology wrong about which sect of bigots have wet tshirt contests.

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        Only Baptists baptize

        No, absolutely not. Baptism is arguably the most important sacrament for all christian churches! Where I’m from, the catholique baptism is typically done for babies by gently pouring water on their forehead. Ofc it’s less spectacular than the “full immersion” baptism by the Baptists (also used by the pentcotalists as well btw).

        But anyway, none of that make sense to be done in a parking lot. Reading the other comments, I like the idea that the dude got suddenly touched by grace after eating a gross fish meal at Cracker Barrel!

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          No, my bad. Of course other Christian sects baptize, though not all of them practice full immersion.

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            Denominations is the word you may want to use in case you’re around Christians btw 😉

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        Baptisms aren’t just a Baptist thing, though they generally put more weight behind it than most other denominations that do it. At least from what I’ve seen.

        I was Pentecostal growing up, and a few times a year- generally around Christmas and Easter- they’d do an open baptism and anyone who wanted could get dunked. I went to one church without that big tub behind the pulpit you’re talking about- they’d do it in the river nearby. Cold as hell in the winter.

        Basically every brand of Christianity that I’m aware of has some form of baptism, though the exact way it’s done varies a lot.

        Matthew 28:19 is, “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”

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    As a European, I don’t know what Cracker Barrel is, and I couldn’t care less.

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        It’s better in some ways, worse in others. It’s shit for a thumbnail, for example. The old one stand out more, but the new one is more readable and fits into any format.

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        Yeah, I think so too. I don’t see why they had to change the font, at least the C had character. Now it’s the most boring plain forgettable font imaginable and black at that. It’s like they didn’t even try.

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      What? How is this any « woke » even for the MAGA lunatics ??

      [edit]: Apparently the company had a diversity / non-discrimination campaign in recent years. It explains.

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        They had a DEI/nondiscrimination campaign because of several high profile stories where restaurants were accused of racism (black diners being asked to move away from seats visible from the entrance, at least one black person being told “we don’t serve your kind” or words to that effect.)

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      Ugh I can just SMELL the WOKENESS. If I look at this ANY LONGER I might be AWOKENED

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        It makes the size of the logo versus the text look like nothing but wasted space. Hell, versus the text portion, it looks like MORE extra space is used than the old logo, ony with zero charm or familiarity to show for it.

        If they wanted to re-brand as a truck-stop, merge with Love’s, don’t just rip-off their color-scheme minus the Heart.