Although she is referred to almost exclusively by her nickname, "Jed," the character played by Elizabeth Debicki is actually named "Jemima" in both this series and the John le Carré novel on which it is based. Jed is supposed to be American, but the choice of her name is the product of a bit of a blind spot on the author's part regarding cultural differences in the United States and the U.K. While the name "Jemima" is a relatively common one for British parents to give to their baby girls, in the United States it is a very uncommon and controversial name choice, since it has a strong association with a brand of pancake mix and syrup that was first named after a very offensive blackface minstrel show character. The U.S. Social Security Administration's yearly records of baby names show that the name "Jemima" has not appeared in the top 1000 most popular U.S. names for the entire time they have been keeping such records (since the year 1900). So while it is remotely possible that an American girl Jed's age could have been given the name "Jemima" at birth, it is extremely unlikely; it is much more likely that Le Carré gave this character the name "Jemima" because he was unaware of how anomalous it would be for any American girl to have the name. In June 2020, Quaker Foods North America announced that they planned to change the name of and images associated with the Aunt Jemima brand because they "recognize Aunt Jemima's origins are based on a racial stereotype."
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