Stouffer's, owned by the same brand, has a somewhat similar ad. This is a PC company that I decided not to give any of my money.
Posted on 06/23/2020 9:05:58 AM PDT by EdnaMode
Nestlé is rebranding its Red Skins and Chicos sweets, saying that their controversial names — which feature offensive racial overtones — are "out of step" with the company's values.
The products, which are sold in Australia, have prompted complaints for several years.
Allen's, the Nestlé (NSRGF) brand which produces the sweets, said in a statement posted to Facebook on Tuesday that the decision to rename the products was made to avoid marginalizing its friends, neighbors and colleagues.
Redskin is a slur used to describe Native Americans, while chico can be a stereotypical term for Latin Americans.
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Stouffer's, owned by the same brand, has a somewhat similar ad. This is a PC company that I decided not to give any of my money.
Yeah I think that’s an accurate assessment of that word.
Like a Mexican family who can’t speak Spanish living in some L.A. barrio = Chicano.
I always picture George Lopez being a stereotypical chicano.
Oh, no...not Chiquita and her great banana wisdom:
You can put them in a salad
You can put them in a pie...aye!
Anyway you want to eat them,
It’s impossible to beat them.
But bananas like the climate
Of the very, very tropical equator,
So Never Never put bananas
In the refrigerator!
No, no, no, NO!
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