Posted on 11/30/2015 8:39:42 AM PST by Kaslin
In Australia, one is able to purchase a personalized label for a jar of Nutella, the popular chocolate and hazelnut spread. Unless, apparently, someone is trying to purchase a label for a person named Isis. A woman in Australia found this out the hard way, when she was told that she would not be allowed to purchase a personalized jar for her five-year-old niece, Isis Taylor. Her niece was named after the Egyptian goddess, and was born years before the creation of the Islamic State.
Despite pleas to Ferrero Australia to please reconsider and print the label, the company stood firm and will not budge due to the "sensitive nature" of the name.
Myer told Ms Taylor that Nutella had a protocol for acceptable names and directed her to Nutella's parent company, Ferrero Australia.
Ferrero chief executive Craig Barker personally contacted her the next day to stand by the company's position.
"I'm really quite upset by this," Ms Taylor told him. "You are actually making my daughter's name dirty. You are choosing to refuse my daughter's name in case the public refers to it negatively."
The Nutella campaign, which allows fans of the hazelnut spread to personalise a 750 gram or one kilogram jar, was launched in September. In a statement, Ferrero Australia confirmed the label in question was not approved for printing due to its sensitive nature.
"Like all campaigns, there needs to be consistency in the way terms and conditions are applied," the company said. "Unfortunately, this has meant there have been occasions where a label has not been approved on the basis that it could have been misinterpreted by the broader community or viewed as inappropriate."
This is ridiculous. The name "Isis" dates back to over 2,000 B.C., and the Islamic State was founded in 2013. Isis Taylor was not named after the group, and it's a fairly safe assumption that her mother would have chosen a different name had ISIS (the group) existed in its current form during her pregnancy. This child, and thousands of other people who are named "Isis," shouldn't be punished or encouraged to change their names because a group of terrorists decided to adopt their names as their moniker. "Isis" as a name has been used for thousands of years for peaceful purposes--it should not be controversial.
OMG.. end of the world. /s
Stupid...my daughter has a girl named Isis on her soccer team.
Yep-— Bob Dylan wrote a song “Isis”.... It ain’t the muzzie terrorist acronym either.
I work on an Factory Order entry system called ISIS
I was built way before they used the Acronym.
re: “I’m really quite upset by this,” Ms Taylor told him. “You are actually making my daughter’s name dirty.”
Wow!
“Isis is a name that has been used for thousands of years.. it should not be controversial”.
Well, the swastika has been used by other cultures for good purposes... but that is controversial as well. Sorry, Isis.. the business made their decision.
Thats silly... but is she going to need counseling now? Maybe years of therapy to fix this traumatic incident that will surely leave lasting scares.
I think the snowflake will get along just fine in life without her Nutela jar.
Nutella is mostly oil and for me indigestible
I have intended for years to get a pair of dogs and name one Isis and the other Osiris. Not sure if I can still do tha without being called a terrorist sympathizer or something.
Oh please! We already know how this is going to end in just a matter of days (possibly hours). The company will come out with a lame apology expressing their undying love for this girl and Muslims everywhere.
Apology in 3...2...1.
My daughter has a cat named Isis. I think it was named after an anime character.
Don't tell me the author needs permission from You what she can write about?
After the 9/11 attacks, SNL tread very lightly on the subject of terrorism (rightly so, not wanting to risk a backlash for doing comedy about a very sensitive and tragic subject.) They did, however, do a skit about businesses that were having a hard time because of the unfortunate name of their business. For example, they interviewed a car dealer named Albert Cada, the owner of “Al Cada Lincoln-Mercury.”
Which is it her daughter or niece?
I always think of the bad superheroine TV show.
The dog in “Downton Abbey” was named Isis.
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