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Racist icecream?
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Kattunge said on April 16, 2005 09:33:
http://www.gb.se/products/pinnar_och_strutar/klassiker/1109921498.html?s...
Do you think it´s racism to sell this icecream?
There are lots of articles about it in Sweden.
The icecream company was sued because of it.
The name Nogger is very old and comes from the swedish word “nougat” because the original version of this icecream is with hazelnut cream.
This version made by liquoric.
Do you think it´s racism and they has to stop selling this icecream?
Jud (moderator) said on April 16, 2005 14:01:
some people have too much time (thanks to our taxes ;)) .... *sigh*
http://www.svd.se/dynamiskt/synpunkt/did_9545650.asp
this (opinion) article is good though
Oldag75 said on April 16, 2005 14:52:
Several years ago, a local government official in Washington DC (city councilman or something like that) used the word “niggardly,” and was viciously attacked for being a racist. That word, however, happens to mean “stingy” – and you can imagine how dreadfully stupid his accusers appeared, when the word’s definition appeared in news reports about the episode. The bottom line is that it’s entirely too easy to niggle about racism. (P.S. Look it up if you need to, like, dude.)
girl7twenty7 said on April 16, 2005 16:00:
Racism? Where? Are they kidding? So we should forbid using of all words which can accidentally remind words like “nigger” and so on even they has they own origin and meaning :S
*those ice-creams look so yummy...*
tevensso (moderator) said on April 16, 2005 16:38:
Sweden is an awful awful country... I have SO much to say about this, but I can’t be bothered. Goddam idiots.
rox-kuryliw said on April 16, 2005 19:08:
why is Sweden an awful awful country :-s i always thought it seems rather nice in the nordic countrys me !
IPPIE said on April 16, 2005 21:24:
Why is the word nigger so insulting ?
Is there something bad in it ?
Cerchio said on April 16, 2005 21:51:
Nigger = a person of less importance than the person who says it, i.e: my nigger; my bitch. White people used it on black people when they were used as slaves - hence it’s deemed racist, when really it’s just a stupid word that has no real place in our world.
ROXIROX1998 said on April 17, 2005 03:01:
Some people search for trouble in anything...
Racism with icecream name, where are we going...please.
LittleSpooky said on April 17, 2005 03:32:
TeV: I know you said that you couldn’t be bothered with it... but you’ve got me curious now as to what the major uproar in your shorts seems to be over this particular issue...
Although personally... I’d drop the “black” in the title. I wouldn’t use “dark” either to describe it. I’d leave it as “Nogger” and call it good.
tevensso (moderator) said on April 17, 2005 09:13:
Oh it’s just that you can’t say ANYTHING in this country anymore, because you can always be sure someone feels offended. PC here has gone WAY overboard. And regarding this icecream issue, the guy who has reported it read the sign incorrectly even. The ad says “Nogger+Black=True”, since Nogger has gotten a new licorice flavor. The man read “nigger+black...” and he’s white himself, so he felt obligated to protect the poor “niggers” in Sweden...
I’m glad to see that 99% of the Swedes find this ridiculos and wants this governmental organization shut down immediately... :)
LittleSpooky said on April 17, 2005 18:15:
Tev: Come to the United States. That wouldn’t have even gotten that far because some white right-wing (and a few black) group(s) would have shot that down immediately.
It wouldn’t have even been able to keep the name “Nogger”.
tevensso (moderator) said on April 17, 2005 21:25:
Ouch... Well, I’ll be over in May, I’ll bring a few Noggers. :)
Starrox said on April 18, 2005 16:02:
Well, at least you’re not going to LA and lining up in front of the wrong theater... *g*
-> http://blogging.la/archives/2005/04/star_wars_cover.phtml absolutely hilarious!
tevensso (moderator) said on April 18, 2005 17:26:
Saw that, let’s hope for their sake they are right! :)
Starrox said on April 18, 2005 19:59:
Well, if they aren’t, they still have those 400 tickets for the Arclight ;-)
And yes, the posts in that blog crack me up, especially the ones by Wil “Wesley Crusher” Wheaton and Jessica Stover *g*
sommartiderhejhej said on April 18, 2005 20:59:
Whoever thinks that this is racism is even more stupid than the back of a pig.
Jud (moderator) said on April 18, 2005 21:09:
do those lining-upers have a life at all? and then we complain about Roxers ;)
LittleSpooky said on April 19, 2005 03:17:
Tev: You SUCK! You coulda at least gone to LA and made a stop in SLC on the way!!!
Sheesh *lmao*
tevensso (moderator) said on April 19, 2005 08:05:
Sorry, I’ve never been to the West Coast and I feel so ashamed about it! :’(
tevensso (moderator) said on April 19, 2005 10:10:
It gets worse; now the icecream 88:an (The 88) is a Nazi icecream!! The letter H is the 8th letter of the alphabet so neo nazis often walk around with a patch saying 88 on it, meaning “HH” meaning Heil Hitler...
This ice cream was invented in 1964, before the raving PC times.
On a side note, 88:an is also the serial number of a very funny Swedish military comedy cartoon character, paired with his partner, 91:an.
I give up soon. :S
coyboyusa said on April 19, 2005 20:52:
excuse me will i laugh till my eyes tear thats so funny why do eeryhting have to be so pc. besides ben and jerrys makes an ice cream called chunky monkey does that mean all obese black people should be pissed off no, and if i rember right sweden is notorized for doing failry racial things in regards to products :) and rember ulf from ace of base used to be a skin head as was mark whalberg :)
LittleSpooky said on April 20, 2005 03:15:
Seen on a bumper sticker:
“Are You Politically Corect, Comrade Liberal?”
(edited because I re-read the sticker yesterday)
Kattunge said on April 20, 2005 08:39:
I think they ( “Centrum mot rasism” ,who sued the icecream company) does it because they can´t do anything to solve real preblems like high-educated people with “non swedish ” look and name has to work as taxi drivers and dishwashers and so on ,so they sue anything they can to show that they ” do something...”
Oldag75 said on April 20, 2005 12:10:
It’s convenient to call someone a “racist” because that is the one accusation – in the USA, anyway – where the burden of proof falls upon the accused. If I call you a racist, I have no responsibility whatever to prove that you are a racist. Rather, it’s now up to you to prove that you are NOT. And the glitch is, it’s logically impossible to prove a negative. You can’t prove that you don’t think or believe something.
Sparvogamarie said on April 23, 2005 18:55:
I just ate a Nogger Black yesterday to see what the fuss was about. It’s pretty good actually!
Kathrin said on May 11, 2005 18:06:
No, I think Racism is when someone gets bothered and boxed provoked just cuz he or she had a Problem at the birth and that the whole Life long!
PS: I’ve been thru this!
LittleSpooky said on May 11, 2005 19:02:
Kathrin: Oldag’s right. I have been accused of being racist at my job (by passengers) and that’s been entertaining to say the least. However, supervisors have noticed that my interaction with my co-workers who are non-white has been amicable, so that removes part of the burden of proof from me.
But the accusation still lies....
ragdoll said on May 12, 2005 09:10:
oh my. Don’t you think we all have moments in our lives when we are racist/sexist/anti this or anti that...even if it just for a moment or two. We need to give ourselfs a break!
rox-kuryliw said on April 16, 2005 09:43:
not racist at all. its like saying white chocolate cant be called white chocolate ! !