Swedes and Norwegians

[Erik]

This is arguably the most silly thing I have EVER seen.

http://www.svd.se/dynamiskt/naringsliv/did_9529264.asp

For you others, basically some sort of "anti-racism" organization are attacking Sweden's biggest ice cream producers for using "graffiti-style letters" in the advertisements for their new ice cream, Nogger Black -- they argue that "black" and "nogger" together with the "graffiti letters" makes the advertisement "racist"... Now the Nogger ice cream has existed since probably the 60's in Sweden, and the name obviously has nothing to do with "my pals", but the GRAFFITI WRITING OMG (I think it just looks like REGULAR FUCKING HANDWRITING) apparently put it over the top.

 

[Henrik Main]

That's very silly indeed.

 

[Ellestin]

This is arguably the most silly thing I have EVER seen.

You need to go out more

This said it is stupid. Somehow it reminds me of those guys who wanted Peter Jackson to rename "The Two Towers" because of September 11th... Some things in this world really make you wish to die right now...

 

[mousewings]

It is very stupid. Now I want some of that ice cream.

This said it is stupid. Somehow it reminds me of those guys who wanted Peter Jackson to rename "The Two Towers" because of September 11th... Some things in this world really make you wish to die right now...

Ugh, I remember that... also, the stupid website they had up.

 

[Crimson Velvet]

Haha! Some people are just too damn touchy.

 

[JayKeeley]

It works both ways though because Ronald Reagan stole the "Star Wars" name.

 

[MajestikMøøse]

fuck off nowadays childish PC bitches.

 

[MFJ]

cheers to that, matt

 

[NAD]

Svidd Neger

 

[KILL TULLY]

I agree that that is really stupid.


But this doesn't really help matters, cuz the 60's where one of the most racist times ever if im not mistaken? Maybe not in sweden...

Now the Nogger ice cream has existed since probably the 60's in Sweden

 

[Tranquillian]

For Swedes & Norwegians: on channel 2 there will be a program about cover art where they interview Necrolord in 10 minutes (20:30).

 

[lurch70]

you guys in Europe must have seen this. just took a picture of it now.
NEGRO candy

it's actually a cough drop, Halls style for us gringos. it does have a chimney sweeper on it ... in black from the ashes ... basically signifiying cleaning your nose.

oh yeah .. and i bought this in NY in a slovak store

 

[mousewings]

There's also a toothpaste called Darkie in H.K. They changed the name to Darlie here, but the Cantonese spelling still means "Black man toothpaste".

 

[spaffe]

Haha that is so pathetic.

Though, from their point of view, isn't it pretty "racist" to associate the illegal activity of graffiti solely with blacks?

 

[DE]

i don't speak swedish sorry

 

[Arch]

There's also a toothpaste called Darkie in H.K. They changed the name to Darlie here, but the Cantonese spelling still means "Black man toothpaste".

Yes, I remember that! Since it's a PC world now, Darkie ---> Darlie. And the stereotypical black man now sorta look like a black man, but it's green.

 

[NAD]

You know, this always made me fell like a man. Now all I got is my enormous genitals.

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[SonOfNun]

using "graffiti-style letters" in the advertisements for their new ice cream, Nogger Black

 

[J.]

Was the ice cream any good?

 

[einride]

it was pretty good, i mean it was an industrial product but pretty good for gb glace standards anyway

a black licorice version of nogger