Photos: Racist Products Around the World
From Afro cookies to Uncle Ben, offensive items worldwide.
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Negerzoenen - Translated as “Negroes kisses,” the chocolate-covered marshmallow treat is a favorite in Denmark.
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Negro Steel Wool - This Lebanese brand of steel wool is apparently the Middle East’s No. 1 seller.
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Black Man Cookies - These Romanian cookies make Black men superheroes … that you can eat.
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Aunt Jemima - Aunt Jemima has been a staple in American kitchens for decades. But favorite or not, brand’s continued use of the “mammy” stereotype is shameful.
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Japanese Afro Cookies - These Japanese cookies make Black hair an edible oddity.
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Negro Biscuit - Plain chocolate cookies with a cream filling apparently made the Turkish makers of this brand think of Blacks.
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Eskimo Pies - You may not have known it, but the term “Eskimo” is considered a slur to many, especially the Inuit people of the Arctic, to whom this slur refers.
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Uncle Ben - Like Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben is a leftover icon from slavery.
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Coon Cheese - Although the Australian cheese-maker has since changed its packaging, Aussie activist Stephen Hagan says the cheese was originally named after from the signature black wrapper that used to cover all of its products.
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So White! - The name of this French skin lightener says it all.
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