This PC bullsxxx is going way too far

[Archivist]

In Australia, companies are scrambling to rebrand products in the wake of the wokeness protests.

We have decades-old sweets called Red Skins. They are a pink chewable strip confectionary. So rather than be racist towards American Indians (or risk the wrath of the PC warriors with nothing better to do) they will rebrand that lolly to something else.

We also have a brand of cheese called Coon. It's been an Australian mainstay for many, many years, and is named after the American founder, whose name was Coon. He even had a cheese making process named after him, called Cooning. But now the parent company has decided to take the opportunity to rebrand it as god knows what, because the word 'coon' has been used to refer to black people.

Oh yeah, we have a delicious ice cream called the Eskimo Pie. It's a block of vanilla ice cream covered in chocolate. Used to eat them regularlyl as a kid. Well, they're going to rename that, too. I guess major companies would rather appear woke and relevant than risk upsetting a bunch of uninformed imbeciles.

This isn't the first time PC rebranding has taken place. Earlier examples are somehwat more understandable, including the rebranding of Darkie toothpaste (complete with the picture of a black man with shining white teeth) as Darlie toothpaste. Also, the rebranding of FAGS (a sugary stick that used to look like a cigarette, and was sold in packs that looked like cig packs) as FADS (removing the images of children smoking!). Yeah, I understand those. But WTF people, let's rebrand a historic product that was named after the founder because the name has been turned into a racist slang word decades later.

Next thing, you'll be seeing a ban on calling something 'French toast' because we can no longer use ethnic designations to refer to foods. Or anything. Oh wait, the French aren't a historically oppressed minority in Western countries, so it's all good for that breakfast food.

[claws]

Here in Germany a popular Chocolate-coated marshmallow treat is now called Schokokuss (Chocolate Kiss).



It used to be called Mohrenkopf (Moor's head) and Negerkuss (Negro's Kiss). They did change names twenty years ago, long before the "woke" movement.

The Black and white cookies



are known as "Amerikaner" (Americans) here in Germany. Seems like no one took offense yet.

Sarotti is a German chocolate brand owned by Stollwerck GmbH since 1998.
The Sarotti-Moor (Mohr) was created in 1918 for the 50 year anniversary of the company. In 1929 Nestlé became the majority stockholder in the company. This traditional German brand is only known in its home market. In 1998 Nestlé sold Sarotti to Stollwerck Chocolates, which itself became part of the Belgian Sweet Products/Baronie in 2011. In an attempt to stave off accusations of racism, the tray-carrying blackamoor had been changed into a "mage" of golden skin colour in 2004.

[LilCerberus]

There's been a joke going around on face book, that instead of renaming the Red Skins football team, we just replace the Native American with a red skinned potato....
How long before they go after the potato...

They're already going after the term "Master" Bedroom because it has the word "Master" in it.

[lester1/2jr]

this is why I don't treat this "historical moment" we're in at all seriously

[Leah]

There's been a joke going around on face book, that instead of renaming the Red Skins football team, we just replace the Native American with a red skinned potato....
How long before they go after the potato...

They're already going after the term "Master" Bedroom because it has the word "Master" in it.

Washington went that route with Dan Snyder, one of the evilest owners in sports.

As a side, going after the word Master is a way to not fix things even though those who say it is aren't helping the case.

[Archivist]

There's been a joke going around on face book, that instead of renaming the Red Skins football team, we just replace the Native American with a red skinned potato....
How long before they go after the potato...

They're already going after the term "Master" Bedroom because it has the word "Master" in it.

Wait... this is real? OMG the stupidity is appalling.

[RCMerchant]

There's been a joke going around on face book, that instead of renaming the Red Skins football team, we just replace the Native American with a red skinned potato....
How long before they go after the potato...

They're already going after the term "Master" Bedroom because it has the word "Master" in it.

Wait... this is real? OMG the stupidity is appalling.

The only place I heard that was here. Sounds like nonsense.
And why would anyone give a f**k if they renamed some f**king candy? Who f**king cares? Will it taste better with the old name? If they named Jujy Fruits Hard Sticky s**t, I would still eat it!
So if they rename a f**king candy- why is that a big deal to you? Or a football team? Why would you care?
Tradition? f**k all that.

[lester1/2jr]

why would you care if they kept the name the same? it's a bunch of stupid crap thought up by bored people in their covid quarantine

[chainsaw midget]

There's a country singer called Lady Antebellum ... or rather there was.  She's simply Lady A now.  People were upset because Antebellum referred to the history of the south.

[LilCerberus]

There's a country singer called Lady Antebellum ... or rather there was.  She's simply Lady A now.  People were upset because Antebellum referred to the history of the south.

Oh yeah, and the Dixie Chicks...
Haven't heard from them since they ticked off Bush supporters, like, a thousand years ago, but they're "Chicks" now.....

[Alex]

There's a country singer called Lady Antebellum ... or rather there was.  She's simply Lady A now.  People were upset because Antebellum referred to the history of the south.

I heard they are supposedly suing someone else who has been using the name Lady A for years, for the right to use the name exclusively.

http://www.ladyababyblues.com/home

http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2020/07/10/anita-white-breaks-silence/#:~:text=Anita%20White%2C%20the%20original%20Lady%20A%2C%20has%20broken,the%20country%20band%20formerly%20known%20as%20Lady%20Antebellum.]
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[LilCerberus]

There's a country singer called Lady Antebellum ... or rather there was.  She's simply Lady A now.  People were upset because Antebellum referred to the history of the south.

I heard they are supposedly suing someone else who has been using the name Lady A for years, for the right to use the name exclusively.

http://www.ladyababyblues.com/home


[url]http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2020/07/10/anita-white-breaks-silence/#:~:text=Anita%20White%2C%20the%20original%20Lady%20A%2C%20has%20broken,the%20country%20band%20formerly%20known%20as%20Lady%20Antebellum.]http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2020/07/10/anita-white-breaks-silence/#:~:text=Anita%20White%2C%20the%20original%20Lady%20A%2C%20has%20broken,the%20country%20band%20formerly%20known%20as%20Lady%20Antebellum.]
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Oh boy.....
Somebody didn't think this through.....

[pacman000]

Master bedroom story: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/what-should-you-call-a-master-bedroom/ar-BB166f2L#:~:text=The%20term%20master%20bedroom%20was%20first%20used%20to,include%20an%20attached%20bathroom%20and%20a%20large%20closet.

The term can imply that there is a master who oversees the household, typically a male, and from a historical perspective, as a master of slaves. This can potentially have gender and racial implications where there is a perceived exclusion of females or minorities. The term has slowly been falling to the wayside, but there has been a lot of political activity of late that would support shifting the term master bedroom to something more politically correct.

From The Motley Fool (a business news site) via MSN

[LilCerberus]

OOH!
Anybody else remember when the British Press refused to call The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast "The Mother of All Bombs"?

[RCMerchant]

OOH!
Anybody else remember when the British Press refused to call The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast "The Mother of All Bombs"?

I thought that was AVATAR (2009)?