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Originally Posted by passthru
...if Swedes recognize the word nigger, then adding black to the product name was a total dumbass decision by the company who makes it. The design of the word 'black' on the product takes it a little bit further if you look at it a certain way. I don't think the product is racist but could definately be percieved as racially insensitive by many people.. I don't know how this got through all the phases of reviewing the design of a new product.
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So what if people recognize the word nigger? The product isn't called nigger, it's called nogger for a perfectly good reason, and of course in no way is it racist. I guess most swedes (Both native and those that moved here) agree that this case really has no merit. Those that get offended by this should really just stop and think about what they are being offended about. Isn't there something else they could focus their anger on?
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Originally Posted by passthru
I was thinking about words that mean something else in another language. I was told that in some South American countries 'Bob Dole' was similar to something that meant 'penis' and that caused some issues when he was running for president. And speaking of the word 'penis' I'm wondering if connyosis (or anybody else that knows a little .se) thought anything of Redlemon's name..
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Nope, I didn't think anything more of it. Should I have?