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Worst/Best discontinued products that are taboo now but ok yesteryear (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by Defectus@lemmy.world to c/interestingasfuck@lemmy.world

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Seeing another post about aunt Jemima products that were discounted due to racial stereotypes I was curious what's the worst product-fuckuo you have seen?

In Sweden we have a chocolate pastry ball that was called negerboll which translates to negro ball. Early 2000s it was deemed that it was not ok and it changed name to chocolate ball.

Bonus. https://www.testfakta.se/sv/livsmedel/article/bort-med-nidbild-pa-fazers-kinapuffar

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[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 4 months ago (5 children)

I was going to say candy cigarettes, but in the US, they are still around I guess. Elsewhere it's banned.

[–] Defectus@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

They're still around. But changed the name to vapes.

[–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Big League Chew is still around, and that involves imitating a similar vice.

[–] kakes@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

Afaik they're still around in Canada as well.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 1 points 4 months ago

I often ate them with the paper. Good thing they were banned.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago

Nah now they're "candy sticks" and they removed the "ember" (the bit on the end dyed red/orange) and the lucky strike style packs. Last I saw any they had Scooby Doo on the pack.