Haribo stops selling 'racist' sweets

[GommeInc]

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So it is these things which are the culprits? Not the gummy bears as hinted? That's good I guess. I can go back to making my Haribo Gummy Bears play out all the positions in the Karma Sutra.

[karter]

Do you think? I feel like if they were doing it with something from my culture I wouldn't see it as disrespectful?

...exploiting someone's cultural identity and traditions for profit is very disrespectful. it's not that hard to understand really

[The Don]

...exploiting someone's cultural identity and traditions for profit is very disrespectful. it's not that hard to understand really

I really don't understand how that's exploiting their traditions? It's not as if people from those cultures are being deprived of something they would have otherwise had.

[karter]

I really don't understand how that's exploiting their traditions? It's not as if people from those cultures are being deprived of something they would have otherwise had.

the masks are considered sacred and are a significant part of native american culture and they're being stolen and exploited in the name of profit...and that to in the form of a food item

i'm not saying "stay away from the cultural practices that arent yours!!!" but there's a line between appreciation and appropriation though, i really cannot appreciate this, or lana del rey dancing in a war bonnet or people *******izing any eastern cultures for their profit, i personally find it insulting

[-:Undertaker:-]

the masks are considered sacred and are a significant part of native american culture and they're being stolen and exploited in the name of profit...and that to in the form of a food item

Er what? A harmless sweet is being produced with a pattern on it that happens to be a mask. As usual, the people 'offended' and producing the phoney outrage are white, liberal men. In any case, if you don't like it or American indians don't like it then you don't have to buy the sweets.

And what's this profit thing all about? So what. It's good that people are exploiting ideas/culture, producing something and making a profit.

[OldLoveSong]

this is so dumb lol

[karter]

Er what? A harmless sweet is being produced with a pattern on it that happens to be a mask.

Is it that hard to understand that the masks have spiritual significance and are not meant to be eaten or thrown around for commercial purposes? Your derailment tactic of calling it 'a harmless sweet' does not change the fact that it's extremely insulting to native american people. Anyway there's a reason they backed out from producing these, which you find so hard to understand

It's good that people are exploiting ideas/culture, producing something and making a profit.

Good for you yeah.

In any case, if you don't like it or American indians don't like it then you don't have to buy the sweets.

Translation : You are not allowed to get offended so shut up while we mock your cultures and drown ourselves in money

Woah it's almost as if American Indians are the spokesmen of their own culture and will speak against anything which insults their culture??

As usual, the people 'offended' and producing the phoney outrage are white, liberal men.

Yeah besides insulting other cultures and shamelessly defending their acts, they're embarrassing themselves by appropriating religious symbols without understanding their significance and history. Maybe they can't sell their own culture...who knows :rolleyes:

[GommeInc]

Translation : You are not allowed to get offended so shut up while we mock your cultures and drown ourselves in money

Yeah besides insulting other cultures and shamelessly defending their acts, they're embarrassing themselves by appropriating religious symbols without understanding their significance and history. Maybe they can't sell their own culture...who knows :rolleyes:

Are they really mocking or insulting these cultures? Exploiting the ideas, perhaps, but not mocking them.

[-Moniquee.]

How ridiculous. Nothing surprises me these days..