German racist candy pulled from shelves
A German candy-maker has had to pull "racist" sweets from the shelves.
Haribo has removed the blackface liqorice designs after customer complained in Sweden.
"I understand the criticism and think it's important to listen to the customers," said the company's director, Ola Dagliden, reported The Local, citing Swedish website Nyheter24.
Mr Dagliden said: 'We decided that we could keep the product while removing the parts that certain consumers found offensive.' 'It wasn't something we saw as having negative connotations.'
The designs which have been accused of being racist were meant to represent a sailor's trip around the world and some of the people he encountered. [MORE]
Unreal how white people, here this reporter, can write this stuff with a straight face. These designs were meant to deman and degrade Black people.