Racist snack ?

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**Black Blow Fly**

I live in the south and we have these snack crackers. Basicaaly you get a packet of cracker sandwiches like toasted crackers with peanut butter inside. The have one that has what they call Nip cheese inside. Do you think this is a racist crack against Asia?

G

**Orkeosaurus**

I do, and I think the fact that these snacks are called "crackers" is even worse!

**Black Blow Fly**

Double crack for sure.

G

**LunaHound**

Grats , Dakka dakka OT forum is now > 4chan

**Typeline**

LunaHound wrote:
Grats , Dakka dakka OT forum is now > 4chan

I don't believe I can agree here.

But then again, I count the web banners for content.

On topic, in the off topic forum, I live in the south and I didn't know Nip was a racial slur.

**Black Blow Fly**

Don't say Nip to a Samurai or Sumo wrestler.

G

**Quintinus**

There are, at least where I live, these Cheezit imitators named Cheese Nips.

**Orkeosaurus**

Feth Cheese Nips!

Cheese-Its are the only cheese-flavored cracker I'll eat!

**Black Blow Fly**

Remember cheese in a spray can? That was the yummy yumm yumm.

G

**Nofasse 'Eadhunta**

There's cotton in America. Yeah. Racist.

**warpcrafter**

Anything can be considered racist if you try hard enough. What about Uncle Ben's or Aunt Jemima?

**Quintinus**

warpcrafter wrote:Anything can be considered racist if you try hard enough. What about Uncle Ben's or Aunt Jemima?

Actually Aunt Jemima has (had) a sort of a racist background. Very, eh, blackface.

Here's a picture:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:JemimasWeddingDay.jpg

@Orkeosaurus- Same.

:Edit:

I'm pretty sure that Uncle Ben is also kind of a racist background. I think that Uncle was used as a derogatory sort of term.

**IRPurple**

its not the word thats racist, its just the perseption, i could walk up to someone in say russia, if they speek no english i could sware till my hearts content and call them every name under the sun, they meny eventualy catch on that im doing so and feel offended at the idea, but not understanding it would mean hes not actualy getting offended at it... im probubly speeking alot of crap here. atleast i know what i mean.

i personaly think the people who notice and question and worry "is that racist" are the most racist out there... as if it was indeed racist it probubly wouldnt be on the shelves...

**Alex Kolodotschko**

Obviously you would need to use this cheese with your crackers for the ultimate racist snack.

**Black Blow Fly**

Looks yummy.

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**Nofasse 'Eadhunta**

Did you know that Africans live in Africa?

That's pretty racist because I referenced the term 'Africans.'

**Alex Kolodotschko**

Also, why have I gone American all of a sudden????
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**Nofasse 'Eadhunta**

Oh man that's a nasty case of American you've got there! Might I suggest a prescription of Canadian or perhaps Mexican?

**Orkeosaurus**

Nofasse 'Eadhunta wrote:Did you know that Africans live in Africa?

I think you mean "African-Americans live in Africa".

**bigfood**

In germany there´s this company that produces fish-fingers. It´s called Captain Igloo. The boxcovers show a heavily bearded europeen smoking a pipe.
Shouldn´t they show an inuit?

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Britain wins in the insensitively named foodstuff stakes.

**greenskin lynn**

mmmm pork bundles of sticks/ciggaretts in a sauce originating from an area

**Ghetto_Fight**

Tho it's jokes like these hides the reality of racism...

**Black Blow Fly**

Who here remembers the infamous IGA cowboy poster?

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**Ahtman**

But baby, you can't taste the racism.

**Deadshane1**

Tales from the Jail exerpt: "You is racist!"

I just got called a racist by an inmate. He asked me if he could use the phone. I said no, its not his turn. He said I wouldn't let him use it "cause he black", and I'm a racist.

I told him that his accusation of my being a racist is ridicululous considering that my adopted mother is black. <lie>

Why did I lie?

(I'm a racist)

<lie>

**J.Black**

The only product i can recall getting pulled from the shelves for being overtly offensive to some people was Ben and Jerry's 'Black and Tan' from 2006. I still can't believe they were daft enough to put it out in the first place.

Edit: And Golliwogs. Natch.

**Typeline**

Speaking on behalf of aunt Jemima, she is a positive racial stereotype. I would bury my face lovingly in her sugary bosom any morning.

**Platuan4th**

Orkeosaurus wrote:I think you mean "African-Americans live in Africa".

Interesting and fun factoid: Africans HATE that Black Americans call themselves African-American.

At least according to my black friends who have visited Africa and my former African(Nigerian) roommate.

**FITZZ**

Platuan4th wrote:
Orkeosaurus wrote:I think you mean "African-Americans live in Africa".

Interesting and fun factoid: Africans HATE that Black Americans call themselves African-American.

At least according to my black friends who have visited Africa and my former African(Nigerian) roommate.

This,as far as I have seen is very true,I worked with a guy from Kenya and he despised Black americans...I sort of found it a bit odd,but according to my girlfriend (who is African-American ) it's not uncommon,aparently many Africans belive that "African Americans" are lazy,unedjucated and "not of the mother land"....meh,I belive most people are lazy,worthless and should be set on fire....race just isn't an issue with me.