• norbert@kbin.social
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    5 months ago

    We were just talking about this (at work). I never considered my parents racist, but I definitely heard Brazil nuts called that, it’s uncomfortable to think about how pervasive systemic racism is.

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      5 months ago

      Same thing with “monkey bread”, though less overt and I’d argue in some ways more sinister

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        5 months ago

        Please explain how monkey bread is racist? I know calling people monkeys can be racist, but that has nothing to do with monkey bread or why it’s called that.

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          5 months ago

          It’s an odd name for bread anyway. It looks nothing like a monkey.

          I can sorta see “bear claws,” but it’s a stretch.

          We should really just let the French name all food products.