I saw this at a local produce/import store the other day. They usually have a lot of near-eastern fare, but this gem comes from Argentina. I think this probably offends the sensibilities of most Americans. If an American company had this for a logo they wouldn’t last long before civil rights activists were outside their office demonstrating and calling for boycotts.
The product is the wrapping for empanadas. My wife who lived in Argentina immediately recognized the packaging. So why does this get a pass in Argentina. Is there not a large enough black community there? (African-Argentines?) Is it because there isn’t the same history of black slavery in Argentina? I don’t get it.
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1 holmes // Aug 20, 2008 at 12:57 pm
To answer the question, I think Samir might say; “Miner, just because you fail mention the war at lunch, doesn’t mean you’re a friend to the Vietnamese people.”
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