Red Skins, Chicos: Nestle to rename lollies after backlash
Nestle is the latest company to be caught up in cancel culture, deciding to rename iconic Red Skin and Chico lollies. Nestle said the names are “out of step with Nestle’s values”.
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Nestle has announced the Red Skins and Chicos names will be scrapped in the latest casualty of cancel culture.
The announcement comes after years of controversy over the names, which have been branded as racist.
“Nestle today announced that it will change the name of its Red Skins and Chicos lollies,” a statement from the brand said.
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“This decision acknowledges the need to ensure that nothing we do marginalises our friends, neighbours and colleagues.
“These names have overtones which are out of step with Nestle’s values, which are rooted in respect.
“While new names have not yet been finalised, we will move quickly to change these names.”
Red Skin is a derogatory term for a Native American person, and Chico refers to offensive slang for a South American person.
Red Skin packaging used to feature a Native American character, however this was changed more than 20 years ago.
It comes as Australian owned Colonial Brewing Co was hit with online backlash over their name.
Bottleshop chain Blakchearts and Sparrows dropped the beer from its stores and pledged to donate profits from remaining stock to the Warriors of Aboriginal Resistance.
Coon cheese has also come under fire for their name, which is used as an offensive word towards Indigenous people.
Coon cheese says the name comes from the red wax, or red coon, that the cheese used to be manufactured in.
Red Skins and Chicos arent the first foods to be renamed, with the Golliwog biscuits changing their name to Scalliwags, before eventually ceasing production.