@Gina reminds me of the debate we have here in Sweden about the "chokladboll" (cdn.mytaste.org/i?u=group2%2FM). Literally "chocolate ball".

A *long* time ago they used to be called a super-racist "negerboll" (negro ball. I know, right?). I vaguely remember it being called that when I was very young, but that we also switched around that time.

That was 30 years ago.

People still argue that "it's always been called that!"

@kungtotte ha we used to have the same thing with a chocolate treat called a 'negerzoen', which translates to 'negro kiss.' Crazy how acceptable that once was. They changed the name only about 10 years ago.

nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negerz

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@Gina @kungtotte they changed the board game " de kolonisten van catan (the colonists of catan) to just "catan" for the same odd reasoning.

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