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And in German, Bimbo is a very racist and insulting word for people with darker skin. Pretty close to the n-word in America.
by Tomte 2y ago
And in German, Bimbo is a very racist and insulting word for people with darker skin. Pretty close to the n-word in America.
- Ekaros 2y agoIn Finland it is insult, mostly for mentally crazy woman... Think of the not exactly bright blond women in tv shows and like.
- buildbot 2y agoThat’s likely a USA cultulareism that was imported? Or did english steal that word?
- shiroiushi 2y agoIt's had that meaning in the USA for decades, so Finnish probably borrowed it. The US doesn't get much exposure to Finnish media.
- buildbot 2y agoYeah that's what I figured too. Anyone have recommendations for Finnish media? Haha
- Tomte 2y agoISO clearly needs to get their act together and start standardizing cross-language insult verbiage.
- kgwgk 2y agoSwiss court bans ‘racist’ Mexican food brand ‘Bimbo’ https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/multinational-companies/swiss-court-bans-racist-mexican-food-brand-bimbo/78188367 https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/multinational-companies/swiss-c...
- sureglymop 2y agoThe headline is definitely clickbaity. It's just that the trademark “Bimbo QSR” was not approved to be registered. They probably have a blocklist for certain words or such.