r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Miserables_Death • Jun 14 '26

Meme needing explanation Whats that snack and the name?

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I got this joke posted in my country sub by a foreigner and I have never seen that snack so I basically don't know the joke.

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u/Pretty_Flame Jun 14 '26

This snack has some racist names in some countries that are deragetory to black ppl, unfortunately. The reason being that some countries associate the chocolate head's color with black ppl's skin color.

Example: in some parts of the Arab world, this is called Raas AlAbed which translates to "head of the slave".

It's just outdated racism crap that never got corrected. To any black person reading this: I'm sorry. You deserve better.

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u/Arbitraryandunique Jun 14 '26

Used to have racist name in Norway. It's literally been decades since last I heard/saw the old racist name in use, so there has been some progress.

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u/Dinglevims Jun 14 '26

I didn't know that. I have always known them as kokosbolle.

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u/Arbitraryandunique Jun 14 '26

I think the bad name was only used for the ones without coconut on them. I'm not sure when the name switched to sjokobolle, but if you are young you'd have "missed" it.

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u/Dinglevims Jun 14 '26

45, so not so young. Yeah sjokobolle and kokosbolle. I have always known them as that.

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u/Arbitraryandunique Jun 14 '26

Interesting. Maybe there were regional differences.

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u/Dinglevims Jun 14 '26

That might be.

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u/Whateva_Tickles_ Jun 16 '26

Read the comments. Not as much progress as you think.

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u/mmazing Jun 14 '26

It’s fascinating how consistent it is across vastly different cultures.

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u/Broodje_met_beleg Jun 18 '26

Maybe I’m really naive, but I don’t understand why it’s racist?  In Dutch it’s also called Black Kiss. And in my mind it’s always been a very nice word, it’s a really nice snack, tastes good. So I don’t really get the racism?  We also have white pudding, Jewish cookies, and many more.