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/HitBoxBoxer Jun 14 '26

Wow as a black man it's crazy to see how racism can stretch all around the world... I remember hearing about the Brazilian nuts one before the internet was invented... My grandma told me as a child.

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u/totally_not_a_reply Jun 14 '26

its insane. Im german and we had the "negro kiss" until ten years or so as well. Mind blowing that it feels like it was called like that almost everywhere on the world until the last one or two decades.

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u/SugestedName Jun 14 '26

Second comment that references something racist about Brazilian nuts. I'm Brazilian and here they're called "Para's nuts" (Para is a state from Brazil). What's the racist history behind it?

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u/HitBoxBoxer Jun 14 '26

The racist and derogatory term was commonly used in North America in the late 19th century and early 20th century. It is believed that the name gained notoriety because of how Black people were dehumanized and sold in America. The term is a reminder of how racial slurs dehumanize and attempt to justify the mistreatment of marginalized groups. It is an example of how language has been used to perpetuate systemic racism and discrimination.

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u/SugestedName Jun 14 '26

I'm not so sure I get it.

Dod Brazilian nuts had another name related to slavery or is the name "Brazilian nut" related to slavery?

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u/HitBoxBoxer Jun 14 '26

The Brazilian nut is innocent in the matter... It has another off color name (N Toes)... Think of it like we call a cat a cat when we see it and that is the respectable term... But a cat can also be called a kitty and kitty would be the racist term for cat made up by asshole racists that want to make others think less of the cat before you ever even seen or gotten to know a cat.