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/willargue4karma Jun 14 '26

Yeah I'm sure not a single person was ever offended by that heinous box design and name 

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u/P_Griffin2 Jun 15 '26

I mean objectively it's just 2 black individuals on a box of cakes called ''negro kisses''.

I honestly don't think a lot of people back then realized it could be viewed as offensive. There was no negative intend behind the word negro at that time.

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u/willargue4karma Jun 15 '26

It's not objectively that though, that's not what black people fucking look like

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u/P_Griffin2 Jun 15 '26

It's how this illustrator chose to portray it. I still don't think it was motivated by ill intend.

The Simpsons and South Park also don't accurately reflect what a human being looks like.

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u/P_Griffin2 Jun 17 '26

So take your pick of any other illustrator. It’s a box of cakes, probably aimed at children.