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Pegida activists protest at images of non-white German footballers on Kinder bars
Source: The Guardian
Pegida activists protest at images of non-white German footballers on Kinder bars
Members of anti-refugee group protest against marketing campaign
preceding European championships this summer
Philip Oltermann in Berlin
Wednesday 25 May 2016 13.02 BST
Supporters of Germany’s anti-immigration movement Pegida have expressed outrage that the blue-eyed blond boys on the packaging of Kinder chocolate bars are being replaced by children of African and Middle Eastern appearance – seemingly unaware that they are childhood photographs of players in their own national football team.
A photograph of two boxes of the chocolate bar – one carrying a childhood portrait of Gelsenkirchen-born midfielder Ilkay Gündogan, the other of Berlin-born defender Jérôme Boateng – were shared last week on the Facebook page of the Bodensee branch of the anti-refugee protest movement.
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Others called for a boycott of the chocolate bars, which are produced by the Italian manufacturer Ferrero. One wrote: “If that’s the case, I won’t be buying it any more.”
Some commenters tried to draw attention to the fact that the packaging was only a marketing stunt designed to tie the product in with the upcoming European Football Championship in France. “Dear folks, firstly Ferrero is an Italian manufacturer, and secondly, where do think they get the cocoa from to make the chocolate with?” said one.
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Members of anti-refugee group protest against marketing campaign
preceding European championships this summer
Philip Oltermann in Berlin
Wednesday 25 May 2016 13.02 BST
Supporters of Germany’s anti-immigration movement Pegida have expressed outrage that the blue-eyed blond boys on the packaging of Kinder chocolate bars are being replaced by children of African and Middle Eastern appearance – seemingly unaware that they are childhood photographs of players in their own national football team.
A photograph of two boxes of the chocolate bar – one carrying a childhood portrait of Gelsenkirchen-born midfielder Ilkay Gündogan, the other of Berlin-born defender Jérôme Boateng – were shared last week on the Facebook page of the Bodensee branch of the anti-refugee protest movement.
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Others called for a boycott of the chocolate bars, which are produced by the Italian manufacturer Ferrero. One wrote: “If that’s the case, I won’t be buying it any more.”
Some commenters tried to draw attention to the fact that the packaging was only a marketing stunt designed to tie the product in with the upcoming European Football Championship in France. “Dear folks, firstly Ferrero is an Italian manufacturer, and secondly, where do think they get the cocoa from to make the chocolate with?” said one.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/25/pegida-activists-protest-images-non-white-german-footballers-kinder
Source: The Independent
Pegida mocked for outrage at black children's photos on Kinder chocolate bars
Kinder put childhood images of German's national football players
on packaging inline with upcoming Euro 2016 competition
Emma Henderson 4 hours ago
Supporters of the anti-Islam group Pegida have expressed outrage at the use of non-white children’s faces on Kinder bars - only to find out they are of players in the national football team when they were younger.
Kinder bars usually carry an image of a blond-haired, blue eyed boy, but this has been changed ahead of this summer's European Championships for photos of the German team.
The decision to change the packaging has sparked protests from members of the anti-immigration group.
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Kinder put childhood images of German's national football players
on packaging inline with upcoming Euro 2016 competition
Emma Henderson 4 hours ago
Supporters of the anti-Islam group Pegida have expressed outrage at the use of non-white children’s faces on Kinder bars - only to find out they are of players in the national football team when they were younger.
Kinder bars usually carry an image of a blond-haired, blue eyed boy, but this has been changed ahead of this summer's European Championships for photos of the German team.
The decision to change the packaging has sparked protests from members of the anti-immigration group.
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Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pegida-enraged-by-black-children-on-chocolate-bar-packaging-a7047926.html
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