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Spain: Conguitos Racist Logos in Question

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Europe, D.R. of Congo, Republic of Congo, Spain, Ethnicity & Race

On Maneno [1], a blogging platform dedicated to meet the needs of sub Saharan Africa bloggers, schauzeri wonders [2] why Conguitos, a renown sweets company in Spain,  retained their current logos despite the offensive undertones for Africans [article also available in spanish [3]]. According to schauzeri, The offensive logos, which have been in circulation since 1960's,  do not seem to be perceived as  a problem in Spain.