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LYC: Client visited our office wanting to import "Sambo Cookies" from India. He was not aware of how wrong that is in North America....

Posted by Walt_Disney (aka Walt_Disney) Mar 15 '10, 09:59

The caricture that was used as a logo on the box was even worse.

I sent him off to the Wikipedia article for more information.

Internesting how certain words might be "okay" in one area of the world but very offensive in another.

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Much the same as the Golliwog, which was almost the British equivalent of Raggedy Ann... -- (link) - MojaveMeg Mar 15, 10:17
really. in the UK, if you are sucking on a Fag, you are most likely smoking a cigarette :) -- nm - peglegpete Mar 15, 10:12
I have a really old and really politically incorrect kiddie book of Little Black Sambo. - ceregon Mar 15, 10:02 10
- That was a childrens' classic when I was a kid :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 15, 10:13 1
  - You can buy it right now on Amazon, fwiw. -- (link) - Don Homer Mar 15, 10:16
- I remember I used to have it too. I don't remember much about it, but recall liking it. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 15, 10:06
- Not sure if it was national or not, but we used to have a restaurant chain named Sambo's when I was a kid. -- nm - Jim Mar 15, 10:03 6
  - As a Canadian kid visiting the US often....Sambo's was a favourite restaurant....but I did not know about the name until much later. -- nm - Walt_Disney Mar 15, 10:08
  - "Though the name was taken from portions of the names of its founders, the chain soon found itself associated with The Story of Little Black Sambo." -- (link) - mara Mar 15, 10:05 1
    - OMG. Now I have to check my book. The pictures look exactly like the 1899 version. Could be worth some butter. -- nm - ceregon Mar 15, 10:12
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  - aka Denny's -- nm - fairway frank Mar 15, 10:04 1
    - It was like Denny's...but not Denny's. -- nm - Jim Mar 15, 10:05

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