German candy manufacturer Haribo, known for making intestine-destroying gummy bears, recently had to pull a line of black licorice in Sweden due to complaints that the candy's face-shaped designs were racist.
German racist candy pulled from shelves
Haribo's "Skipper Mix" contains licorice pieces in the shapes of distorted black faces, African masks and oriental caricatures. According to a company spokesman, the sweets were themed around items "a sailor who traveled the world" might have encountered and brought home.
