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Poster advertising Brazil Nuts featuring Pedro the Nut (c. 1930)
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BilSabab lemmy.world BilSabab@lemmy.world
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mindbleach sh.itjust.works mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
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That face looks like the WKUK grape campaign.

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zabadoh ani.social zabadoh@ani.social
Joined: 2023-11-19
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I think Pedro could star in a horror movie.

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BilSabab lemmy.world BilSabab@lemmy.world
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I think Pedro could star in a horror movie.

Surf Dracula

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CapuccinoCoretto lemmy.world CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world
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Apathy Tree lemmy.dbzer0.com ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Uhhhh

Ok, I feel so weird asking this but..

Is this mascot why brazil nuts have a very racist nickname? I’ve only heard about their nickname from other people who got it from boomer and silent generation, so the timeline matches…

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kahjtheundedicated lemmy.world kahjtheundedicated@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-29
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Uhhhh Ok, I feel so weird asking this but.. Is this mascot why brazil nuts have a very racist nickname? I’ve only heard about their nickname from other people who got it from boomer and silent generation, so the timeline matches…

Yeah I’m almost a little surprised they didn’t use the uh cough other name.

Which I’ve only heard from my very elderly grandpa. He doesn’t call them that, but he hit me with a fun fact a while back lol

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Apathy Tree lemmy.dbzer0.com ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Yeah I’m almost a little surprised they didn’t use the uh cough other name. Which I’ve only heard from my very elderly grandpa. He doesn’t call them that, but he hit me with a fun fact a while back lol

Want another fun fact?

Of course you do!

Brazil nut allergens are sexually transmittable! Only known food allergens that are!

How about another?

Technically they aren’t even nuts, but seeds!

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kahjtheundedicated lemmy.world kahjtheundedicated@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-29
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Want another fun fact? Of course you do! Brazil nut allergens are sexually transmittable! Only known food allergens that are! How about another? Technically they aren’t even nuts, but seeds!

Very fun facts, thank you lol

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hoch lemmy.world hoch@lemmy.world
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Uhhhh Ok, I feel so weird asking this but.. Is this mascot why brazil nuts have a very racist nickname? I’ve only heard about their nickname from other people who got it from boomer and silent generation, so the timeline matches…

If anyone else is curious, the nickname was "n**ger toes". Had to look that up.

big yikes

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calliope retrolemmy.com calliope@retrolemmy.com
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Uhhhh Ok, I feel so weird asking this but.. Is this mascot why brazil nuts have a very racist nickname? I’ve only heard about their nickname from other people who got it from boomer and silent generation, so the timeline matches…

I don’t think so. I think they were called that because of their shape and their dark color with parts of the skin on. It’s not uncommon to name foods after body parts (ladyfingers come to mind).

The mascot above doesn’t have toes.

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Hello_there fedia.io Hello_there@fedia.io
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Uhhhh Ok, I feel so weird asking this but.. Is this mascot why brazil nuts have a very racist nickname? I’ve only heard about their nickname from other people who got it from boomer and silent generation, so the timeline matches…

My Midwestern grandparents would apparently tell their kids: "roll up the windows and lock the doors, we're going through n-town." when they drove through the city.

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DonkeyStar lemmy.world DonkeyStar@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-07-23
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What in the world does 90% food value mean?

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Apathy Tree lemmy.dbzer0.com ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2023-06-23
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My Midwestern grandparents would apparently tell their kids: "roll up the windows and lock the doors, we're going through n-town." when they drove through the city.

I heard similar from various sources growing up, but replace the slur with “ghetto”.

Same message, same racism, except with an extra layer of classism. Thankfully, those people are all dead now. :)

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Apathy Tree lemmy.dbzer0.com ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2023-06-23
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I don’t think so. I think they were called that because of their shape and their dark color with parts of the skin on. It’s not uncommon to name foods after body parts (ladyfingers come to mind). The mascot above doesn’t have toes.

That’s fair, could be.

I know he doesn’t have toes, but it could still be where the association with body parts came from.

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PapaStevesy lemmy.world PapaStevesy@lemmy.world
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Uhhhh Ok, I feel so weird asking this but.. Is this mascot why brazil nuts have a very racist nickname? I’ve only heard about their nickname from other people who got it from boomer and silent generation, so the timeline matches…

Considering the mascot has no toes or discernable "race", I'm gonna go with no.

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BilSabab lemmy.world BilSabab@lemmy.world
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What in the world does 90% food value mean?

well...

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