Opinion

Renaming of Red Skins and Chicos is a shaky step towards leaving discriminatory ideas in the past

By Roslyn Petelin
Updated November 21 2020 - 5:02am, first published November 19 2020 - 1:43pm
Confectionary company Nestlé has confirmed it will change the names of its Red Skins and Chicos lollies over concerns about the racist overtones of the names. Picture: Getty Images
Confectionary company Nestlé has confirmed it will change the names of its Red Skins and Chicos lollies over concerns about the racist overtones of the names. Picture: Getty Images

This week, it was announced two types of Allen's lollies, Red Skins and Chicos, will be known from January 2021 as Red Ripper and Cheekies.

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