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"Ugly is not a good word!"

UK grocery chain Waitrose has apologized after being accused of racism over the names of three ch...

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18.36 10 Apr 2019


"Ugly is not a good word!"


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18.36 10 Apr 2019


UK grocery chain Waitrose has apologized after being accused of racism over the names of three chocolate ducklings. The darkest chocolate duckling was labelled “Ugly”. On this evenings "Hard Shoulder" Ivan heard from Senator Marie-Louise O’Donnell about why the reaction to this wording has been so strong.

 


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