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Red Ripperz (formerly Redskins or Red Skins) are a red, raspberry-flavoured chewy confectionery manufactured in
Red Ripperz (formerly Redskins or Red Skins) are a red, raspberry-flavoured chewy confectionery manufactured in Australia
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by Nestlé
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under their Allen's
Allen's, earlier A. W. Allen Limited, is an Australian brand of confectionery products produced by Nestlé. Allen's is the top brand of sugar confectionery in Australia. It is best known for Minties, a soft chewable mint-flavored confectionery, ...
brand.
The confectionery is sold as elongated bars which are individually twist-wrapped in paper, weighing approximately 10 gram
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Originally defined as of 1795 as "the absolute weight of a volume of pure wate ...
s each, although smaller sizes exist.
Branding controversy
Over time 'Redskin
Redskin is a slang term for Native Americans in the United States and First Nations in Canada. The term ''redskin'' underwent pejoration through the 19th to early 20th centuries and in contemporary dictionaries of American English it is labe ...
' became a derogatory slang term for Native Americans and First Nations Canadians.
In 1996, a complaint was made to the New Zealand Advertising Standards Complaints Board about a Redskins advertisement aired on New Zealand television. The advertisement featured comedian Mark Wright dressed in Native American clothing and assuming an accent. A mock drumbeat featured on the soundtrack. Despite protest from Nestlé New Zealand that the advertisement was inoffensive, the board upheld the complaint.
Red Skins packaging formerly featured a drawing of a Native American wearing a traditional headdress. This was replaced in the late 1990s by a more neutral red character.
In June 2020, Nestlé announced that the name will be changed to "represent the inclusive nature of modern society". The company said the decision was made to ensure "nothing we do marginalises our friends, neighbours and colleagues". The statement added "these names have overtones which are out of step with Nestle's values, which are rooted in respect." The announcement of a name change occurred in the wake of widespread name changes following the George Floyd protests. On 16 November 2020, Nestlé announced that the new name for Red Skins would be ''Red Ripper''. Packaging bearing the new name would be available in stores in early 2021. However, rebranding has been controversial as ‘ Red Ripper’ was a Soviet serial killer. The product was eventually released with the name ''Red Ripperz''.
See also
*List of confectionery brands
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References
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