That’s the question I had for a bunch of my friends recently and it was an interesting response I got. There was a clear leader with no doubt at all, Licorice Babies. Now they may not seem offensive at first in particular when I use that name, however they sometimes go by a different name and that’s where the controversy starts up.
Sometimes these little treats go by the name “Black Babies” and that’s pretty offensive. Sometimes they go by a more racially insensitive version as well but I’m fairly certain that it’s only a colloquialism and not a brand name.
I also got a few messages with items such as gummy and chocolate body parts that people have seen in novelty stores. I’m not sure how I feel about this kind of treat as a Candy Critic, but unless they come up with a way to make the treat really unique other than just a funny shape I probably won’t mention them at all on this site.
What do you think is the most offensive candy ever?CC
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In Australia there are chocolate gummy babies called "Chicos" and also those candy cigarettes used to be called "fags" but now they're "fads"!!!
You've reviewed a treat called "Pudding Babies", and that sounds pretty controversial.
ELTW - I agree that those Chicos sound pretty controversial but I feel the same way about the "fags" as I do about the Popey cigarettes, although changing a candy cigarette into something called "fads" is pretty shocking.
Jo - I forgot about those, or at least I never thought of them as controversial. I even have a shot of them in the book at this point. Thanks for pointing that out.
I wish that they still sold them?
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