Maybe they really do mean it as a compliment, but this being the '90s and all, feathers are easily ruffled. In any case, the Philippines is officially protesting a chocolate-covered cookie made in Spain and sold in Europe under the name "Filipinos." The former Spanish colony says the name is racist, but Nabisco Iberia SL, which makes the cookie, denies the charge. "It's a product of very high quality," said Nabisco, "along the lines of Colombian coffee, Swiss cheese, or Belgian waffles." Filipinos must have been doing a long, slow burn over this, seeing as how the cookies have been sold under that name in Europe for more than 10 years.
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Maybe they really do mean it as a compliment, but this being the '90s and all, feathers are easily ruffled. In any case, the Philippines is officially protesting a chocolate-covered cookie made in Spain and sold in Europe under the name "Filipinos." The former Spanish colony says the name is racist, but Nabisco Iberia SL, which makes the cookie, denies the charge. "It's a product of very high quality," said Nabisco, "along the lines of Colombian coffee, Swiss cheese, or Belgian waffles." Filipinos must have been doing a long, slow burn over this, seeing as how the cookies have been sold under that name in Europe for more than 10 years.
