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U.K. Market Apologizes For Allegedly ‘Racist’ Easter Chocolate

Paul Bois

The U.K. grocer Waitrose sparked outrage this Lent for giving the name “Ugly” to one of its packaged dark chocolate ducks for Easter.

According to Fox News, the duckling trio featured three different chocolates: white, milk, and dark; each with a different name. The white chocolate had been named “Fluffy,” the milk chocolate named “Crispy,” and the dark chocolate named “Ugly.” When Waitrose announced the packaging on social media, people immediately deemed the market’s decision to name the dark chocolate duckling “Ugly” racist.

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