New 'Little Obama' Ice Cream In Russia Ruffles Feathers
- 8 years ago
The packaging of a new ice cream offering in Russia is drawing some controversy.
Russians have a new dessert option.
The Moscow Times is reporting that ice cream manufacturer Slavitsa is selling a small-batch product called Obamka, or “Little Obama.”
It is reportedly a frozen chocolate confection packaged in a blue wrapper featuring a smiling dark-skinned boy with a gold earring holding the ice cream bar.
The Times calls it “the latest indication of casual racism in the country.”
However, an executive at the ice cream company has
Russians have a new dessert option.
The Moscow Times is reporting that ice cream manufacturer Slavitsa is selling a small-batch product called Obamka, or “Little Obama.”
It is reportedly a frozen chocolate confection packaged in a blue wrapper featuring a smiling dark-skinned boy with a gold earring holding the ice cream bar.
The Times calls it “the latest indication of casual racism in the country.”
However, an executive at the ice cream company has