Can we all just stop and appreciate the name of the store?
Story out of London, England:
A cafe in East London has apologised after a member of the public spotted that it appeared to be stocking a Nazi-themed smoothie - complete with swastika on the label.
After remonstrating with staff, the customer contacted the Campaign Against Antisemitism, telling them: “I entered the coffee shop Nin Com Soup in Old Street Tube Station to get a drink. In their fridge they had various smoothies, each with a big number on them to differentiate the flavours. One drink didn’t have a number but a large swastika, and the label said it was called ‘Nutzy’. I went to the staff at the counter to discuss this and they called their manager.
“He explained that it was an inverted swastika which was a Hindu symbol of health and prosperity, which is indeed right but the swastika was not inverted, and the Hindu sign includes dots within the symbol. When I asked about the name of the drink, he said it was a play on ‘having the nuts’, meaning ‘having the courage’ and was a pun as the drink contains nuts.
"I told him how offensive that was for certain people. He asked why I would find that so offensive, to which I responded that I lost my family to the Nazi regime and that despite the Hindu use of the symbol, this along with the name of the drink was extremely offensive. He said that London is a free city.
Nincomsoup issued an apology on its website, stating that a 'rogue employee' had been responsible. Cont.
Story from - The Telegraph
Image from - Campaign Against Antisemitism
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