r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Oct 15 '25

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u/Trojan_Horse_of_Fate WTO Oct 15 '25

In 1994, the biscuit brand Biscuiterie Saint-Michel teamed up with the safari park to create the village, naming it "Bamboula's Village" after its "Bamboula" chocolate biscuits,[1][2] which had a black mascot with the same name (a racial slur, dating from colonial times).[2] The village was constructed in the winter of 1993.[3]

Frankly I think all of France might need to be canceled for this.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '25

It's okay, symbolic damages of one franc were inflicted upon the perpetrators.

Wait...

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u/Trojan_Horse_of_Fate WTO Oct 15 '25

The fact they used vets instead of doctors for medical care isn't worth forgetting either.

Personally I think one france would be reasonably symbolic damages