Structube apologizes after naming fiasco
Montreal-based Structube emulates Ikea in giving names to its various products. Recently it has had to apologize shamefacedly when it was noticed that it had given the names Walid and Wassim to a couple of garbage cans.
EmilyG 14:41 on 2021-02-14 Permalink
In comments about this on a Facebook post, there were the usual bunch of white people saying “Lighten up, I’m not offended by this, so you shouldn’t be, and people are too thin-skinned these days.” Which doesn’t help the problem any bit.
How could the people at Structube not realize that this wasn’t a good idea?
Nick 17:35 on 2021-02-14 Permalink
Should have named the garbage can ‘osama bin laden’
Kate 18:18 on 2021-02-14 Permalink
Naming them after a specific person would be different. Simply choosing common given names carries a different charge – imagine if we found out the Saudi government was naming its trash bins Chad and Karen.
dwgs 19:53 on 2021-02-14 Permalink
I would totally buy Chad and Karen trashcans.
MarcG 21:27 on 2021-02-14 Permalink
But if you had no power and lived in Saudi as a housekeeper…
Meezly 23:07 on 2021-02-14 Permalink
François and JF.
In tribute to freedom of speech in our schools.
JaneyB 23:08 on 2021-02-14 Permalink
@MarcG – I think dwgs is referring to incel concept Chad and meme Karen so that could have a very ironic market niche in garbage-related products. I think I’m spending too much time online lol.
Blork 11:17 on 2021-02-15 Permalink
I have a feeling there’s an Arab man somewhere who is seething with anger because the attractive and useful household items he designed and named after his kids have been declared, by indignant virtue-signaling white people, as insulting to Arabs.