Frankfurt Christmas market: Lumumba drink causes excitement!
Frankfurt Christmas market: Lumumba drink causes excitement!
At the Frankfurt Christmas market, there is a controversial name for discussion: The well -known drink "Lumumba", which combines cocoa and rum, is to be offered under a different name in the future. Frankfurter Tourismus and Congress GmbH asked the stand operators in an official letter to change the name because it is reminiscent of the Congolese freedom fighter Patrice Lumumba, who was brutally murdered in 1961. Critics of the naming see the continued designation of an inappropriate mockery of a historical struggle against racism, as krone.at reported.
The demand to title the drink differently comes in the context of an ongoing discussion about racist stereotypes, which could be created by the name "Lumumba", as the Frankfurter Tourismus and Congress GmbH expressly explained. The stand operators are asked to mark the drink instead as "hot chocolate with rum" or "cocoa with a shot". As Fr.a> already reacted to the reputation, but the fully convert of the signs can take some time due to their extensive design. It remains to be seen how quickly all providers will follow the new guidelines.
The background of the name change
The discussion about the drink is by no means new. Already in February, the group leader of Ökolinx, Jutta Ditfurth, pointed out the problematic naming in leading circles, as this establishes a disrespectful connection to the violent death of Lumumbas. While some stand operators did not take the topic so seriously and wondered whether other names should also be discussed, a step towards renaming is now actually taken into account in order to take into account the need for sensitivity. Since the Frankfurt Christmas market is one of the oldest and largest in Germany, the decision to do without the name "Lumumba" is not only symbolic, but also shows how relevant social issues are found in different areas of life.
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