Felix Baumgartner causes excitement with controversial statements!

Felix Baumgartner causes excitement with controversial statements!

The former extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner again causes excitement. During a visit to Switzerland, he commented on the "Mohrköpfe" known to us as "Sweden's Bomb" and was enthusiastic that this candy is still available. "Here in Switzerland there are still moor heads, horny!" he wrote under a picture on Facebook that shows him with an entire box of the treat, as krone.at . However, the term “Mohrenkopf” is considered racist and politically incorrect in today's society.

controversy about the name

This statement raises questions, especially since a petition failed in Switzerland in 2017 that wanted to ban the sale of the candy under this name. In the meantime, large retailers like Migros have taken out the "Mohrköpfs", the statement of Robert Dubler, the manufacturer who refuses to change the name. This debate is part of a more comprehensive discourse on racist terms and ways of thinking in Switzerland, which has been re-sparked by the worldwide anti-racism protests, as Swissinfo.ch noted.

In addition, further historical figures and symbols are viewed critically in Switzerland. The banker David de Pury, who benefited from the slave economy, is controversial in the city of Neuchâtel. Citizens are demanding the removal of his statue. The café "Mohrkopf" in Zurich was also renamed, which shows that social awareness of such topics is growing.