Felix Baumgartner causes a stir with controversial statements!

Felix Baumgartner causes a stir with controversial statements!

Former extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner is once again causing a stir. During a visit to Switzerland, he commented on the “Moor Heads”, which we know as the “Sweden bomb”, and was enthusiastic that this sweet is still available. “There are still Moor heads here in Switzerland, awesome!” he wrote under a picture on Facebook that shows him with an entire box of the treat krone.at reported. However, the term “Mohrenkopf” is considered racist and politically incorrect in today’s society.

Controversies surrounding the name

This statement raises questions, especially since a petition in Switzerland that wanted to ban the sale of the candy under this name failed in 2017. In the meantime, large retailers such as Migros have taken the “Mohrenköpfe” out of sale, according to Robert Dubler, the manufacturer, who refuses to change the name. This debate is part of a broader discourse about racist terms and ways of thinking in Switzerland, which has been rekindled by the global anti-racism protests swissinfo.ch noticed.

In addition, other historical figures and symbols are viewed critically in Switzerland. The banker David de Pury, who, among other things, profited from the slave economy, is controversial in the city of Neuchâtel. Citizens demand the removal of his statue. The “Mohrenkopf” café in Zurich was also renamed, which shows that social awareness of such issues is growing.