The food company Nestlé is changing the name of a type of chocolate chip cookie popular in Chile, amid the debate over racism and discrimination.
The pastry, which has been sold as "Negrita" for 60 years, will in future be marketed under the name "Chokita", as Nestlé announced on Wednesday.
The decision was made in the spirit of a "culture of respect and non-discrimination".
"Negrita" is a vanilla biscuit dipped in chocolate.
The name translates as "little black person".
The male version of "Negrito" recently fined the Uruguayan soccer star Edison Cavani for racism.
On Instagram he thanked a fan with "Thank you, Negrito".
The terms "negrito" and "negrita", like "gordo" (fat) or the feminine version "gorda", are popular names in some Latin American countries.
They are also used for people who are not black or overweight.
At the same time, racism against blacks and indigenous people is widespread in many Latin American countries.
Nestlé said there is "an increased awareness of brands and their visual language about the use of stereotypes or cultural representations" that could be viewed as "inappropriate".
The group had previously changed the packaging of the "Negritas".
It no longer shows the face of a black woman.
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