Ok, there's *one* bad idea

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My_friend_Johnny@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Have you seen the video advert for this?

The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Yeah, it's nuts in hindsight

Lemminary@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

Wasn't this around before AIDS? I remember reading about some unfortunate naming that was ruined by an emerging disease

deegeese@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 2y

Ayds was trademarked in 1946

They didn’t want to rename it:

Early in 1986, another executive of the manufacturer was quoted, "The product has been around for 45 years. Let the disease change its name."