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-PC Follies
Breweries apologizes for naming beer after Hindu deity
2020-08-26
[FoxNews] Two New York breweries have decided to stop producing the beer, named Aqua Shiva.
Posted by:Skidmark

#9  Ad not shot for Indian telly:
Ganesh holds three bottles, rubs belly.
"Fermented cow... fodder
And warm Ganga-water
From Kailash! Om, om! Damn, it's Delhi!"
Posted by: Chong Turkeyneck4744   2020-08-26 15:01  

#8  So name the next beer Moghul or Hindu Kush. Lots of ways to play the Most Offended game.
Posted by: Clyde Thraiter7206   2020-08-26 12:18  

#7  Varunani
Varuni, (Sanskrit: वारूणी) also known as Varunani and Jaldevi, is the consort of Varuna, often depicted with her husband. She is goddess of wine. She is described in Rigveda. According to the legend, Varuni was married to Varuna after she came out of the Samudra manthan, during the churning of the amṛta.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-08-26 12:09  

#6  But stupid names/labels/types of beer much worse than this will continue unabated. I do sometimes judge a beer by its label. Some stupid egesta out there, and I just keep right on walking.

But, yes, what a bunch of limp-wristed wimps who are "apologizing". GTFOH.
Posted by: Clem   2020-08-26 11:57  

#5  Nearest I could find was Annapoorna-goddess of chips
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-08-26 11:41  

#4  The beer first came to the attention of a Nevada-based Hindu activist named Rajan Zed, according to the report.
According to his website, Zed, who is president of the Universal Society of Hinduism, thanked the companies for discontinuing the beer. He also suggested that each company send senior executives to training for religious and cultural sensitivity.

How about "Fuck off ya attention-seeking snowflake. Grow a pair and some thicker skin"?
Posted by: Frank G   2020-08-26 11:38  

#3  OK, so they named it after the wrong guy. Who in the Hindu pantheon of gods is the God of Thirst?
Posted by: SteveS   2020-08-26 11:28  

#2  Aqua Velva was also ruled out...
Posted by: Raj   2020-08-26 01:29  

#1  I'm sure this name cut into their business a lot.
Posted by: gorb   2020-08-26 01:10  

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