Nigaz causing the wrong kind of hype...

[C_squared]

I had a good lol about this...

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Nigaz name sparks racism debate

A marketing blunder in Nigeria has got online communities all of a twitter, after a joint oil and gas venture with Russia was named Nigaz.
Russia's Gazprom and Nigeria's state-operated NNPC formed the company - pronounced "nye-gaz" - last week.

Nigerians No Nigaz, a group formed on the social networking site Facebook, says the name could be pronounced in a way offensive to black people.

Users of Twitter have also expressed disbelief at the decision.
"Russian & Nigerian companies have formed new oil firm called... Nigaz. I'm not lying," says Osa Oyegun, under her Twitter name ChocolateMezzo.

The topic has prompted hundreds of tweets.
Henry Makiwa, known as makiwahenry, said: "Lol [laugh out loud] of the day: Russian/Nigerian oil conglomerate has had PR branding blunder after naming joint company 'Nigaz'."
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Nigaz just can't catch a break!

[ebbomega]

Wow.

So Nigerians are using a name that sounds similar to a racial slur.

Is it just me, or are people completely forgetting WHERE the racial slur originally came from? HINT: IT HAS TO DO WITH A COUNTRY IN AFRICA WHERE BLACK PEOPLE ORIGINATED FROM.

[Gusto]

nigerian companies definitely don't speak for all nigerians or for black people in general. also the term orginally came from the word negro which means black in spanish/portugese, not from the name nigeria.

[Grapes]

Do I have to be the first to say it?

Fine.

Nigaz please (change your name)

[mapleleaf4ever]

And don't forget the Republic of Niger!

[C_squared]

i just want gas stations with the same name to start popping up every where, and when gas prices go up just a few cents, people will react to say "nigaz is crazy!"

srsly ppl chill out. its pronounced "ny-gas"!

[Grapes]

To me that's just the way a Russian person would pronounce *****z

[Grapes]

Damn you nigaz filter$@!