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7/3/2025, 3:02:29 PM
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>"We are incredibly happy to announce our code word today and at the same time to give our turtle mascot a name: Tiki! A big thank you goes to Lionel Fischer, who came up with the name," says Anja Schwamborn from Jugendpflege Büren.
>Lionel Fischer was one of around 125 participants in the naming competition. If you need help, you can now easily include this name in a sentence, such as
>"Have you seen Tiki today?"
>In this way, it can be expressed that something is wrong without having to name something that cannot be named at that time – because the person who caused the discomfort may be listening in.
"Tiki" is a choice with an unfortunate history. It was formerly used to denegrate polynesian culture, implying that polynesians are hypersexual, uninhibited, sexually insatiable, and sexually curious above all other considerations. So its good the term is now being taken back and set in a positive context.
>"We are incredibly happy to announce our code word today and at the same time to give our turtle mascot a name: Tiki! A big thank you goes to Lionel Fischer, who came up with the name," says Anja Schwamborn from Jugendpflege Büren.
>Lionel Fischer was one of around 125 participants in the naming competition. If you need help, you can now easily include this name in a sentence, such as
>"Have you seen Tiki today?"
>In this way, it can be expressed that something is wrong without having to name something that cannot be named at that time – because the person who caused the discomfort may be listening in.
"Tiki" is a choice with an unfortunate history. It was formerly used to denegrate polynesian culture, implying that polynesians are hypersexual, uninhibited, sexually insatiable, and sexually curious above all other considerations. So its good the term is now being taken back and set in a positive context.
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