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Vienna children’s festival organizer apologizes over suggestive ice-pop slogans

From Der Standard · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Children aged 8 to 13 at the Wienopolis event in Vienna City Hall received ice pops carrying sexually suggestive slogans.
  • The products came from German confectionery brand Hitschler and included the phrases “Only hard makes it fun” and “Sucking and licking allowed.”
  • Wienopolis presents itself as a children’s city where participants experience democracy by working, earning money, electing a government and creating rules.

An event designed to let children experience democracy at Vienna City Hall handed out water ice carrying slogans such as “Only hard makes it fun” and “Sucking and licking allowed.”

Only hard makes it fun

— Hitschler product sloganThe phrase appeared on water ice distributed to children at Wienopolis.

The products came from German confectionery brand Hitschler, sold under the Hitschies name. The incident occurred at Wienopolis, where children aged eight to 13 run and shape a model city during the summer.

Wienopolis describes its purpose as giving children practical experience of democracy. Participants work, learn, earn money, elect their government and help create rules and laws.

Sucking and licking allowed

— Hitschler product sloganAnother slogan appeared on the ice pops handed out at the children’s event.

The event organizer expressed regret over the slogans printed on the ice pops. The report presents the wording as a mismatch with an event intended for children.

The children work, learn, earn money, elect their government and shape rules and laws together.

— WienopolisThe event’s website describes how children participate in the model city.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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