tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31598621.post1456638130246683356..comments2023-11-02T06:49:42.633-04:00Comments on A Brooklynite on the Ice: NegerhosenThey say it's a cold worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09059089212388940864noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31598621.post-4665924085739996922008-01-17T16:30:00.000-05:002008-01-17T16:30:00.000-05:00Naaah, you can pick on Germans as much and long as...Naaah, you can pick on Germans as much and long as you want to. Ya know, I am. The conservative party is currently running an election campaign in Hassia by fearmongering and rallying against young foreigners who live here. Not even Lederhosen will put that one into relief.Andrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09237906044963407069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31598621.post-59598662539803587462008-01-16T07:42:00.000-05:002008-01-16T07:42:00.000-05:00Dude, I hope you didn't think I was picking on the...Dude, I hope you didn't think I was picking on the Germans, at least not any more than usual.... We, uh, have a long way to go over here too. We just don't have anything quite so cute as lederhosen to put the whole thing into relief.They say it's a cold worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09059089212388940864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31598621.post-32423005793340811082008-01-16T05:35:00.000-05:002008-01-16T05:35:00.000-05:00You're right on. Although Schwartzer is a yiddish ...You're right on. Although Schwartzer is a yiddish expletive for black people, Schwarzer without the t is the German word for Black. Only recentely lefties started to say Afro-German (or Afro-American), which still has a forced PC ring to it. <BR/>In some areas (like Bavaria) Neger still has kind of a folksy undertone, especially when spoken by somebody with a heavy regional dialect. Which only shows that people with dialects tend to be racist in a kind of folksy way. <BR/>And yes, Germany still has a long way to go. Subconcious racism and philo-racism is rampant. From everyday conversations to Germany's number 1 TV host Thomas Gottschalk, who sprinkles his show 'Wetten Dass' with racist and mysoginist jokes that would get him fired anywhere but Limbaugh style talk radio in the US.Andrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09237906044963407069noreply@blogger.com