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25/4/11 01:35Ugh. Reading
fandomsecrets can be both good and bad. OTOH, now I know much more about many important topics like race and sexuality. OTOH, god, some people are ignorant. (I'm not even sure why I'm so riled up.) So, since it seems to be a common misconception:
It is not okay to sing the first two verses of the German anthem. It. Is. Not. Okay.
It is offensive. Don't ever do it.
It is closely tied to Nazi Germany and most Germans will recognize it as such. It seems many foreigners don't know that and I can't really fault you, because, uhm, why should you learn something about the national anthem of another country. (But then why do you even know the lyrics, wtf?) But. As soon as you know that it is offensive, don't excuse it and just accept that you messed up. We'll forgive you. Honestly. But if you (general you) don't, at least I will lose probably all my respect of you because you're an asshole. Ugh. Common decency, what is that.
BTW, that was triggered by an old threat, nothing new, because I like to waste my time browsing through the memories XD
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It is not okay to sing the first two verses of the German anthem. It. Is. Not. Okay.
It is offensive. Don't ever do it.
It is closely tied to Nazi Germany and most Germans will recognize it as such. It seems many foreigners don't know that and I can't really fault you, because, uhm, why should you learn something about the national anthem of another country. (But then why do you even know the lyrics, wtf?) But. As soon as you know that it is offensive, don't excuse it and just accept that you messed up. We'll forgive you. Honestly. But if you (general you) don't, at least I will lose probably all my respect of you because you're an asshole. Ugh. Common decency, what is that.
BTW, that was triggered by an old threat, nothing new, because I like to waste my time browsing through the memories XD
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