Ugh, this whole thing was a mess. Basti and his Lone Ranger costume, Pepe dressed up in a stereotypical warrior/Indian outfit complete with red paint all over his face, and a bunch of the women dressed up in those "sexy Indian" costumes. I'm just so over this kind of stuff. I do get that most Europeans are ignorant about this kind of stuff and don't know that it's wrong, but it's still gross and offensive. I just wish more was done to raise awareness about this kind of stuff, both here in America and over in Europe
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On the other hand, the "'Murricans" on Tumblr have to stop assuming Germans will know their history.
I realize we live in a "'Murrica"-central-cultural sort of space of which Tumblr is one of the great offenders. But assuming that because it's American, or American history, it will be known by default is also...not okay, actually.
That may be the least level of not-okay about this. But it is one.
As a German in Canada, having Americans lecturing others when they know NOTHING about anything outside their own country is just a part of life (George W Bush didn't even know what the PM's name was and felt entirely qualified to talk about Free Trade, for example). And it's a seriously irritating part of it.
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e: something like a superhero party.
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They're all awful. The wild west as done by Victoria's Secret. Only Lahm get some credit here.
I've seen better in our school's Halloween costume parade.
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I realize we live in a "'Murrica"-central-cultural sort of space of which Tumblr is one of the great offenders. But assuming that because it's American, or American history, it will be known by default is also...not okay, actually.
That may be the least level of not-okay about this. But it is one.
As a German in Canada, having Americans lecturing others when they know NOTHING about anything outside their own country is just a part of life (George W Bush didn't even know what the PM's name was and felt entirely qualified to talk about Free Trade, for example). And it's a seriously irritating part of it.
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