I wonder about whether calling people Nazis or referring to Hitler is offensive to those who are of German ancestry?

[ozro]

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I couldn't help myself from making a joke. Chill mrBeale, chill.

 

[Disir]

I had a neighbor and his son was BFF with my son. He was of German descent. Every time my son went over and knocked on the door the dad would throw open the door and tell him to come right in he had the oven on for him.

On the one hand, he seemed to be acutely aware of how bad any conversation could get involving Germany and beat people to it.
OTOH, he often took it a bit too far and I had to explain a whole lot to an 11 year old.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Being called a Nazi is not nearly as offensive as being called a Democrat. Nazis are much better than democrats.

 

[MisterBeale]

I couldn't help myself from making a joke. Chill mrBeale, chill.

That place for jokes is Zone 3. The place to Chill is Zone 2.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Swastikas are banned in Germany. Highly offensive and should be banned in the US also.

Swastikas are more acceptable than the pride flag.

 

[okfine]

Being called a Nazi is not nearly as offensive as being called a Democrat. Nazis are much better than democrats.

So then, does that make a Republican a nazi who think they are so much better?

 

[MisterBeale]

The way the left and the right view the world, never cease to amaze me.

 

[jwoodie]

How do you think I feel when someone refers to me as a Nazi?

ANSWER: I turn my back on them and refuse to have anything to do with them.

How DO you feel? Anxious, depressed, angry, schizophrenic? Maybe you need to see someone. I find it funny when someone tries to categorize me in what they think are derogatory terms.

 

[Damaged Eagle]

How DO you feel? Anxious, depressed, angry, schizophrenic? Maybe you need to see someone. I find it funny when someone tries to categorize me in what they think are derogatory terms.

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That includes feeling that way about anyone that wants to make an issue about their descent needing favored status because of they are from somewhere or their ancestry...

*****SMILE*****

 

[Moonglow]

I know that some people of German Ancestry can take offense to the term nazis or talking about hitler.

Like one time in a online game, I was making a reference to someone being like Hitler, and a person of German ancestry took offense to it.

Why would it upset me since it is used in the wrong context?