Why Germans got tetchy over South Park jibes

BBC News ^ | 23 December 2011 | Stephen Evans

[mylife]

Whats next? Jokes about Irish who drink?

Toughen up Fritz.

[GraceG]

Funnybot is a Dalek which is a pastiche of a German Nazi....

And Funny bot is Funny.

[Vince Ferrer]

My dog has no nose!

[Capt. Tom]

Whats next? Jokes about Irish who drink?

South Park did a skit that involved Muhammed.
The Muslims got the message to them that it was offensive and explained to the Infidels what would happen if it continued.

I don't expect Muhammed will be in any future skits. - Tom

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

The truth is that until unification, other western Europeans looked at Germans as rural hicks. And the Germans were very resentful of the stereotype. This persisted even though German industry soon became world class, and the disdain then became distrust and even fear, some suggesting that the Germans needed to be put in their place.

After WWI, the French even proposed that Germany be de-industrialized and returned to an agrarian state. And by then, some Germans began a period of self criticism. One such critic was the illustrator-artist George Grosz, whose grotesque and often NSFW caricatures of Germans showed their ugliest appearances.

After WWII, the German ego was badly bruised and humbled, so it is no surprise that they are sensitive to the laughter of others at their expense.

[Clay Moore]

[MinorityRepublican]

The Muslims got the message to them that it was offensive and explained to the Infidels what would happen if it continued.

I don't know about you but I wouldn't want to draw a cartoon insulting Mohammed.

[Bobalu]

[mylife]

"Two peanuts ver walking down the strasse, and von of them vas assulted.... *snicker*...peanut."

[TigersEye]

South Park's creators have been accused of stereotyping Germans

Noooooo! I don't believe that.

[mylife]

Angela Merkel visits Fawlty Towers...

[Tainan]

South Park P.O'd the Mescans also...

MTV under fire as it pulls South Park episode in Mexico
The episode portrays Mexico's president as a leader who wastes funds and irritates the international community. MTV Mexico said they did not get a special permit needed to broadcast an image of Mexico's flag, seen briefly in the same scene as the president.
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It features the character of a Mexican president with a striking resemblance to the incumbent, Felipe Calderon.

Blame it on the flag...heh heh heh

[EveningStar]

ping

[Graybeard58]

If they hadn’t bombed Pearl Harbor, they wouldn’t be getting the brunt of our humor!

[dog breath]

Germans have jokes....very interesting, not very funny, but very interesting.

[Publius]

In Hanover bei der Leine,
Springen die Leute über spitzen Steine.

[Tainan]

I'll never forgive them...

[Calvin Locke]

I always thought that picture of a German parade float with Bill Clinton molesting the Statue of Liberty was funny.

[dog breath]

In the words of Bob Dylan, “Everybody must get stoned”