Is this Racist?

Mr_Roger_Bongos

#Want to the poll to be blind so your answer is not influenced by the crowd. It's scheduled to close tomm pm.
So here's the scenario - 
A friend of mine is of German descent. We were driving past an advertisement of an estate agent with an German name and it had 'Sold Sold Sold' as the buzzwords.
In my best German Accent i said "Sold Sold Sold", long story short - She finds this a bit racist.
My stance - It's not racist because i'm not making an derogatory implications about the German people - It's just my impression of how some Germans speak. At worst it's not funny.
People abroad do impressions of Irish people -  "Top of the morning to ya". I don't find that funny, but i don't think it's racist. 
It's not implying anything negative about me, it's their (incorrect) understanding of how Irish people talk to each other.
Interested to get other peoples thoughts.

me_irl

No. Your friend is an idiot is a delicate soul who can't take an oul lampoon in one way or another.

Don't mention the war!

Knex*

She's a bit too sensitive alright.

But Germans are like that...

Omackeral

This doesn't add up, Germans are noted for their wild sense of humour.

Kimbot

Nein.......

storker

Mr_Roger_Bongos wrote: »

#Want to the poll to be blind so your answer is influence by the crowd. It's scheduled to close tomm pm.
So here's the scenario - 
A friend of mine is of German descent. We were driving past an advertisement of an estate agent with an German name and it had 'Sold Sold Sold' as the buzzwords.
In my best German Accent i said "Sold Sold Sold", long story short - She finds this a bit racist.
My stance - It's not racist because i'm not making an derogatory implications about the German people - It's just my impression of how some Germans speak. At worst it's not funny.
People abroad do impressions of Irish people -  "Top of the morning to ya". I don't find that funny, but i don't think it's racist. 
It's not implying anything negative about me, it's their (incorrect) understanding of how Irish people talk to each other.
Interested to get other peoples thoughts.

It may be unfunny, it may be a bit insensitive, I would say it's definitely not racist. But then I think the definition of what is racism has bee widened so far as to render the term almost meaningless.

Omackeral

Also, German isn't a race


despite what some little funny moustachioed man may have thought a while back

osarusan

Are you sure you didn't throw a 'Heil Hitler' onto the end of it? Be honest now.

dub_skav

Well you started it

me_irl

jonnycivic wrote: »

Nein.......

*slaps*

AT WHAT TIME DO YOU CLOSE?!

Gravelly

I travel in the UK a bit for work, and if I had to get all triggered every time someone imitated my accent I'd be worn out by 11am every day. Women especially seem to get endless amusement from imitating my accent. Doesn't bother me in the slightest.

livedadream

racism
ˈreɪsɪz(ə)m/
noun
noun: racism
prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.


the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics, abilities, or qualities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races.

tell your friend to get a grip. she was offended, there a differnce between something being racist and offensive,
if you'd said German real estate agent- bet he didnt sell it to some Jews.. thats racist.

i do find some impressions in poor taste, the typical one is 'fried rice' in a joky Chinese accent with fingers pulling your eye lids, its idiotic but i dont think its racist. offensive to Asian people sure. not racist, insulting yes, not racist.

angryIreGamer

im not racist but i enjoy a nice walk in the sun

me_irl

Get her to listen to this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jk9633YgKU

ScumLord

Show her the silly walk from faulty towers as an example of proper racism (or whatever the correct term is) against Germans, it should put your mimicry into context.

daveyeh

You can't expect a German to find your impressions funny.

Germans are well known to only laugh at farts or other people getting hurt.

beans

I can think of at least six million things more offensive to Germans than dodgy mimicry

angryIreGamer

daveyeh wrote: »

Germans are well known to only laugh at farts

thinly veiled gas joke? boo

daveyeh

angryIreGamer wrote: »

thinly veiled gas joke? boo

It wasn't, but I wish to claim it now.

I just don't have enough time to have people like that in my life.

nhunter100

I hope the 'snowflake' found a safe space afterwards.

Hilly Bill

me_irl wrote: »

*slaps*

AT WHAT TIME DO YOU CLOSE?!

Half 4

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Mr_Roger_Bongos wrote: »

#Want to the poll to be blind so your answer is influence by the crowd. It's scheduled to close tomm pm.
So here's the scenario - 
A friend of mine is of German descent. We were driving past an advertisement of an estate agent with an German name and it had 'Sold Sold Sold' as the buzzwords.
In my best German Accent i said "Sold Sold Sold", long story short - She finds this a bit racist.
My stance - It's not racist because i'm not making an derogatory implications about the German people - It's just my impression of how some Germans speak. At worst it's not funny.
People abroad do impressions of Irish people -  "Top of the morning to ya". I don't find that funny, but i don't think it's racist. 
It's not implying anything negative about me, it's their (incorrect) understanding of how Irish people talk to each other.
Interested to get other peoples thoughts.

Tell your friend she's a snowflake.

(Then debate the use of the word "snowflake" as deragatory)

keeponhurling

osarusan wrote: »

Are you sure you didn't throw a 'Heil Hitler' onto the end of it? Be honest now.

Boom. Godwinned. Post 8.

me_irl

keeponhurling wrote: »

Hiss. Godwinned. Post 8.

Fixed your post there.

Sleeper12

She can say that she does not like you to make fun of her but claiming it's racist is nonsense. Now if you put on the accent, did a Hitler mustache and the goose March she might have a case.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

keeponhurling wrote: »

Boom. Godwinned. Post 8.

It takes a bit more than a Hitler mention to Godwin a thread.

Gravelly

Sleeper12 wrote: »

She can say that she does not like you to make fun of her but claiming it's racist is nonsense. Now if you put on the accent, did a Hitler mustache and the goose March she might have a case.

Still wouldn't be racist though, as nazism isn't a race.

Omackeral

keeponhurling wrote: »

Boom. Godwinned. Post 8.

The bould Adolf was alluded to in post 7. The war was mentioned, or rather the advice to not mention it, in post 2.

Boom_Bap

Tell her to never watch an animated movie with pigs in it.
At least 1 pig always has a German accent.

Also, a great time to post this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41lZmGcRWHU

Gravelly

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Tell her to never watch an animated movie with pigs in it.
At least 1 pig always has a German accent.

Weird but true - never realised that before now - wonder what the connection between Germans and pigs are?

Sleeper12

Omackeral wrote:

Also, German isn't a race

Most laws covering racism cover more than race. I can be racist against a white English man for example. Race laws also covers ethnicity. Irish people can be racist towards travellers.

Boom_Bap

Gravelly wrote: »

Weird but true - never realised that before now - wonder what the connection between Germans and pigs are?

Pigs with German accents are hilarious

nhunter100

Sleeper12 wrote:

She can say that she does not like you to make fun of her but claiming it's racist is nonsense. Now if you put on the accent, did a Hitler mustache and the goose March she might have a case.

Still no case, xenophobic perhaps racist no.

Gravelly

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Pigs with German accents are hilarious

True, but would a pig with, say, a Norwegian accent be any less funny?

Jobs OXO

Mr_Roger_Bongos wrote: »

#Want to the poll to be blind so your answer is influence by the crowd. It's scheduled to close tomm pm.
So here's the scenario - 
A friend of mine is of German descent. We were driving past an advertisement of an estate agent with an German name and it had 'Sold Sold Sold' as the buzzwords.
In my best German Accent i said "Sold Sold Sold", long story short - She finds this a bit racist.
My stance - It's not racist because i'm not making an derogatory implications about the German people - It's just my impression of how some Germans speak. At worst it's not funny.
People abroad do impressions of Irish people -  "Top of the morning to ya". I don't find that funny, but i don't think it's racist. 
It's not implying anything negative about me, it's their (incorrect) understanding of how Irish people talk to each other.
Interested to get other peoples thoughts.

Mind that snowflake in case she melts. Or else give her a lash of your sex stick if she's hot.

Mr_Roger_Bongos

Jobs OXO wrote: »

Mind that snowflake in case she melts. Or else give her a lash of your sex stick if she's hot.

lol - "Give her a lash of your sex stick" - only on boards!

Alun

Racist, no .. childish, yes.

me_irl

Can't wait to find out the results tomorrow OP!

Your Face

Everything is racist.

nhunter100

Mr_Roger_Bongos wrote:

lol - "Give her a lash of your sex stick" - only on boards!

It is posted in AH to be fair.

me_irl

Your Face wrote: »

Everything is racist.

If everything is racist... then nothing is racist!

"Tolerance" becomes the new taboo!

Carlos Orange

Your Face wrote: »

Everything is racist.

Only if the OP is white.

Summer wind

Your friend is a moron.

Sleeper12

Gravelly wrote:

Still wouldn't be racist though, as nazism isn't a race.

nhunter100 wrote:

Still no case, xenophobic perhaps racist no.

In most countries this comes under racism laws

weldoninhio

Mr_Roger_Bongos wrote: »

#Want to the poll to be blind so your answer is influence by the crowd. It's scheduled to close tomm pm.
So here's the scenario - 
A friend of mine is of German descent. We were driving past an advertisement of an estate agent with an German name and it had 'Sold Sold Sold' as the buzzwords.
In my best German Accent i said "Sold Sold Sold", long story short - She finds this a bit racist.
My stance - It's not racist because i'm not making an derogatory implications about the German people - It's just my impression of how some Germans speak. At worst it's not funny.
People abroad do impressions of Irish people -  "Top of the morning to ya". I don't find that funny, but i don't think it's racist. 
It's not implying anything negative about me, it's their (incorrect) understanding of how Irish people talk to each other.
Interested to get other peoples thoughts.

Sounds like a typical German lol, joking.

It's not like you said Sold Sold Sold, fur you ze sale is ofver. Then you could have pretended to be the happy seller, but it was only on the market for €200k, and you got us €300k, what a great salesman and he could say "I vas only following orders"

nhunter100

Sleeper12 wrote:

In most countries this comes under racism laws

Most countries? Which ones?

Jobs OXO

Mr_Roger_Bongos wrote: »

lol - "Give her a lash of your sex stick" - only on boards!

Well did you?

nullzero

Your Teutonic friend may benefit from being reminded that the German nation is a little short on credit when it comes to crying racism after murdering close to 11 million people based on nothing other than their ethnicity or religious affiliation.

Plus they have an extremely poor sense of humour on the whole, although they are not all completely humourless, their reputation in relation to their sense of humour is typically deserved.

nhunter100

Sleeper12 wrote:

In most countries this comes under racism laws

Just thought I'd ask again, any chance of a list of countries you are referring to. I have some spare time and I enjoy searching Google.

Irish Praetorian

It's a matter of opinion, and I don't mean that as a lazy cop-out I mean it as we are at a point in time where previous conceptions of what is considered racist are now facing something of a backlash from people who tire of the overreach of offence.

An interesting mindgame to take would be reach whatever conclusion you do about this German impression, then see where you end up doing the same exercise over say a Nigerian impression. You may find a distinction which you might find interesting.