You could get offended, though I don't think it's all that offensive. (Though I haven't finished writing it yet. We'll see.)
I can't recall how many times I've heard about someone being accused of being a neo-nazi or anti-jewish, only to have them point out that they have jewish relatives.
That's not a get-out-of-jail-free card. What's worse is that some people believe this. Like, "Hey, he can't be a neo-nazi! His grandmother was Jewish!" That's crazy. A nazi can ignore their Jewish heritige and spout anti-Jewish things. And if they get caught, they can just say they are part Jewish and so the nazi accusations are now null.
"For a long time I was a Jew and I was happy to be a Jew, then I met Susanne Bier [fellow Danish director] and I wasn't so happy. But then I found out I was actually a Nazi. My family was German. That also gave me pleasure. What can I say? I understand Hitler. I sympathize with him a bit."
"I don't mean I'm in favor of World War II and I'm not against Jews, not even Susanne Bier. In fact I'm very much in favor of them. All Jews. Well, Israel is a pain in the ass [pause] ... How can I get out of this sentence? OK, I'm a Nazi."
This might not be the best example, but honestly. These are quotes from Lars Von Trier.
There isn't much else I can write now. How do I follow up a rant like that?
Well, with another quote I guess.
(Later asked about doing a blockbuster) “Yes. We Nazis have a tendency to try to do things on a greater scale. Maybe I could do the Final Solution.”
Oh you. That made absolutely no sense. 'Maybe I could do the final solution?' What? As a film?
Also, this guys seems to think all Germans are nazis. That's just harsh. He says 'Then I found out I was a nazi. My family was German.'
God, I hope this is just an idiotic publicity stunt. That kind of stupidity is just ridiculous.
Also, does that make me a fat, fast-food loving, tall, tulip-growing, vodka drinking nazi? Just because I am American, Ducth, Russian and German by blood? Just a question.
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