[perl4ever]

Whenever people make a comment about references like that, or with sports teams, it makes me think:

- If it was common to make references like that in Germany to Jewish institutions, groups, or tribes, ambiguously "honoring" them, would that be a bad thing? Would it be gloating over victimizing them, or commemorating their bravery?

- Given that (my impression is) they don't, what does the cultural difference really signify? Are Germans entitled to feel superior for it?

Like, I can imagine a world where there were sports teams called the "Maccabees" or the "Ghetto Fighters". I think that German cars do make reference to groups in ways that surely someone could find offensive, like the VW Touareg. Is this better/worse/as bad as using "Cherokee" as a name?

[zweep]

I don’t think you have the context. President Andrew Jackson violated a Supreme Court ruling to basically commit a genocide and expulsion of the Cherokee from land that was theirs by treaty.

[perl4ever]

Yes, the association of Jackson is obvious. Why do you think that genocide was not the context of my comment?

[zweep]

Well would you use a song about the “Chancellors of Germany” to advertise the Maccabees’ next game?

[perl4ever]

You probably would/could have ads for Mercedes or VW, and their history could lead to awkwardness, particularly if old photos of their cars were used.