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by weinzierl 1350 days ago
Be careful, it is derogatory.
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slater 1350 days ago
What? No it isn't.
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weinzierl 1341 days ago
If you are not offended by it, good for you. If I was American I'd definitely be, and that is judged as a German who knows how that word is used here.

"Ami – go home!" is a popular enough slogan that it has it's own Wikipedia entry[1], unsurprisingly only in German and French.

[1] https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ami_–_go_home!

EDIT: For some reason the link doesn't work on HN. Either copy and paste "https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ami_–_go_home!" or use https://bit.ly/3CZXNxh

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umanwizard 1350 days ago
Some people seem to think all slang terms for cultural groups are automatically derogatory. A sizable proportion of people from the US get offended that people from Latin America call them “gringos” too (which is ridiculous IMO).
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weinzierl 1341 days ago
"Ami" isn't just any slang term, it is a politically loaded word. Besides being used as a common derogatory expression it was often used by the RAF[1] and their followers, especially in the slogan "Ami – go home!".

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Army_Faction

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