Galliano Fired after Anti-Semitic Remarks

[Anonymous]

So what? I can't imagine it would bring the level of media attention if he had made anti-black or anti-Asian remarks.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/02/fashion/02dior.html?hp

[Anonymous]

They were pretty horrible comments. If he had said the same about killing off all blacks, I think the response would be similar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So what? I can't imagine it would bring the level of media attention if he had made anti-black or anti-Asian remarks.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/02/fashion/02dior.html?hp

Seriously? What he said was abhorrent. Good for Natalie Portman for her strong condemnation and for Dior for sacking him. And where's your understanding of history, OP? You seem to be stuck in an American-centric worldview, in addition to your underwhelming reaction to his statements in general.

[Anonymous]

what is an American-centric world view in this context? the USA has much more jews than any other country on Earth, and much more tolerance.

Ugly remarks. On some level I tend to give people a second chance when they say something shocking when liquored up - but public figures need to be more careful. I guess it depends on what kind of apology he gave, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:So what? I can't imagine it would bring the level of media attention if he had made anti-black or anti-Asian remarks.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/02/fashion/02dior.html?hp

Are you kidding me? he said "I love Hitler" and that “people like you would be dead,” and “your mothers, your forefathers” would all be “gassed.” There would be a shit storm if he said that about any group of people, period. People have lost jobs over much milder remarks.

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Anonymous wrote:So what? I can't imagine it would bring the level of media attention if he had made anti-black or anti-Asian remarks.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/02/fashion/02dior.html?hp

Oh right, because Michael Richards was really embraced by the media, and his career has blossomed tremendously since he went off on that anti-black rant.

[Anonymous]

Racist remarks are against the law in France? Wow!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So what? I can't imagine it would bring the level of media attention if he had made anti-black or anti-Asian remarks.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/02/fashion/02dior.html?hp

Have 'ya seen the video? Pretty inflammatory stuff:

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[Anonymous]

Somebody should inform Galliano that Hitler's views on gays were just slightly short of fabulous.

[Anonymous]

Somebody should inform Galliano that Hitler's views on gays were just slightly short of fabulous.

Excellent point PP!

I wonder how many people realize that it was the SS that gave the world the pink triangle?

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Anonymous wrote:what is an American-centric world view in this context? the USA has much more jews than any other country on Earth, and much more tolerance.

Ugly remarks. On some level I tend to give people a second chance when they say something shocking when liquored up - but public figures need to be more careful. I guess it depends on what kind of apology he gave, etc.

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It's American-centric because Europe's historical baggage of hate is heavily loaded with anti-semitism. Less so here in the United States. There are relatively few Jews living in Europe and a relatively large population of Jews living here in the United States for that very reason.

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Anonymous wrote:

Somebody should inform Galliano that Hitler's views on gays were just slightly short of fabulous.

Excellent point PP!

I wonder how many people realize that it was the SS that gave the world the pink triangle?

What is a 'pink triangle'?

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The pink triangle (German: Rosa Winkel) was one of the Nazi concentration camp badges, used to identify male prisoners who were sent there because of their homosexuality.[1] Every prisoner had to wear a downward-pointing triangle on his or her jacket, the colour of which was to categorise him or her by "kind". Other colors identified Jews (two triangles superimposed as a yellow star), political prisoners, Jehovah's Witnesses, "anti-social" prisoners, and others the Nazis deemed undesirable. Pink and yellow triangles could be combined if a prisoner was deemed to be gay and Jewish (see German concentration camp chart of prisoner markings image).

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:what is an American-centric world view in this context? the USA has much more jews than any other country on Earth, and much more tolerance.

Ugly remarks. On some level I tend to give people a second chance when they say something shocking when liquored up - but public figures need to be more careful. I guess it depends on what kind of apology he gave, etc.

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It's American-centric because Europe's historical baggage of hate is heavily loaded with anti-semitism. Less so here in the United States. There are relatively few Jews living in Europe and a relatively large population of Jews living here in the United States for that very reason.

I'm the OP and I have not seen the video. I don't think this story merits front page on NYT.com. There are bigger issues sweeping the world, i.e. unrest and demonstrations sweeping the Middle East, which has been relegated to the bottom left corner of the homepage.

On another note, I made some observations on a recent trip to Europe, namely Switzerland. The Swiss seem to have almost open disdain for people of color living there and the people of color seem so much more subdued than they are here. This was the first time I'd been to the Swiss German section. I'd been to the Swiss French side but did not pick-up the same sentiments.

Based on my recent experience, I could imagine the fervent support for Hitler during WWII, though the Swiss maintained their neutrality.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:what is an American-centric world view in this context? the USA has much more jews than any other country on Earth, and much more tolerance.

Ugly remarks. On some level I tend to give people a second chance when they say something shocking when liquored up - but public figures need to be more careful. I guess it depends on what kind of apology he gave, etc.

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It's American-centric because Europe's historical baggage of hate is heavily loaded with anti-semitism. Less so here in the United States. There are relatively few Jews living in Europe and a relatively large population of Jews living here in the United States for that very reason.

I'm the OP and I have not seen the video. I don't think this story merits front page on NYT.com. There are bigger issues sweeping the world, i.e. unrest and demonstrations sweeping the Middle East, which has been relegated to the bottom left corner of the homepage.

On another note, I made some observations on a recent trip to Europe, namely Switzerland. The Swiss seem to have almost open disdain for people of color living there and the people of color seem so much more subdued than they are here. This was the first time I'd been to the Swiss German section. I'd been to the Swiss French side but did not pick-up the same sentiments.

Based on my recent experience, I could imagine the fervent support for Hitler during WWII, though the Swiss maintained their neutrality.

I agree that it doesn't merit front page news--however front page nytimes.com is different than front page NY Times the paper. In a couple of hours there will be a different headline on the website--but your point is well taken.

Re: Swiss policy; I think their "neutrality" is rather hypocritical. They won't take sides in a war but they'll hide the money that dictators around the world embezzle from their people.