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Whether Von Braun was Nazi or not the fake German accent is a little distasteful.
by knolax 6y ago
Whether Von Braun was Nazi or not the fake German accent is a little distasteful.
- JadeNB 6y agoIt was recorded in the '60s, and I think one can probably make one allowance for different tolerances more than 5 decades later.
- polytely 6y agoHonestly I don't think there is anything wrong with doing fake accents for the purpose of satire (as long as you are punching up, not down).
- bloak 6y agoWhat do you think of his fake Russian accent in "Lobachevsky"? I think it's great. And isn't there a fake Irish accent in one of his songs?
- jelliclesfarm 6y agohttps://youtu.be/U_DUaYKJCAA https://youtu.be/U_DUaYKJCAA : Who’s next covers accents from a clutch of nations.
- nealabq 6y agoThe Irish Ballad (the Rickety-Tickety-Tin song): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQfaRSeaMZQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQfaRSeaMZQ
- nscalf 6y agoWhy is it distasteful? People on this planet speak different languages, and pronounce things in different ways... It was not mocking that he wasn't pronouncing things the same way we were, it was just an imitation of him. Is SNL distasteful when they imitate people?
- jedimastert 6y agoI think "distasteful" it kind of a moot point when talking about Tom Lehrer's work. See: Poisoning Pigeons in the Park, Masochism Tango, I Hold Your Hand in Mine, etc.
- jelliclesfarm 6y agohttps://youtu.be/R6qFG0uop9k https://youtu.be/R6qFG0uop9k : ‘I got it from Agnes’.. reminds me of Monty Python’s Medical Song but only..so much gentler..
- jedimastert 6y agoI love his simple charisma. Ever flashy, just charming. In magic there's a form of magic in between close up magic and stage magic called "parlor magic". I've always thought he had great parlor presence. On a separate note, I find it interesting that he's making casual jokes about himself being gay/bi. I don't know what the times were like, or really even when that video was made, but do wonder if that raised a few (more, I guess) eyebrows