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Naming something, even in jest, after one of the most vicious mass murderers in human history is just shameful. Most historians agree that Stalin is responsible
by maxharris 12y ago
Naming something, even in jest, after one of the most vicious mass murderers in human history is just shameful. Most historians agree that Stalin is responsible for 20 to 60 million non-wartime deaths.
Making jokes about any mass murderer trivializes their victims.
- wiml 12y agoThere's a restaurant down the street from me named after Genghis Khan. There's a craft brew named after Tamurlane. I could go on and on.
- maxharris 12y agoThere's a huge difference: there are a lot of people alive today with relatives whose lives were cut short by twentieth-century mass murderers.
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- tatterdemalion 12y agoNot to be pedantic, but that is true of Genghis Khan as well.
- Houshalter 12y agoPeople make jokes about Hitler all the time. I've seen him appear in various comedies and sketches. I have yet to feel like the holocaust was trivial though.
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- chongli 12y agoMaking jokes about any mass murderer trivializes their victims. Uh, no. Comedy is the one realm within human discourse where we're allowed to discuss things and the normal rules don't apply. This has been the case since time immemorial and it's not about to change now.