“Haha remember that time we tried to conquer you? Don’t worry. Our Neonazis don’t have control of the government yet” is not “dark humor” from a warship in your territory.
The only real defense would be them not being called stormtroopers in the German translations, which I suppose is possible.
Second best is “I’m just a nerd and an idiot.”
While I agree that Star Wars is indeed a serious matter and not to be taken lightly, it is, in fact, fiction.
Star Wars is indeed a serious matter and not to be taken lightly, it is, in fact, fiction
And “Psycho Killer” is just a song. But if I see a guy wearing a hog’s face as a mask and brandishing a giant meat clever walking towards me while singing it, maybe I feel a little uncomfortable.
I’m pretty sure that the Germans were joking around and calling GB The Empire… Since ya know, they were an empire, kinda the largest one at one time…