“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.”
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…
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.
