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Aug 26, 2020 · Systemic racism has been known to work itself into music, via lyrics that promote unflattering racial stereotypes and uphold the ideals of White supremacy by “other”-ing Blacks, Asians,...
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Erika (song) " Erika " is a German marching song. It is primarily associated with the German Army, especially that of Nazi Germany, although its text has no political content. [1] It was created by Herms Niel and published in 1938, and soon came into usage by the Wehrmacht.
A number of officers within the nascent Bundeswehr argued that marches like the Panzerlied or the old songs of the Frederickian Prussia were not inherently political and were part of a larger military tradition. This defense of musical tradition had a two-pronged element to it.
Apr 12, 2018 · Standards have changed quite a bit in terms of what references the culture at large deems offensive in its hit songs, from casual homophobia in pop songs from Katy Perry and Taylor Swift to...
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Jul 4, 2018 · A quick bit of history: It's the middle of the Civil War. Union soldiers are sitting around a campfire, goofing off, singing songs — and they're ribbing on this one guy. "One of the members of ...
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Jan 6, 2019 · "Dixie" was the rallying cry of the Confederacy during the Civil War. For our series American Anthem, NPR's Bilal Qureshi crisscrossed the Mason-Dixon Line to explore how...
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Jul 29, 2019 · The song’s title thus has a dual meaning: Erika the flower on the heath, and Erika, the name of a maiden (Mägdelein). If there is any “political incorrectness” in the song, it relates more to sexism than militarism.
