Humboldt Forum: Lindenberg's special train at the language test bench!

Humboldt Forum: Lindenberg's special train at the language test bench!

Berlin, Deutschland - rebellious cult song: Lindenberg's "special train" on the siding!

Udo Lindenberg's legendary Gassenhauer "Special train to Pankow" from 1983 in Berlin suddenly stands on the index! The Berlin "Humboldt Forum" has decided to no longer sing the word "Oberindianer" from the song publicly, as it could be perceived as discriminatory today. At that time, the former panic rocker received a lot of applause for his satirical malice against GDR head of state Erich Honecker. But today the spanking no longer bursts through with the leg -swinging language - all because of this fateful concept that conjures up the colonial history of indigenous peoples.

crazy! Lindi's ghosts in the special train! On 16th and 17th of this month, eight choirs in Berlin should present works from Hanns Eisler to Lindenberg as part of the event "Muddly 2024", including the banished song. But the language police, sitting in the historical replica of the Berlin city palace, intervened shortly before. "The word is perceived as discriminatory by many indigenous people," confirmed the foundation on request. The actors emphasized their sensitive use of language, especially in view of the historicity of the place, which was once known as the Palace of the Republic-the place where Lindenberg played his only GDR concert in 1983.

"special train" derailed!

The decision of the Humboldt Forum does not fall into understanding. Lindenberg, who once competed against the GDR regime with his guitar, hits the ban on an old place like a flash: exactly where the remains of the Palace of the Republic are. The adaptation of the colonial period and stereotypical representations may have political explosive power today, but the fans ask themselves: Has the good old Lindi and peace songs conjure up the spirit of colonialism?

"Only the little Udo, he is not allowed and we don't understand that," it reverses in the minds of his followers. But Hey, the language guards have decided: drastic times require drastic measures. Welcome to the age of over -corrective cultural policy!