re: #348 bratwurst

Even disregarding this business, I think the IDF needs to reconsider that Twitter account. I am fairly certain the idea was to spread accurate information and improve international PR, not get involved in flame wars.

They might sack him for PR purposes to avoid controversy with the US. However, he probably didn’t intend anything racist with that pic. My understanding (others can answer this more authoritatively) is that Israeli attitudes towards black is less culturally sensitive because there are so few blacks in Israel. Many of the attitudes aren’t necessarily intended to be racist just less sensitive to American eyes. It’s important to understand that slavery, Jim crow and the civil rights movement were uniquely American experiences.
You can still find lots of 1920’s style stereotypical black figurines in Dutch shops. I don’t think they see it as racist, it just has some weird retro appeal to them that I’ve never really understood. You can still get Darky Toothpaste in Asia. They just don;t have the same cultural sensibilities we do.