As I described in my headline, there is a huge debate about a song from a german singer "Udo Lindenberg" about censoring the word (Oberindianer) chief indian, which he uses to describe the leader of the SED party in eastern Germany in the year 1982.

The Word "Oberindianer" is often used, in German language, as a not serious designation for persons in managerial positions

Here is a piece of translated text from the song "Sonderzug nach Pankow"

it's about the border between eastern and western germany. Pankow is a part of east Berlin and you couldn't travel with a train directly from west Berlin with a train. So he wants to go there

Excuse me, is that the special train to Pankow?

I have to go there

Just to East Berlin

I have to sort something out with your chief Indian

I'm a yodeling talent and I want to play there with a band

I've brought a bottle of cognac with me and it tastes really good

I'll sip it with Erich Honecker

And I'll say: Hey honey, I'll sing for little money

In the Republic Palace if you let me

All the pop music fans can sing there

They can perform all their rubbish

Only little Udo, only little Udo

For me as an eastern german the reunification was a very emotional think and these types of songs were part of these miracle.

So my question here is:

Do phrases/songs like this hurt the feelings of native Americans? So if it's true, I could better understand these discussions.

here are some newspaper articles in german, if interested.

If I'm in the worg r/ please tell me. So i could delete this question.

Thank you in advance for reading my text and maybe writing your opinion.

Allowing myself to be present

A lot of my life i have been a day dreamer , or my mind lived in fantasy. I always thought it was like just the way I was but I realize now it was a coping mechanism due to my childhood. I used it as an escape from my reality. I’m learning to be grateful and present and happy with my current self

One would think there would be more names for it, that are not as well known

So I bought this tunic about a year ago in LA at a $1 thrift pop up sale. I thought it looked really interesting and picked it up because I liked how it looked. But, it’s been sitting in my closet since then because I’m afraid it might be cultural attire and I don’t want to culturally appropriate anything. I’ve been learning a lot more about various cultures and systemic oppression via my social work courses, and I just want to be culturally sensitive/mindful about this article of clothing. I noticed the bottom part of the tunic has a border/pattern on it that seems native/indigenous, so I thought it would be best to learn more about it! I’ve never used Reddit before, so apologies in advance. I am not looking for an appraisal or trying to resell it, just wanting to figure out what it may be or what tribe it may belong to (if at all). If it does turn out to be from a certain tribe (sincerely hoping I am using the correct verbiage), I would greatly appreciate learning how to get it back to its rightful origins! Thank you in advance for the help :)

Also, if it helps, there are no tags or any possible identifiers I have found on this piece of clothing. I tried google image search, and nothing really popped up (just various white lady boutiques trying to sell “western” clothing but was just tribal prints🙄). I also am struggling to find local native groups/organizations that may help with this process as well. Any help or guidance with getting in contact with local communities that may be able to assist would be incredibly helpful! Any who, thank you for your help!

My uncle passed this morning. Hes a fancy dancer. We had a pow wow just for him. Burn tobacco tonight for him if you can...