Mirth wrote:
jones wrote:
It got lost in translation but he tried to explain the issue by saying he meant Aogo would bring in "Quote" which is German for 'viewing figures' and 'token'. So him saying "ist Aogo euer Quotenschwarzer" does not mean "is Aogo your token black guy" but "is he your viewing figures black guy" which makes as much sense in German as it does in English.
Embarrassing statement and he somehow managed to make his initial retarded joke even worse with his excuse. Also he wrote the five letter word Quote wrong.
Was reading online from German speakers that the phrase Jens used carries worse cultural connotations in German than its English translation?
I'm not sure what the connotations in English are, but "Quotenschwarzer" basically insinuates that Dennis Aogo was only hired because he's black and to fulfill some kind of diversity quota. You usually hear it being used by condescending white assholes as a joke, and that's obviously exactly what Lehmann did here.
