Etiket: Winnetou
Dutch publisher also stops selling ‘Winnetou’ books because of “racist stereotypes”
A Dutch publisher stops selling books about Winnetou, the Indian hero from Karl May’s stories. Meulenhoff Boekerij thus follows the German industry colleague, who already withdrew publications of ‘Winnetou’ this…
Karl May Association angry about ‘cancelling’ Winnetou, Bol.com also temporarily stops selling | Inland
Yes, it is true: the Netherlands has a Karl May Association. “It is not a big club, but we are growing,” says chairman Ger Tielen, who became addicted to the…
Jörg Pilawa: “Taking Winnetou out of the rule would be nonsense”
The debate about cultural appropriation does not stop at Winnetou either: After the Ravensburger publishing house decided to remove two books about the Apache chief from the program, a heated…
Markus Söder finds stopping sales of “Winnetou” books cowardly
The debate about cultural appropriation does not stop at Winnetou either: After the Ravensburger publishing house decided to remove two books from the program, a heated argument broke out in…
“Winnetou”: Storm of indignation over withdrawn books
The Ravensburger publishing house had decided to take two Winnetou books out of the programme. Critics argue that the stories romanticize the lives of indigenous minorities. Others see Winnetou as…
Dutch publisher stops selling Winnetou books because of stereotypes | Inland
The German publisher Ravensburger Verlag explained that the books should be viewed from the perspective of historical reality, against which they presented a ‘romanticized image with many clichés’. In the…
Winnetou to the eternal hunting grounds | Abroad
Ravensburger Publishing bows to left-wing activists BERLIN – Whole generations have grown up with the exciting stories of Karl May and Winnetou. But now the militant Indian seems to be…
Winnetou, cultural appropriation and cancel culture: Karl-May-Verlag sharply criticizes Ravensburger
After Ravensburger Verlag took a few “Winnetou” novels out of the range, Karl May Verlag now speaks up – and calls the discussion “unspeakable” and “completely unnecessary”. Are Karl May’s…
Courage, friendship and love – Winnetou is so much more
By Miriam Krekel The Ravensburger publishing house has taken the modern Winnetou books off the market again. But this story also embodies many positive virtues. A comment from BZ editor-in-chief…
The BZ film tips from “Nope” to “The Young Chief Winnetou”
By Markus Tschiedert Surprise! The Bavarian crime comedy “Guglhupfgeschwader” made it to number 1 in the German cinema charts right away. All hope was pinned on Brad Pitt in Bullet…