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 “Winnetou” novels politically unacceptable in 2022? At least that’s how some angry Twitter users feel – and caused a wave of outrage when the new film “The Young Chief Winnetou” was released. It was said that Winnetou was racist and used clichés. Ravensburger Verlag, which published the book for the film,…

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