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[–] Sidyctism2@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Björgúlfur or something, surely.

Also, is Iceland falling so far behind in racial stereotyping that they’d bring in a German to do it for them?

[–] anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It's a german inside joke, explained in this video (in german).

There is a far right politician named Björn and who was mistakenly called Bernd by a local newspaper and got angry. To annoy him, a satire show calls him Bernd all the time. This caused enough confusion, that a public broadcaster messing up.
Edit: spelling

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

How'd it get burned!?