In Germany we have a kid's game for gym class called "Wer hat Angst vor dem schwarzen Mann? (Who is scared of the black man?)".
The catcher is the "Black Man" and is usually about fifty feet away from the others on the opposite side of a square or room. When he shouts "Who is afraid of the Black Man?" the others answer "Nobody!", Then he asks "And if he comes?" they reply with "Then we will run away!". The two parties now run to the other side to the saving wall or boundary. The catcher tries to catch as many as possible.
Those caught by the Black Man will help him in the next run while catching. The last remaining one has won and is usually the catcher in the next game.
Black man has now been replaced in Finland by octopus or green man or ice man. Lol.
Jace Collins
In some parts of France we have some kind of german tradition of St Nicolas and the père Fouettard. The first one gives gifts if the children have been quiet. The père fouettard gives coals if the children have been bad. So he is all black because of the dust and the coal. But no such games though.
Lincoln Davis
this
David Phillips
bad kids should get a stick too :o
Hudson Lewis
see
Charles Morgan
thats nothing
if kids were bad children they are taken by krampus here
well, just check out any german """"fairy tale""""
Andrew Johnson
So hollandse leeuw?
Michael Gonzalez
I remember playing this game as a kid and I really enjoyed it. I wasn't thinking of a nigger but of a criminal that only wear black clothes, a black scarf and a black hat. t. swiss from the french speaking part
Come on, you never played "Qui a peur de l'homme noir?"
Jason Smith
I'm not into that game, kiddo. I don't give a shit about what "something" or what's "nothing". About stories being more cruel in this part of the world or another.
Plus, you're right père fouettard has something to beat the children also, fair enough, forgot about that.
OP asked about games of people being black, I responded. My grand-grand father was German as a sailor. My grand-mother learnt french at school, and not at home. So yeah, I know a bit about german stories. Pic related.
Ethan Jenkins
>Qui a peur de l'homme noir? Er, not that I remember, no. That game never crossed the germany-france border, apparently. Although it did cross the germany-swiss border.
Ayden Kelly
VEM ÄR RÄDD FÖR SVARTE MAN?
INTE JAG!
Nicholas Diaz
Did you also play it on skates during gym class?
Logan Long
yes
Cameron Perry
We played it on a trampoline actually
Jonathan Wilson
JUST FUCK MY CHILDHOOD UP
Austin Reyes
>arrogant What's that feckin stereotype again? Plus, if I had arrogance, it should come from my 1/3 german blood. I'm not being arrogant, just precise, that's all.
You first started to compare the harshness of the treatments of children. I said: this is not the topic, and I don't care. Again, I am not arogant at all, just don't want to drift away from the topic. Sorry if I've been a bit harsh. I didn't mean to. That's all. Peace, l'ami allemand.
Christian Howard
Its still the same here
Jacob Myers
>mfw I actually was a bit scared of the black man
Cameron Green
me too it was always the alpha kid and he would always tackle people
Wyatt Butler
For us it was usually the old male teacher. His nipples were hard every during every gym class
Tyler Phillips
What the hell Hans? We can still fly Swastika but kids cant play silly games.
Henry Wright
qt
Blake Bailey
Same game, but with a fox trying to catch chicken instead.
Mason Martin
>some kind of german tradition of St Nicolas Nigga, that's literally Sinterklaas. You're from Nord-Pas-de-Calais, aren't you?
Evan Long
>literally Literally, this character called "Saint Nicolas" in french is called in many different literal ways, depending on the language you use, cunt. I am not from Nord-Pas-de-Calais.
Ian Lee
Where are you from?
Elijah Robinson
we used to have a rhyme as children "eenie meanie minie mo, catch a nigger by the toe" but then in school they made us change it to "catch a tiger by the toe"
Carson Adams
Is it important? From near the german border. You could be from the Belgique flandrienne or the Belgique wallonne, and you can know about this character celebrated on december 6th, couldn't you?
Michael Cruz
Are from a town that used to be German speaking? I'm Flemish. We celebrate Sinterklaas on december 6.
Easton Ward
>Discriminating people based on their social class.
Blake Moore
>Discriminating people based on their height >Discriminating people based on their hair colour >Discriminating people based on their diploma >Discriminating people based on their place of living >Discriminating people based on their cars >Discriminating people based on the pair of shoes they wear Discriminating people based on the music they listen to >Discriminating people based on... being unique Get out, you basic SJW.
Aiden Ortiz
We used to play that a lot in gym. Literal translation would be "who's afraid of the black man". I'm pretty sure it didn't actually refer to african men, at least nobody thought of it that way. I started school '89 and back then nigger was perfectly fine word to use. If the game would have referred to african people, it could have been called "who's afraid of the nigger" and it would have been politically correct.
Adam Rodriguez
It's okay, user, I'm not a homophobe so I'll accept you no matter what.
