At the very beginning of the clip, Roman soldiers meet a black woman barbarian. She is the personification of Germany at the time (and throughout the entire clip). It was with the Germanic tribes that the Roman Empire fought long and hard, and it was the ancient Germanic tribe of the Vandals who finally ravaged Rome.
A black girl in shining golden armor is very similar to the German coat of arms - a black eagle on a yellow background.
A rich girl with dogs, accompanied by special forces soldiers - the personification of the Brandenburg Gate and it's Quadriga on top.
Fighting in brass knuckles Til Lindemann and Richard Kruspe personify internal political contradictions in Germany after losing the First World War.
A pun lost in translation, and the marketing with the outrage media.
Quote 1: This is the abolished sentence from the national Anthem "Deutschand über alles" Translation 1: "Germany above everything"
Quote 2: This is the sentence used in the song "Deutschland über allen" Translation 2: "Germany above everyone"
These two original german quotes are almost identical except the last letter, which change the meaning drastically. The first quote was abolished from the national anthem of Germany after World War 2 because it implies the superiority of Germany over every nation and every person of the world. Thais was extremely controversial after the downfall of the 3. Reich. The second quote implies the importance of the collective/nation above the individual citizen. This is the mindset socialist countries like the German Democratic Republic of Germany (GDR). All members of the band Rammstein were born and raised in the GDR. Marketing: In Germany media stations in television and radio that are funded with taxpayer's money are airing programs with subjects about the Nazi-Regime and World War 2 every day. This dogma of remembrance combined with the sensationalism of journalism was the reason for the outrage based on a wrong interpretation of the lyrics. The promotion of the premiere of the music video on YouTube was a snippet of 35 seconds of the video in which the band was shown as prisoners of the concentration camp during their own execution and the date of the premiere. This was enough to start a controversial discussion in the media and therefore attention to the date of the premiere of this music video.
Quote 1: This is the abolished sentence from the national Anthem "Deutschand über alles" Translation 1: "Germany above everything"
Quote 2: This is the sentence used in the song "Deutschland über allen" Translation 2: "Germany above everyone"
These two original german quotes are almost identical except the last letter, which change the meaning drastically. The first quote was abolished from the national anthem of Germany after World War 2 because it implies the superiority of Germany over every nation and every person of the world. Thais was extremely controversial after the downfall of the 3. Reich. The second quote implies the importance of the collective/nation above the individual citizen. This is the mindset socialist countries like the German Democratic Republic of Germany (GDR). All members of the band Rammstein were born and raised in the GDR. Marketing: In Germany media stations in television and radio that are funded with taxpayer's money are airing programs with subjects about the Nazi-Regime and World War 2 every day. This dogma of remembrance combined with the sensationalism of journalism was the reason for the outrage based on a wrong interpretation of the lyrics. The promotion of the premiere of the music video on YouTube was a snippet of 35 seconds of the video in which the band was shown as prisoners of the concentration camp during their own execution and the date of the premiere. This was enough to start a controversial discussion in the media and therefore attention to the date of the premiere of this music video.