Following right-wing incidents, the "L'Amour Toujours" party has been barred from Oktoberfest.
In a controversial video recorded at an upscale bar on the North Sea island of Sylt in Germany, a group of young people could be seen singing racist lyrics such as "Foreigners out" and "Germany for the Germans" during a commercial Easter party. Similar disturbing instances have poured in from festivities like folk and shooting shindigs in Bavaria and Lower Saxony.
The response to this loathsome incident has sent shockwaves across the nation and sparked widespread discussions about the creep of far-right ideologies. It's not a novel occurrence for individuals to belt out bigoted lines to the ditty "L'Amour Toujours," a tune that's been around since 1999, and then spread the clips on social media platforms.
Baumgaertner, who's in charge of the event, has now announced that the tune will be prohibited from being played at the famous Oktoberfest, as it now holds a repulsive racist undertone. The policy against racist statements in these events allows for such bans.
Held annually on Munich's Theresienwiese, the Oktoberfest is the world's most popular folk festival. It draws in countless tourists from Germany and beyond. This year's festivities kick off on September 21st.
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Source: www.stern.de
