Ah the German language, riddled with words that can stretch on and on but mean something as simple as “the cat” have become a source of humor in today’s election season, and the way they describe the notorious Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, is even better.
Since Germany is responsible for producing the Drumpf family and sending them to terrorize our economy, assault our women, and offend our democracy, it’s only fitting that they be allowed to destroy him in their language completely.
Let’s discuss this fantastic cover to Bild Magazine, a German publication that uses interesting words to describe Trump.
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— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) October 14, 2016
Thankfully you don’t have to be fluent in German to catch the phrase there at the bottom, “Sexmonster,” but the subheading is really what brings this magazine cover such glory.
“Schlammschlacht am US-Wahlkampf.”
Schlammschlacht, and don’t ask me to pronounce it, translates to mudslinging but if you break the words down they come out to filth, fight, or slaughter. Other publications have given us some fantastic compound German terms such as Wahlmanipulation meaning “accusations of sexual abuse,” and Parteigefüge der Republikaner über den Haufen which translates to “throws the Republican party line onto the trash heap.”
Rebecca Schuman with Slate explains Der Spiegal’s, “Die Scham” which translates to “The Shame of Donald Trump,” but also holds a very particular meaning that seems to fit in perfectly with this year’s election season. Scham can also be translated to, drum roll please…..
Vulva
If that doesn’t just go right along with Trump’s campaign, then I don’t know what would. To top it all off, Sexmonster may seem innocent enough, but to the Germans, it is a word reserved for the those with behavior so egregious it cannot compare and has been used in the past for people such as Catherine the Great and Ariel Castro.
Not only are there massive numbers of Americans thoroughly embarrassed by this man but other countries are speaking out against him too, something that might not be favorable for a President.
Featured Image Via Slate
