FWIW I’ve seen that poem used ironically multiple times before, and I don’t recall it being flagged as offensive or insensitive in past incidences.
Eg here’s the query on Twitter, <10% of hits are about the Holocaust, and 0% of the replies I spot checked talked about the implied comparison being offensive or insensitive.
Do you read the “First they came for one EA leader” poem as ironic? When I read it, I saw it as an argument against “EA leader lynching”, and as a request for people to speak up to protect EA leaders.
I think in general it is fine to use this poem in a joking manner, see the comment by Guy Raveh below, and I don’t expect John G. Halstead to be against all repurposing of the holocaust poem.
I haven’t checked your sources on twitter, because your link doesnt work for people without an account. But I don’t consider random tweets to be a reliable source of whats considered insensitive anyways.
FWIW I’ve seen that poem used ironically multiple times before, and I don’t recall it being flagged as offensive or insensitive in past incidences.
Eg here’s the query on Twitter, <10% of hits are about the Holocaust, and 0% of the replies I spot checked talked about the implied comparison being offensive or insensitive.
Do you read the “First they came for one EA leader” poem as ironic? When I read it, I saw it as an argument against “EA leader lynching”, and as a request for people to speak up to protect EA leaders.
I think in general it is fine to use this poem in a joking manner, see the comment by Guy Raveh below, and I don’t expect John G. Halstead to be against all repurposing of the holocaust poem.
I haven’t checked your sources on twitter, because your link doesnt work for people without an account. But I don’t consider random tweets to be a reliable source of whats considered insensitive anyways.