Memorial day charity ‘appalled’ at comedian’s remarks about Nazi killings in Netflix special
www.theguardian.com
So has he crossed the line or is it protected under free speech?
I've not seen it, but I can't see it being a criminal offence. If any good comes out of it may help remind people that almost half of those killed in concentration camps were not Jewish. Millions of Slavs, hundreds of thousands of Roma and thousands of various others considered racially, medically and sexually deficient were hunted down, captured and slaughtered by the Nazis despite seeming efforts by the internet and Hollywood to portray it as exclusively Nazis versus Jews (the targeting and extermination of which is absolutely something completely abhorrent and worth never forgetting).
This is particularly offensive to the Roma as, along with the Jews, they were arguably the only other ethnic group specifically targeted for complete extermination. Below are examples of where the deaths of non-Jews in Nazi concentration camps, including being gassed to death, are seemingly an afterthought when it comes to speaking of 'the Holocaust'.
en.wikipedia.org
During the Second World War, the Nazis murdered nearly six million European Jews. This genocide is called the Holocaust. Here, you can read about its causes and backgrounds, the stages of the Holocaust, and the perpetrators.
www.annefrank.org
First people the Nazis reportedly put in concentration camps and executed - Slavs
First people the Nazis reportedly gassed to death - Roma
Estimated breakdowns below.
Behind the number of victims of the Holocaust and Nazi persecution are people whose hopes and dreams were destroyed. Learn about the toll of Nazi policies.
encyclopedia.ushmm.org